Recently, I did a shout out for piano lessons for Zev, and I got some great, local referrals, folks who teach in their homes here in Wallingford or close by, and some that would come to our home. I also noticed, walking down Latona, a sign in a window for fine art lessons. It occurred to me that there's probably quite a few people out there hoping to get their kids enrolled in something, or maybe take on a new instrument…
You may remember from way back in March that Wallyhood had a vote regarding NPSF projects. Well, the top ranked project, the RRFB at 43rd and Stone Way, is the one that's going to get done for Wallingford! Here's what SDOT says: Provided this project is prioritized by the Neighborhood District Council, SDOT proposes to install a rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) system with bike and pedestrian push buttons at Stone Way N and N 43rd St. SDOT also dissed on the other…
Reminder: Streets will be blocked off all over the neighborhood tomorrow night for the 31st Annual Seattle Night Out. In reading the description from the official web site, I was a little surprised to see it billed primarily as an anti-crime event, goals declaring like "Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness" and "Send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back". In my experience, it's 99% about community building. Folks pull lawn chairs into the street, pile dishes…
If you are a regular visitor to the Seattle Public Library, you may have noticed the addition of iPads mounted to a table in the children's sections. We first noticed this a few months ago in the Fremont Library, and it was the first time our son showed no interest in the books on offer. He sat in front of the iPad playing games while my husband and I searched for picture books to check out. There is an iPad at the…
Muraltastic Wallingford is getting a new splash of color: the new Mack Urban development at 45th And Stone Way has hired Los Angeles street artist Bumblebee to create a piece for the wall that overlooks Walgreen's, facing Stone Way. Mack Urban's VP of Development (and Wallingford resident) T.J. Lehman explained how the project came about: We have offices in Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York, so I’m down in LA regularly. One day by happenstance I drove by a mural of a boy on his back…
(This is a sponsored post, written by the Abel Pacheco for City Council campaign.) Wallingford is a great place to live. I know this first hand - I’ve lived here since graduating from the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs. However, we need new leadership to tackle our neighborhood’s greatest challenges; confronting a broken development process, Waterway 20, Northlake Way safety, parking and cyclist concerns, and many more. This is why I’m running to represent our district on the…
Tonight at the Wallingford Playfield there will be a free outdoor showing of the movie Frozen beginning at 7 PM. It gets a 7.6 user review on IMDB. Don't forget to rehearse "let it go" so you have the lyrics right for the inevitable sing along. The presentation a nice annual thing Calvary Wallingford does. At the same time, the Meaningful Movies is showing “From Neurons to Nirvana: The Great Medicines” at Keystone Congregational Church at 5019 Keystone Place N. The movie looks…