Spokespeople, a group that takes monthly group bike rides, is taking off again this Saturday, September 5th. Cathy Tuttle writes: Hello Spokespeople! We’re riding next Saturday, September 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. from Wallingford. We’ll climb the hill to Phinney Ridge through a little used trail that ends in the Woodland Park Rose Garden. Then we’ll head to Fremont Peak Park to enjoy the view before coming back to Wallingford. Last month, on a hot August 1, we biked on…
Sure, sure, you know all about the Wallingford Market (Wednesdays 3 - 7 pm at the Wallingford Center) and how you can get fresh, local produce and small batch prepared foods. But did you know you can get your bike fixed? Last week, we rapped with Ross Donaldson, owner and sole proprietor of Delicious Wheels, a mobile bike shop. That's right mobile! Ross carries the basics with him in a trailer behind his bike, and he makes house calls to tune…
Earlier today, we shared a letter that the Woodland Soccer Club had sent the city, asking that they not close Wallingford Field this season, as it had already been promised and scheduled for practices. Jen just posted this note to the comment section of that article: This is an email response my husband just got from Richard Conlin: Thank you for your message about the Wallingford Playfield field restoration work and the upcoming soccer season. I am pleased to report that…
If you or yours are one of the many members of the Seattle Youth Soccer Association (SYSA), you may want to check your schedule. The city has withdrawn Wallingford Field as a site for soccer practice and games for the Fall season, apparently with very little notice to the organizers and players. In a letter to Tim Gallagher, Parks Superintendent, and Tom Rasmussen, City Council Member who chairs the Parks Committee, Duncan Munro, President of the Woodland Soccer Club, a SYSA…