Rodents killed our hot tub not once, but twice. Plywood isn't enough to protect it; they like the warmth. In retrospect, we should have wrapped the base in galvanized wire mesh, but the tub came with the house and we were too lazy to hoist it out of the ground for retrofitting. Anyhow, thanks to craigslist, at least it's gone (the power of "free!") Now we have 240 volts sitting there plus a hole in our deck. What next? Density of course!…
It is with deepest regret that we report that Andres Hulslander, manager at Wallingford's Bartell Drugs, was struck and killed while biking home from work on Saturday, June 27th at about 11 pm. Andres is survived by a wife and two children. According to the Seattle Bike Blog, Andres was biking eastbound on NE 65th St towards his home in Lake Forest Park when he was struck from behind by 29 year-old Lucas McQuinn near the intersection at 15th Ave NE. McQuinn, who…
Remember the walking tour to fix the Move Seattle Levy? Well, it had an effect- Jean Godden added this requirement to the final Move Seattle Levy language: Develop plans and complete improvements to enhance the NE 45th St Corridor for pedestrians and cyclists between 4th Ave NE and Brooklyn Ave NE by the time University Light Rail opens in 2021. We went back and forth with her a few times on the language, as the initial amendment just asked for a study.…
When Kitaro caught fire back in 2011, we mourned. When the burnt out shell remained for three and a half years, an eyesore and a graffiti magnet, we mourned again. Now, there's reason to cheer.While the King County web site doesn't have a demolition permit for that property listed (although it does have a vacant property complaint), Jeff Lindstrom spotted demolition trucks outside earlier this week, and the workers told him it's coming down. I stopped by on Thursday, and there…
Happy Independence Day, y'all. It's a good one to celebrate: gay marriage, healthcare for all, Citizen United overturned. OK, two out of three ain't bad. If you've been around Wallingford for a while, you know that it's going to get hectic, and with the temperatures up in the record-breaking high 80's, it's going to sizzling. It's also going to be dry, dry, dry. So please, please, please, go easy with the personal fireworks (this means you, too, Lynne!) Seriously, people: remember…
Did you know Sound Transit is thinking about running rail through Wallingford? Well, they never came to Wallingford to ask, but they are in fact planning it. Hell, I wouldn't have known if Mike Ruby hadn't told me, and he didn't even know until a week and a half ago. You might think "that's nice, maybe I'll use it", but if you think that then you clearly don't understand what adding light rail means. Light rail costs over a half billion dollars…
The SPS Wonkathon votes have been very one sided in favor of Rick Burke, so I'm going to compress the last two wonkathon posts into one here and eliminate the vote. When you have an imbalanced situation like this I don't see a point in dragging things out. I would like to thank both candidates for taking part, and I look forward to working with victor in the election to address issues with Seattle Public Schools going forward. Sherry Carr did a…