Category Archives: Wallingford, Seattle

Wallingford’s Weekly Film Festival

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When I was younger and childless, I use to make a point to go to several films every year at Seattle International Film Festival. Many of the movies I saw were documentaries. Over the years driving across town to a SIFF cinema and waiting in line became less appealing, and it was one of those activities that just dropped off for me.

Little did I know that every Friday in Wallingford, I could get the same experience and more. Rick Turner along with a handful of others created Meaningful Movies in Wallingford in 2003. As he tells it, Meaningful Movies …

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Wallyhood Calendar: Carr, Low Tide, and Om

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Get up! You’re missing your 8:30 AM Saturday monthly meeting with our school board director Sherri Carr! Bethany Community Church – Christian Education Building, 8023 Green Lake Dr.

Saturday also features the warmest weather of the year coupled with one of the first negative low tides during the daytime this year. We walked from Golden Gardens to Carkeek yesterday and saw a beached seal along with other good stuff. Except I think the seal might have been dead. Anyhow, Low Tide!

Saturday night there’s the Music + Love = Education benefit concert at the Om Culture Center, 2210 N. Pacific …

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Move Levy Isn’t Fixed, but SDOT Will Visit Wallingford

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The mayor’s final Move Levy proposal was released, but unfortunately nothing has improved for Wallingford despite the levy growing from 900 million to 930 million. Here is the map, then the proposals:

On the map grey is paving, yellow is safety improvements to Aurora, blue is bike master plan implementation, and the red targets are seismic upgrades. I added the numbers and aligned them with the numbered project list below. Descriptions are from SDOT via their project list plus what you come up with when matching the blue lines to to the Bike Master plan:

Green Lake Way N paving…

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Save Seattle’s Apples – even on Mother’s Day

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City Fruit is providing free Pest Prevention Packs to Seattle apple tree owners in Wallingford. What is a Pest Prevention Pack? 25 lightly waxed paper bags, 25 twist ties, and an instruction sheet. As part of their Save Seattle’s Apples campaign, City Fruit wants you to use these organic pest barriers to cover your dime-sized apples this spring so you’ll have worm-free apples next fall.

Covering apples is an easy and effective way to foil insect pests like codling moth and apple maggot without using harmful chemical sprays.

In 2014, City Fruit harvested nearly 28,000 pounds of fresh, edible fruit …

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2015 CSA Round-up (abridged)

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Ah Spring! The season when we can finally lift our eyes from dreary salads of bagged lettuce and styrofoam tomatoes and dream of the tender greens, blushing rhubarb and sweet, all-the-way-ripe strawberries that will soon be heading our way from Washington’s farms. I’m not talking about the California-style industrial operations; I’m talking about the ‘little guys’ all around the Puget Sound region, who farm like they give a damn and go the extra mile to sell their just-harvested produce directly to you. I’m talking about the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) programs that deliver to Wallingford and nearby neighborhoods.

Since Wallyhood …

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District 4 Debate: A Blow by Blow Report

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On Wednesday, the 43rd District Democrats hosted a debate between the four candidates for Seattle City Council District 4. An audience of approximately 150 people gathered in the Roosevelt High School theater to watch Seattlish’s Sarah Anne Lloyd moderate a fast-paced, 90-minute exchange between Jean Godden, Rob Johnson, Michael Maddux, and Tony Provine. The debate was divided into five sections: opening statements, moderator Q&A, lightning round, audience Q&A, and closing statements.

Godden began, a little uncomfortably, as she was unaware that Lloyd had asked her to start (unfortunately Godden’s confusion would be a recurring theme of this debate). She …

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An Ask to GiveBIG on Tuesday

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A message from Kathleen Cromp, Wallingford Community Senior Center & Jake Weber, FamilyWorks Family Resource Center & Food Bank: Something Big on Tuesday – Rally Cry for Wallyhood Champions!

This Tuesday May 5th GiveBIG returns for year 5! This 24 hour on-line giving event, hosted by Seattle Foundation, is a catalyst for extraordinary giving across the region. Donations on this day will lend a boost to nearly 1700 local nonprofits that are the bedrock of our vibrant community.

Seattle Foundation’s Tony Mestres says, “Prosperity is not shared amongst all of our citizens. We’re focused on reducing inequities and ensuring everyone …

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