You may have seen the posters: This year’s Obliteride to fight cancer will take place on Saturday, August 8, with a kickoff party the prior evening. Those expecting to use the Burke-Gilman Trail or Gas Works Park (or, to some extent, the roads in those areas) should be advised that things will be a little busier than normal. Larry gave you an initial heads-up a couple of weeks ago, but here are some more details. This Saturday morning, the annual Obliteride…
Wallyhood received the following information from Benjamin Oaksmith, founder of Seattle Paddle Club: The historic Jensen Motor Boat Company on Portage Bay, the century-old boatyard where the Slo-Mo-Shun hydroplanes were built, closed in 2019. This summer it's coming back to life. I'm opening Seattle Paddle Club inside the old building on Boat Street, minutes from Wallingford: a stand-up paddleboard rental, club, and event space. It's a new, close-by way to get on the water—an easy paddle from our dock right over…
After months of debate and advocacy from both the school and neighborhood communities, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has announced its decision to move forward with building an athletic field for Lincoln High School. Parents of LHS students received an email on Wednesday, June 10th, from Superintendent Ben Shuldiner, who had announced the decision earlier in the day to Lincoln students that SPS intends to build a new sports field for Lincoln at N 50th Street and Aurora Avenue N. This is…
Wallingford neighbor Lynn sent us a note about some Lincoln High School graduates who have gone on to some athletic distinction at the University of Washington and are fundraising for a trip to the national tournament at the end of the month. She writes: Our Wallingford neighborhood has long been a hotspot for the sport of ultimate frisbee, with players supported from elementary through high school by an incredibly dedicated cadre of volunteer coaches and parents. (Fun fact: More than a…
As a sure sign of spring, here is an overview of the many activities taking place in the neighborhood this Saturday, April 25th. Whether you want to advocate, protest, run, learn, or get creative, you can do it all on Saturday in and around Wallingford! What: Book Club Run of We Loved to Run by local author Stephanie Reents When: 9:30 am–12 pm Where: Woodland Park & Red Arrow Coffee, 425 NW Market Street, Other: Get your tickets in advance; the cost…
The following story comes to us from Aly at Fremont Neighbor. Photo by Alyson Teeter Welcome back! The previous installments felt too hefty so we’re going to cut this one to a half block of Stone Way. If the west side of the 3500 block felt like a greatest-hits mix of fish and chips, beer, and chocolate, the east side is where Stone Way’s modern era really shows itself. The buildings here are newer but the block’s story starts with old…
It has been over a month since Wallyhood published a proposal by Friends of Lower Woodland Park, Lincoln Playfields Option C. Since that time, a very encouraging 265 neighbors have come forward to publicly reject Option A and endorse Option C. This is a phenomenal amount of feedback in the doldrums of a Seattle winter break, so thank you Wallingford! Friends of Lower Woodland Park are providing this update on what we have heard from Seattle Public Schools (SPS), details on…