Wallingford, Seattle

Obliteride brings Michael Franti & Spearhead to Gas Works

The first-ever Obliteride, a charity bike ride benefitting cancer research through the Fred Hutch, kicks off tomorrow night, Friday August 9th with an opening night celebration at Gas Works Park featuring Michael Franti and Spearhead. Now, there are lots of different kinds of people in Wallingford: The Lycra Set read that sentence, and thought "charity bike ride! How long and where do I sign up?" The Aging Bleeding Hearts said "oh, cancer research! Can I donate without riding?" Whatever set I…

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B.F. Day Gets A New Playground

B.F. Day families will be treated to a new playground  on school campus this fall, thanks in part to Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, King County Parks, private donations, the Fremont community and Chamber of Commerce, and the B.F. Day PTSA. While construction officially began on August 1, the playground committee is seeking a few volunteers to help with the equipment installation during the weekend of September 14-15. If you want to lend a hand, contact Kristin Anderson at [email protected].

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Community Council Meets Wednesday Night

Wallingford Community Council  Meeting Wednesday – August 7th – 7:00 PM Good Shepherd Center: 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. The Wallingford Community Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday August 7th. Among items on the agenda are: Presentation: New N. Northlake Restaurant and joint Water Way 17 improvement project with WCC Harbor Urban presentation:  current and pending projects in Wallingford & along Stone Way Presentation and demonstration: Living Voters Guide – ConsiderIt Avtech site project update CVS Project: update and…

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Design Review Recap

Many thanks to Kristen, et al, who attended the Tully's/Moon Temple Lot Design Review meeting on Monday night. Here's a recap from Kristen: I just returned to the meeting and it went amazingly well. I would guess there were 60-70 people there from the community, in a hot and stuffy room. The architects presented their designs (starting with an irrelevant presentation on the firm's background and previous projects: malls, giant hotels, stadiums), the board asked a few questions and then the…

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Farmers Market Celebration

Judy Kirkhuff, Markest Master of the Seattle Farmers Market Association, writes: I thought I'd take this opportunity to put a word in for a coming celebration we've planned at the Market during the State's Farmers Market Week that is August 4-10. Earlier this year, Wallingford Farmers Market was awarded the title of Best Farmers Market in Washington for 2012 by the State Farmers Market Association. How'd we pull that off? Especially after the initially controversial move from Wallingford Center to Meridian…

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(TV) Shooting on Burke

Martha M. writes: The State of Washington will be shooting a TV ad August 6th all day aimed at encouraging folks to explore insurance possibilities provided by the Affordable Care Act. The shoot will be at the same location that Harry and the Hendersons was shot back in 1986, on Burke between 42nd and 43rd. What what? Harry and the Henderson's, that movie about an urban bigfoot, was shot in Wallingford? I thought maybe she meant Harry and Louise, the health…

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Free Trees From The City

Here's a little tree trivia for you? What do Galaxy Magnolia, Tall Stewartia, Emerald Sunshine Elm, Mountain Hemlock, and June Snow Dogwood all have in common? The answer is that they're among 13 different types of trees that the city is offering for free through its Trees for Neighborhoods program, through Seattle reLeaf: Seattle reLeaf’s Trees for Neighborhoods program is giving away free trees to Seattle residents. Through the program, participants receive up to four trees, free watering bags for each tree, training on proper tree…

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