So, I was walking to my weekly pickup frisbee game around noon yesterday, and as I was passing QFC there were two men with about 20 EMTs tending to them. I stopped to talk with another man at the bus stop about what happened, and two more city police pulled up and began to arrest the men, but I was late for my game and went on my way. Checking the police reports now, the incident has been classified under "Mental…
Regarding the bus service cuts, Mike Ruby let us know that he received a note from Chuck Lare: Attend the "Save R 26" meeting this Tuesday, November 22nd, 5:30 to 7 PM at the Wallingford Mosaic Coffee House, 4401 Second NE just south of Dick's DriveIn in the basement of the Seattle First Church of Nazarene. Background: Bus Rider Unions have been organized in several cities, e.g.: Seattle Transit Riders Union, ref: http://saveourmetro.org/ Approval of the County's car tab tax preserved some…
An early design guidance meeting for a four-story structure at 3636 Stone Way N. will be held on Monday, December 5 at 8pm at University Heights Center (5031 University Way NE, Room 209). The existing building is home to Stoneway Roofing. The manager wasn't available for comment as to if and when Stoneway Roofing would be vacated. The new structure would have 110 apartment units and 8 live work units above 4,500 sq. ft. of retail space. Plans also call for underground…
The city's Design Review Board will hold its second review meeting for the 5-story Living Building at 3400 Stone Way N. tomorrow (Monday), November 21 at 6:30pm at the University Heights Center (5031 University WA NE). You can review the site's design review proposal by clicking here. Here are some links of previous articles regarding the project, including the Wallingford Community Council's appeal: Community Council Files Appeal on Stone Way Project 3400 Stone Way Brooks Sports will move to Wallingford
We are often accused of bias on social and political issues here at Wallyhood, a charge to which we* delightfully plead guilty. Yes, we have opinions and we're not afraid to share them! We hope, however, that we are clear about when we are reporting facts and when we are reporting opinion, and that we give a respectful forum to those who hold different positions. What would you think about expanding and formalizing this civil discourse on important issues? Here's what…
If you've passed the stairwell at the bottom of 4th Ave NE leading down from NE 40th to NE 40th* over the past few weeks, you may have noticed a film crew at work. Perhaps you wondered what they were filming. We were, too, so we asked: it's an independent film, Ulysses 2.0, being produced by the Citizen Lebowski Project, a "a cinema-based laboratory for citizen-artists" associated with Cornish School for the Arts: For better or for worse, one of the most…
Here's an interesting follow-up to an old issue: remember back in 2009 when there was a referendum on the ballot to add a tax on plastic grocery bags, with the intent of encouraging bag re-use? Despite our articulate and passionate support, the referendum was voted down. Well, it's back! City Councilmember Mike O'Brien is proposing a ordinance that would implement ban "the use of single-use plastic carryout (shopping) bags and 'biodegradable' carryout bags, and requiring retail establishments to make a pass-through charge of…