I’ve started my 2026 budget with more enthusiasm than I expected—nudging numbers up and down and feeling oddly proud of myself for not using the giant green columnar paper I have relied on in the past. These days, I use an Excel sheet a colleague helped me design back in 2010. It’s not fancy, but it works. The best part is I can just copy it and start fresh each year, hoping costs don’t go up too much. Every year, I…
Perhaps you’ve experienced some issues like these: You’re trying to park in a difficult spot, or creeping through a narrow street or alleyway, when you give someone’s car a slight ding. Not wanting to abscond, you leave a note under the victim’s wiper blade. But this is Seattle, and it’s pouring rain. Will the other driver be able to read that note? Will they even get it? You have a driveway. (Wow!) You need to take your car out one day,…
The property at 1820 N 45th Street is a highly visible, prominent location within the Wallingford neighborhood. The building was constructed in 1922, and for decades it housed a drugstore. It was Bartell Drug, then for several years, Serve-U Drug, then back to Bartell’s. Rite Aid purchased Bartell Drug in 2020, which was unfortunately followed by the death spiral to bankruptcy filings and abandonment by Rite Aid in 2024. Bartell Drug had sold the building to Gillen Hall Lake East LLC…
How One Neighbor Sparked a Wave of Community in Wallingford Every once in a while, something happens that reminds us how much people want to connect and how quickly a neighborhood can come alive when someone takes the first step. A few weeks ago, Charlotte Michaud, one of our Wallingford neighbors, posted a simple, brave question in the local Facebook group: “If I were to find a meeting space and organize a get‑together, would anyone be interested in meeting in person?”…
The following story comes to us from Aly at Fremont Neighbor. Welcome back to Stone Way Rising. Last time we covered the evo corner and the Fremont Collective at the south end of the 3500 block. Now we’re heading north and a bit east into Wallingford, where the block’s newest chapter is still being written. From fuel to flagship Before any of this was outdoor retail, the north end of the 3500 block had a more utilitarian story. According to Fremont…
I began volunteering this past fall at the Assistance League of Seattle Thrift Store, a place I already knew well. Since moving to Wallingford three years ago, to begin my “urban retirement adventure” near my daughter, the store had become one of my favorite neighborhood stops. I still remember the first time I walked through the front door and felt instantly hooked. Instead of the dim church-basement thrift stores I was used to on the East Coast, I found a bright,…
The Wallingford Community Council invites you to its March meeting, this coming Wednesday, March 4th, at 7 pm. The meeting will take place in Room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N. March 4 Meeting Agenda Seattle Tree Code — Overview & Q&A Certified ISA Arborist Alec Johnston and team will present an overview of the Seattle Tree Code and answer your questions about trees on your property or in your neighborhood. Lincoln Athletic Field at Lower Woodland Park…