Wallingford, Seattle

Metro Service Reductions

So let's talk about Metro. In April, King County's Regional Transit Committee issued a 'scenario' titled, "600,000 Service Hour Reduction Scenario" that proposes various service cuts to address King County Metro's $60 million deficit.  In early May, the Seattle PI published an article about the possible service reductions.  Seems like there are still a lot of details to be worked out, and I'm anxious to see where things end up.  But then the story got even more complex, when a car…

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Crosswalk Flags ‘n Buckets Update

Thanks to all who weighed in on the crosswalk flag project that Jon deLeeuw is working on. Jon says this update: Many thanks to all the comments, and people who've come in the store with traffic data on their areas, especially the folks from down by JSIS! Here's the deal, I now have a budget of $400 now - $300 from the Council and $100 from the Chamber. Demand is going to outstrip what I can afford; however if the community can…

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Art for the Burke

Remember when that art project popped up along the Burke near Dunn Lumber? And then a few weeks later, it disappeared? What up with that? Well, the city is trying to get more art to pop up along the Burke, and you could the be the artist. Without further ado, we bring you their press release: The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist or artist team to develop…

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Bike to dinner on Tuesday

Want to have dinner out tomorrow night? Grab your bike instead of driving, and head to one of these host restaurants participating in the second annual Spoke & Food event. The restaurants will in turn donate 20% off their total revenues towards the Children's Garden Education programs at Seattle Tilth. If you want to ride in the neighborhood, Julia's is one of the participating restaurants. If you're interested in going a little further, look at the list of host restaurants here.…

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Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool Moves to Fremont

Toby at Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool sent us the following announcement about their recent move from Phinney Ridge to Fremont: We’re happy to announce that our preschool has found a new home at the Fremont Baptist Church. For now, we’re still going by the name Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool. We are part of a network of independent cooperative preschools run through North Seattle Community College, serving children ages 2-5. (Wallingford Cooperative Preschool on Keystone is also a part of the NSCC co-op system.) Although our…

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You Don’t See One of These Every Day

I haven’t received any urgent garden questions from Wallyhood readers lately, so I decided to take a tour around to see if there were any notable horticultural wonders. Sure enough, I spotted something. More on that below, but first, a reminder to send your garden questions anytime to me, Jeanie, at [email protected]. So, the horticultural wonder: when they're not in bloom Chilean fire trees (Embothrium coccineum) blend in to the green background we Seattleites are used to. They tend to be…

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Wallybits: Storefront Edition

We've seen some new stores crop up in Wallingford lately, with a few more appearing on the horizon. Here's what we know so far: Chroma Salon (1905 N. 45th St.) is now open for business. Look for the announcement for their official grand opening, slated for the weekend of July 9. There's some movement inside the old Alterations and Reweaving place (1601 N. 45th St.). Reader Dave Yao writes:Walking by the corner store where an elderly woman had for many years…

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