Wallingford, Seattle

WSDOT Begins I-5 Repavement in February

I-5 users, traffic is going to suck even worse beginning in February when the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) works on the stretch of freeway between Roanoke St. and NE 59th St. What's more, if you live around I-5, you can expect noisy nightly weekend repairs when they grind down the deteriorating pavement and replace it. According to this handy flyer from WSDOT: Southbound Interstate 5 in the University District is a mosaic of wheel ruts, cracked and broken concrete.…

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‘Cape Spin’ and Solarize NW Seattle

There's been lots of recent discussion about the SolarizeNW Project for Wallingford residents to solarize their home. If you're interested in learning more about it, you might want to check out this Friday's Meaningful Movies when SolarizeNW and Northwest SEED will be on hand to answer questions, discuss benefits, strategies, costs, group discounts, federal & local tax credits, and financing. This Friday's (January 4) film is "Cape Spin - An American Power Struggle." Here's a little bit about the film: CAPE SPIN! (90 min,…

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Seattle Public Library adds Sunday hours

Thanks to the new voter-approved $122 million Library levy, Seattle Public Library (SPL) has added Sunday hours to every branch, including our little one here in Wallingford. Sunday hours are from 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Throughout the beginning of 2013, SPL will hold "Sunday Celebrations" at each branch, and Wallingford's branch will celebrate on Sunday, March 24, from 2:00pm - 3:30 pm with crafts, refreshments, and the chance to participate in the "Check-out Challenge": Patrons can get a free Check-Out Sunday Challenge card…

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Abacus West Adds Hours for Homeschoolers

Back in September, we wrote about Abacus West, an after school math enrichment program at the Good Shepherd Center. Now, Abacus West is offering math classes during weekday hours to allow homeschoolers to take advantage of the program. Here's a little bit of info: Starting in January 2013 Abacus West is offering enrichment math classes during weekday daytime hours making it convenient for homeschoolers to join this popular program. Classes will be offered at Wallingford’s historic Good Shepherd Center. Abacus West…

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Traffic Light at Wallingford Community Council

Cathy wrote: This Wednesday 1/2/13, the Wallingford Community Council will discuss and rank the projects from Wallingford that will be submitted for consideration for Bridging the Gap large project funds. Four projects, (three street improvements west of Stone and a signal that I am supporting) will be discussed around 7:15pm at the Wallingford Community Council meeting in the Good Shepherd Center (meetings are usually in room 202). If any of you can show up and speak up as supportive neighbors, that would…

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Funny House

On our way to the Densmore Working Group meeting last night, a new mural set next to the Wallingford Art Walk robot, on the side of Bottleworks on 45th St and across the parking lot from Key Bank, caught our eye:   As luck would have it, Carlos Aguilar, the artist, was just dusting on a few last shots of spraypaint and wrapping up for the day. He told us he got turned on to the project by a guy from a "graffiti…

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Little Free Libraries Take Root in Wallingford

This past summer, I spent too much time browsing the boards on Pinterest, and subsequently developed an infatuation for Little Free Libraries. The brainchild of a man in Wisconsin who built the first one as a tribute to his late mother (a librarian), the concept has been spreading like wildfire. By July, there were enough local LFLs to merit a write-up in the Seattle Times. At the time of that article, no LFLs were recorded in Wallingford. I wanted to do…

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