Friends Across the Wires Play Comes to Wallingford – April 16th

Seattle Historical Theater Project invites the public to a free production of Friends Across the Wires -- April 16th 3:00p.m. at Wallingford United Methodist Church, 2115 N. 42nd St., Seattle Friends Across the Wires explores the impact of the Japanese American incarceration during WWII through the lens of young people in Seattle. The play follows best friends Kiyoko and Peggy, students at Seattle’s Broadway High School, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor through the end of Kiyoko’s incarceration at Minidoka. Based…

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New Life for the Old Mejari

In case you were wondering what’s up with the old Mejari Fusion place next door to Murphy’s…our friends at City Cellars shared this pic of the liquor license application for a Greek restaurant to be run by a familiar name in Seattle: Kostas Opa, Inc.  Old timers (as we fossilized relics from the Age of Dinosaurs like to call you youngsters) in the area might recall a restaurant that operated for 20 years in the heart of Fremont called Costas Opa,…

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Wallyhood to Sue Seattle Times Over Infringement

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We have learned that a suit by Wallyhood of the Seattle Times is imminent and may come in the next few days to weeks. At issue are a number of “methods and practices” unique to the blog that have been copied by the Times without apparent license or attribution. When asked to summarize the issues, editor Megan Dulgar Okabayashi pointed to the most serious transgression by the Times. “We tend to end every sentence with a period, and then that is…

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Ship Canal Encampment: Gone! (…for now…)

It’s happened. Long promised, routinely ignored, obfuscated and talked around—and tenaciously covered by KOMO—the dismantling and cleanup of the notorious Ship Canal encampment is well underway on the day that it commenced (Monday). KOMO, which must have a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to encampment reporting, had featured a story that said today would be the day. The State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), on whose property this camp has existed and persisted since sometime after the last Ice Age, had committed to removing…

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Wallingford Community Council Needs Your Input

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Fellow Wallingford Neighbors, The Wallingford Community Council (WCC) Board wants to hear from you! How can we best represent our neighborhood? Please take 5 minutes to fill out THIS SURVEY  to help the WCC Board set priorities for 2023-2024. NOTE: Survey closes Saturday, April 15th, 2023. Thank you! And Happy Spring! Our mailing address is: Wallingford Community Council PO Box 31698 Seattle, WA 98103-1698

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One Step at a Time Contest

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Sofi, a student at Lincoln High school, invites all Wallingford neighbors to participate in the "One Step at a Time Contest": For my biology class, my group and I are creating a sustainability competition which will be a Wallingford-wide effort. This involves a list of tasks that help individuals have a smaller carbon footprint. The website - http://www.zero2sustainability.com provides more detail on how to participate: The One Step at a Time Contest is for anyone interested in reducing their carbon footprint.…

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