Are you ready to see spring in full swing? Our neighborhood has an incredible assortment of gardens, and if you come out to the Wallingford Garden Tour on Sunday, June 5, from 10am-4pm, you'll get a chance to talk with the owners and creators of several gardens and meet other garden lovers. Jennifer Veninga, Wallingford's Garden Tour coordinator gives us a summary of what you can expect to see on the tour: Enjoy a self-guided tour of ten private gardens in…
Reader Toby sent us an email the other day about an aggravated driver attempting to make a left hand turn at the corner of Stone Way and 40th St. while he and his family were in the crosswalk: We live in the Wallingfringe neighborhood east of Aurora and west of Stone Way. Every so often, I've been driving east on 40th and nearly hit by cars turning left onto Stone Way from westbound 40th. Today, my kids and I were crossing…
Thanks to Eric Fisk and Janet Stillman of the Wallingford Neighborhood Office, our new North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, Terrie Johnston, has provided us with her first monthly report which we're happy to share with you here: Dear Block Watch Captains and Contacts: I just completed my first month as your North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator. I have introduced myself to the University, Broadview, Wedgwood, Pinehurst, Wallingford neighborhoods and have meetings scheduled in Blue Ridge; Ballard; Crown Hill; Sunset Hills and…
Max Krushaar is on a quest to bring pie to the people. The 22 year-old UW student with a double-major in art and theater spends his weekends baking pies and delivering them to residents in the U District and Wallingford by bicycle. He's been written up by The Stranger, raved about by Cakespy and even has a loyal following on his Facebook page. He keeps his business small and simple by limiting his pie deliveries to only Friday and Saturday nights…
SDOT is seeking input on citywide road and sidewalk improvement and has developed a short survey, which can be found here. The survey, developed by the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee III (CTAC III), focuses on questions pertaining to the "Bridging the Gap" levy, which is up for renewal in 2015 and provides funds for things like resurfacing and repairing streets and sidewalks, implementing the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans, and transit improvements for the 45th St/NW Market corridor. According to SDOT,…
Tomorrow (Thursday, May 26) from 6:30 to 8:30 PM the Wallingford Community Council will be holding our annual meeting in the Good Shepherd Center Chapel. Come at 6:30 to meet with many of our fine local organizations and snack on refreshments. As in previous years the organizations will be positioned around the chapel space with literature and the like, kind of like a science fair for neighborhood nonprofits. The talking starts at 7:00. Local organizations will be invited to speak, and…
One Reel announced this morning that it has secured the remaining $90k needed to produce the 2011 Family 4th at Lake Union. The organization met its fundraising goal of $500,000 with the help of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and a $25,000 donation from Coca-Cola Refreshments - Northwest Region. According to their press release: Coca-Cola joins a number of Greater Seattle Chamber members who stepped in after March 1st, when One Reel announced it had raised 80% of the Family…