Wallingford, Seattle

There was a murder on Saturday night or Sunday morning that reportedly took place on the 3900 block of Burke Ave N, about 2 blocks SE of Hamilton. King County prosecutors report that 24-year-old Biftu Dadi was stabbed to death by 29-year-old Attila Richards in the back of her Jeep Cherokee, after they were reportedly first sleeping in the car for a while. I say reportedly as the news stories makes it seem that this information is a result of self-reporting by…

Erika Sommer, journalism student at UW, writes: Stone Way North is about to become more busy with the construction of three new apartment complexes up and down the busy thoroughfare. T.J. Lehman is the development manager at Mack Urban, a real-estate development and management firm. His company is one of the developers on an apartment project called Ray on 3636 Stone Way N. Lehman said the demand for new developments in Wallingford is being driven by two things. One is steady job…

Mike Ruby writes: Metro is going through another planning exercise to revise bus service to accommodate the new Link Light Rail stop at Husky Stadium opening in 2016. You can participate by going to the website at http://metro.kingcounty.gov/programs-projects/link-connections/. Their planning effort is starting by proposing two different scenarios and asking for your comments on each. Alternative 2 is, at least for Wallingford, essentially no change to the existing route structure. Alternative 1 offers some significant changes but, surprisingly, does not offer up…

A few million dollars of neighborhood matching funds are available for projects in Seattle in 2015, and this is the month to attend a workshop if you are interested in scoring some of that cash. The match you provide does not have to be financial- you can match simply by adding up volunteer hours to the tune of $20 an hour, or professional services at up to $75 per hour. Matching funds are perfect for building or upgrading parks and playgrounds, including…