Wallingford, Seattle

Wallingford Has Been Tagged

While most of the neighborhood was admiring the beautiful snow that fell over Wallingford last night and enjoying the peacefulness it brought along with it, an individual(s) was busy tagging 45th Street businesses with graffiti.  While venturing out this afternoon I spotted several businesses that have been tagged up and down 45th Street.  I can't be the only person who finds this act of damage appalling.  Hopefully SPD finds the culprit(s) behind the 45th Street graffiti!

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Snowy Scenes from 35th & Wallingford

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I certainly hope Wallyhood's photo essayist, Helen, enjoys this post: This is Wallingford, yes? Tropical snow. Evergreen, except when it isn't. Metro bus, stranded.  We decided to make tea & open our home/facilities to the stranded passengers, but Metro was there lickety split & got everybody moving again.

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Seattle Schools start two hours late today

All Seattle Schools will open two hours late this morning due to hazardous road conditions.  Regular school bus routes are still in effect, but there is no door-to-door service. There is no SPS morning breakfast service, no Headstart or preschool, and no half day kindergarten.  There is full day kindergarten but it will start two hours late. Listen to the message here: SPS Two Hour Late Start Other schools in Wallingford: The Meridian School will have a 10 am start, and…

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New Artist’s Way Winter Classes

Are you in search of your inner creativity and can't seem to find it?  Well, right here in Wallingford, The Seattle Artist's Way Center has designed courses, based upon The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, to help you uncover and inspire your creative side.  The Seattle Artist's Way Center has announced their Winter Schedule, and registration is now available and open to all.  Classes will be held at Present Sense (4131 Woodland Park Ave N) beginning January 23, 2011. Winter Course Class Description:…

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Who is The Mayor of Wallingford?

Last week, reader s banarian sent us this interesting e-mail: Around 1981-83, there used to be a guy who'd take his place right outside the door to the Food Giant - he'd refer to himself as the "Mayor of Wallingford" and he was a repository of the things going on in the area. who was he really? what happened to him? So, we asked our resident historian, Paul Dorpat, who gave us this thoughtful response: Since Wallingford has never been a…

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Car-For-Bike winner, Dawn DeGroot

New Belgium Brewing's Tour de Fat rolled into Seattle on July 31, where more than 4,000 costumed bicycle enthusiasts swarmed Gas Works Park to increase awareness of cycling as a sustainable form of transportation.  The event raised $11,500 for Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Bike Works to continue bike advocacy. In addition to raising money, Tour de Fat swapped a car for a bike with Seattle resident Dawn DeGroot.  Naturally, we had to ask her all about it! How did you…

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Scooter Hit By Truck on 38th Street

Today at 1:58pm on Bridge Way North and 38th Street, fire and rescue was responding to an accident that took place right before the Aurora overpass.  I happened to be traveling on 38th Street at the time of this accident and snapped an image of fire and rescue cleaning the scene and loading the individual into the ambulance. According to a Wallingford resident at the scene: A person on a scooter was hit by a truck and the driver of the…

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