Wallingford, Seattle

Dan and Rose Riley

Last Thursday, Wallingford suffered a tragic loss when two of its longtime residents, Dan and Rose Riley, died from injuries sustained after their car hit a tree on N. 34th St. at Burke Avenue N. If you were in the neighborhood around 12:30pm, you probably heard the news helicopters flying overhead and heard the emergency vehicles heading south. The Rileys were taken to Harborview Medical Center and later died within hours of one another. According to the obituary in The Seattle…

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Katie Pearl Named New Principal at B.F. Day

Back in March, we told you that Susan McCloskey was leaving her position as principal for B.F. Day. Last week, Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield sent the following letter to announce the school's new principal, Katie Pearl: Dear B.F. Day community, I am excited today to announce the appointment of Katie Pearl as your new principal, effective July 1, 2012. Ms. Pearl comes to B.F. Day Elementary from Mercer Middle School, where she was assistant principal. Ms. Pearl is committed to the…

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Register now for fall soccer

If you’ve ever been to the Wallingford Playfield on a Saturday in Autumn, then you’ve no doubt seen the frenetic swarm of orange jerseys belonging to the Woodland Soccer Club. Autumn may seem far off, but it's now time to register your kiddos for the Club’s 2012 Fall Recreational Soccer.  There are approximately 1100 kids who play for the Woodland Soccer Club, which is open to all boys and girls ages 5 and up, with the majority of the games and practices held…

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Family 4th Fireworks on Lake Union are a Go

One Reel announced yesterday that all systems are "go" for this year's Family 4th celebration at Lake Union, thanks in part to Starbucks as the event's Presenting Sponsor, along with Microsoft and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce serving as Major Sponsors. This year's Fourth of July celebration falls on a Wednesday, and on the day after, Starbucks will hold the annual "5th of July Lake Union Cleanup" in which volunteers will pick up all the Fourth of July detritus. The full event…

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WCC Annual Meeting Wednesday

The Wallingford Community Council will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 7pm, Room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center. The featured speaker will be Seattle City Councilmember, Richard Conlin. The WCC will also elect directors and officers for the upcoming year, and consider changes to its bylaws. Details can be found at http://wallingford.org/get-involved/community-council/

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Satay to be featured on ‘Check, Please’

If you don't have any lunch plans yet for this Thursday (May 24), head over to Satay (1711 N. 45th St.) for some awesome Malaysian street food. While you're noshing on their tasty chicken, beef, lamb, or tofu satay, a camera crew from the KCTS 9 show, "Check, Please" will be there between 11:30AM-1:00PM to film the restaurant in action. If you've never seen the show, here's a recent segment on Kabul Afghan Cuisine. Satay is open Wednesday-Monday 11:30AM - 9:00PM…

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Washington East

I've spent the last few days in the other Washington, and just got back from a midnight pedal around the National Mall, so I hope you'll forgive me for a little off topic melodramatic ramble. First, I wanted to share how amazing the Capital Bikeshare system is. There are 150 stations all over the city where anyone can pick up a bike, pedal it to where they're going, and drop it off at another nearby station. It's affordable ($7 / day +…

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