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One, two, tree, four…

Mike Ruby needs your help. Recent studies show that tree cover in Seattle has declined dramatically, and Mike’s been working on a project that, once complete, will hopefully shed some light on how the trees of Wallingford have changed over the past two decades.   Using two existing lists that inventory trees in the neighborhood, he wants to determine which of them are still around. To give you a little bit of history, back in 1992, two tree-minded people—Arthur Lee Jacobson and…

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Friends of McDonald School Need Volunteers

(Wallyhood welcomes a new writer, Shannon Scott) The new play structure has been delivered to McDonald School at 54th and Latona and is anxiously awaiting its installation.  The Friends of McDonald School are in need of volunteers to assist in the installation process during the weekend of Friday, September 24th-Monday, September 27th.  With the help of volunteers the new play structure will be complete and ready for inspection. This project has been funded by the City of Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund,…

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Baby, You Can Wash My Car

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Colleen from Cutz sent us this note: Bring your dirty cars (not your dirty minds) to CUTZ Meridian (4515 Meridian Ave N) to be washed this Saturday from 11 - 2. It's a fundraiser for the volleyball team at Changes Bar and Grill, "The Cocktails"! All sevices at CUTZ will be 25% off that day! Now yes, she said "not your dirty minds", but Wallingford's only gay bar has a volleyball team named The Cocktails, and they're going to be getting…

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Final 2010 Peace Concert 9/19

The 30th Annual  Seattle Peace Concerts conclude with a final concert at Gas Works Park this Sunday, 9/19, noon to 6pm.  Free, but food bank donations are encouraged. As the Seattle Peace Concerts website puts it,  “The concerts are non-political in nature (no speeches) and celebrate peace and the oneness of all people.  AT PEACE.. not just trying to achieve it.  THEY REALLY ARE PEACE CONCERTS!” Sunday’s musical line up includes: Don Glenn (Glenn, the Peace Concert guru himself, opens the…

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Wallingford Home Tour Canceled

The Wallingford Home Tour, originally slated for Saturday, October 3, has been canceled, according to  Janet Stillman, Director of the Wallingford Neighborhood Office.  The reason for the cancellation is that there aren't enough homes for the tour. This annual event provided the public with a chance to see many of the beautiful Craftsman Bungalows here in Wallingford.  Proceeds of the Home Tour also supports the cost of running the neighborhood office.

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The Wurst Is Yet to Come . . .

Ah, the Wallingford Wurst Festival.  What a grand old tradition.  It is the best of times, it is the Wurst of times, you could say. This year, the Festival will be Friday, Sept. 17th, 4 PM - 10 PM and Saturday, Sept. 18th, 10 AM - 10 PM in the playground and building of St. Benedict School.  They are in their 28th year of housing Festivals and no Wurst for wear. What's the Wurst that can happen? Food!  Wursts of course! …

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Community poses questions & suggestions regarding shelter

The recent announcement of SHARE's indoor homeless shelter coming to the Gift of Grace Church in Wallingford has left many in the local community with unanswered questions, even after the notification meeting SHARE held last Sunday. As Wallyhood reported earlier, the main areas of concern for meeting attendees centered around the insufficient notification process by the both the church and SHARE to the community, concern over the screening process for shelter residents, the impact to the preschool, and uncertainty regarding ongoing communications…

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