SHARE Shelter to Open Wednesday at Gift of Grace

SHARE, Seattle Housing and Resource Effort, held a neighborhood notification meeting on Sunday at the Gift of Grace Lutheran Church (2102 North 40th Street). This SHARE indoor shelter will begin providing housing for a minimum of five and up to fifteen co-ed residents starting this Wednesday September 15th from 7pm to 7am, seven days a week. The shelter residents will occupy the second and third floors of the church and will be required to arrive and leave by the designated hours.…

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Transfer Station Design Workshop Tuesday

Update and correction:  the meeting will be held at ISB's administrative offices in Fremont (837 N. 34th Street) and NOT at the labs across from the transfer station.  837 N. 34th Street is the building near the Fremont Bridge, right behind the JP Patches statue.  Hat tip to Allison. Seattle Public Utilities is holding its next stakeholder group workshop relating to the new North Transfer Station (NTS) on Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Institute for Systems…

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SHARE Homeless Shelter coming to Gift of Grace Church

I found out last night from a neighbor that SHARE is opening an indoor homeless shelter at the Gift of Grace Lutheran Church in Wallingford (2102 North 40th Street). SHARE is Seattle Housing and Resource Effort. According to its website, SHARE is a partner organization of homeless and formerly homeless men and women that provides King County's largest shelter network, with fifteen indoor shelters and two tent cities. All their efforts are self-managed, run by the homeless members themselves. In addition, the organization…

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The Monsters of Meridian Park

Imagine, if you will, an idyllic park setting where sounds of children's laughter and shrieks of delight fill the air.  You shade your eyes from the sun and catch a glimpse of someone sitting on a nearby bench.  Looking around, you discover that this person is at the park alone, which you find strange.  “Something’s not quite right,” you think, as you watch him wander through the playground.  Your instincts tell you that this person shouldn’t be anywhere near children. Back…

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Magic and Love in the Air this Weekend

I guess summer is officially over.  We should just come right out and admit it.  But that doesn't mean we're all huddled up at home ready for winter hibernation.  No, sir.  There's plenty to do this weekend.  Here's a sampling: Beth Fleenor (reeds) and Denney Goodhew (piano/percussion) give the weekend a jump start Thursday night as part of the Wayward Music Series at the Good Shepherd Center.  8pm Thursday.  Free.  More info here. Lullaby Moon.  7pm Friday at Gasworks Park.  Magical,…

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Real Places

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Homebound? Can't make it up to the shops on 45th Street but want to window shop? Never fear, the Internetz are here! Our friend Rusty has been working on a project, Real Places, for some years now that allows people to take Google Street View-like tours of the inside of buildings and such, and he's featured Wallingford's 45th Street early in its development. Click that link and take a stroll through Sock Monster, Fainting Goat, Not a Number and more. As…

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Shana Tova!

So you're heading up to the Wallingford Farmers Market this afternoon, 3 - 7 pm at Wallingford Center, and you're wondering to yourself: "what shall I get?" How about grabbing some Honey Crisp apples from Tiny's Organics, some golden honey from Sweet As Can Be Honey Farm and some delicious fish heads from from Loki Fish Company. Ah yes, nothing says "Happy New Year" like crackling fresh, juicy apples, warm, dripping honey, and glistening, slimy fish heads. Where are we going…

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