Wallingford, Seattle

Sharrows in Wallingford?!

Folks, we need to start a petition drive or something. SDOT is seriously considering adding a sharrow at Latona and 40th. I know, right? A sharrow! Another example of big, lefty government gone amok. What are they thinking? Also, what's a sharrow? The Seattle Bike Blog is apparently more clever about these things than we, having attended Wednesday's Wallingford Community Council meeting at the Good Shepherd Center, where they heard SDOT's plan: The project will install an uphill bike lane on…

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ISB Waves Goodbye

(Full disclosure:  the author of this post is proud to be a member of ISB’s administrative team.  The 'royal we' in this post may be taken literally.) The Institute for Systems Biology (also knows as "the biology place," or "ISB") is an internationally renowned non-profit research institute dedicated to the study and application of systems biology, and to the development of "P4 Medicine."  P4 Medicine is a proactive healthcare model that is Predictive, Preventative, Personalized, and Participatory - and may well…

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Call Before You Cut

The life of an urban tree is not the greatest. Two of my clients have had tree vs. sidewalk situations lately, so it's likely many others will have to address this too. Count yourself lucky if the tree in your parking strip has grown into the space allotted for it without heaving the sidewalk, getting into overhead power lines, or becoming a hazard. I hasten to add, these problems are not the trees’ fault, but the result of being planted in…

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May 7 is Free Comic Book Day

Yesterday may have been "May the 4th Be With You" day, but don't be surprised when you see Stormtroopers from Star Wars hanging out in front of Comics Dungeon on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 10am.  Saturday is "Free Comic Book Day" and it's one of Comic Dungeon's busiest--if not THE busiest--days of the year. Last year, Helen reported that there was a huge line wrapping around the free table from 10:45am to about 12:30pm, and by 1:00pm, most of the…

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Wallingford Weekend – Celebrate Mom

Don't forget, Mother's Day is this Sunday, though I think we should celebrate moms all year long! O.k., maybe I'm pushing it, so I'll settle for a weekend instead.  Here are some ideas to make the mom in your life feel special: Saturday 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Take Mom for a bike ride -  Ride around Lake Union with Spokespeople. The ride includes a stop at the Center for Wooden Boats. For new, returning and reluctant cyclists. This 7.3 mile ride will…

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Small ‘n Simple deadline is May 9

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has three Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) application cycles in 2011 for community groups who want to apply for the Small and Simple Projects Fund. The deadline to apply for the current cycle is 5pm on Monday, May 9, and applicants must register online here at least two days before submitting an application. Past awards of Small and Simple Projects Funds include the 46th Street Mural and the installation of new playground equipment at McDonald School which was…

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Don’t forget the piñata

I grew up in the American Southwest, so you’d think I’d have memorized the story of Cinco de Mayo by now. But like many, I’ve fallen victim to the blight of the Internet, i.e., a complete lack of short-term memory, facilitated by repeated exposure to high doses of Google and Wikipedia (and symptomatically treated with the hair of the same dog). I know there are others like me out there, so if you want to know more about the origins of…

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