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Speak up about Seattle’s transportation

SDOT is seeking input on citywide road and sidewalk improvement and has developed a short survey, which can be found here. The survey, developed by the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee III (CTAC III), focuses on questions pertaining to the "Bridging the Gap" levy, which is up for renewal in 2015 and provides funds for things like resurfacing and repairing streets and sidewalks, implementing the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans, and transit improvements for the 45th St/NW Market corridor. According to SDOT,…

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Wallingford’s Annual Meeting

Tomorrow (Thursday, May 26) from 6:30 to 8:30 PM the Wallingford Community Council will be holding our annual meeting in the Good Shepherd Center Chapel. Come at 6:30 to meet with many of our fine local organizations and snack on refreshments. As in previous years the organizations will be positioned around the chapel space with literature and the like, kind of like a science fair for neighborhood nonprofits. The talking starts at 7:00. Local organizations will be invited to speak, and…

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Family 4th at Lake Union set for 2011

One Reel announced this morning that it has secured the remaining $90k needed to produce the 2011 Family 4th at Lake Union. The organization met its fundraising goal of $500,000 with the help of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and a $25,000 donation from Coca-Cola Refreshments - Northwest Region. According to their press release: Coca-Cola joins a number of Greater Seattle Chamber members who stepped in after March 1st, when One Reel announced it had raised 80% of the Family…

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Wallingford Farmers Market Opens 6/1

Yep, in just one week (on Wednesday, June 1), the Wallingford Farmers Market kicks off the 2011 season in their new location at the Meridian Playground field (corner of Meridian Avenue North and North 50th Street). The Wallingford Farmers Market hours for the public will be from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm, with a special 30 minute time reserved for chefs from 3:00 - 3:30 pm to pick up restaurant orders and stock up on ingredients just in time for the…

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Assistance League awards summer camp scholarships

Wallingford-based Assistance League of Seattle has awarded seven students from Salmon Bay Middle School summer camp scholarships through its Enrichment Scholarship Program (ESP). According to their announcement: ESP awards scholarships to students in grades 6 through 11 who exhibit a keen interest in a variety of fields such as music, art, science, debate, mathematics, language, drama, technology, leadership and journalism.  This year Assistance League received and funded 70 applications from fourteen middle and high schools in the Seattle School District. Students…

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Fabric Crush closing

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We heard today from the My Wallingford blog that Fabric Crush, the fabric store in Wallingford Center will be closing next month. They opened just a year ago, in March of 2010. Sarah Stine, the owner, said that she will continue to operate on-line: We will be closing the retail shop at Fabric Crush.  I plan on continuing the business as an online shop.  I’d like to thank the many, wonderful customers who have shopped at or taken a class at…

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Wallingford Cannabis Farmers Market Shut Down

Wallyhood introduces a new guest blogger, who we'll call "Annie" here.  She's our little anonymous mouse, guest blogging about the Seattle Cannabis Farmer's Market in Wallingford.  Welcome, Annie Mouse! Hello everyone! Today Wallyhood got a tip that there is a medical marijuana dispensary in Wallingford & that there was a smoking tent outside.  Did Wallyhood  know what is going on? I do!  I do!  Wallyhood thought I might, and asked me to write about it.  Thank you for letting me do…

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