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Read more about the article Seattle Paddle Club Now Open on Portage Bay

Seattle Paddle Club Now Open on Portage Bay

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…

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Read more about the article Seattle Public Schools Announces Decision on Lincoln High School Athletic Field

Seattle Public Schools Announces Decision on Lincoln High School Athletic Field

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…

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Read more about the article Ballpark Fundraiser for Lincoln Lynx Alum Athletes at UW

Ballpark Fundraiser for Lincoln Lynx Alum Athletes at UW

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…

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Read more about the article Stone Way Rising: The evo corner

Stone Way Rising: The evo corner

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…

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Lincoln Playfields at Lower Woodland Park: An Update on Option A and Option C

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…

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Read more about the article Wallingford Athletic Field
For some, the flier announcing the community meeting arrived only a few days before. For others, it arrived after the meeting.

Wallingford Athletic Field

What is a park? Is it the grass, some trees, a path, a playground? Is it the tennis courts, and the occasional thwap of bright yellow balls? Is it a wading pool, open two days a week, 10 weeks a year? Is it just a set of amenities? Some fraction of our tax dollars? These questions are important because on September 19, Seattle Public Schools (SPS), in collaboration with Seattle Parks and Recreation, proposed to turn most of Wallingford Playfield into…

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Time to Register Your Little Sounders Fan for Soccer!

Wallyreader and super soccer mom Jessica wrote to let us know that it's time to think about Fall sports! If you would like your little one to strap on some shin guards and burn some energy on the soccer field, and if you live within the Woodland Club boundaries (3rd NW to I-5, and from the ship canal to N and NW 85th Street), now is the time to register for Fall soccer. Jessica says: Fall Soccer registration for Woodland Soccer begins May…

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