Wallingford, Seattle

Petitions, Surveys, and Meetings, Oh My!

If you've been following reader comments underneath the call for signing petitions, surveys or meeting announcements, you can see how much Seattle Public School's new Student Assignment Plan has already impacted our neighborhood.  But many would agree that the question of sibling "grandfathering"--allowing younger siblings of children currently enrolled in school to attend the same school despite the changes in boundaries-- is the one issue that seems to be the most important.  This is true not only for Wallingford, but for…

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Online Senior Center Auction Live!

(Update: New items have been added. The complete list of items can be seen in the sidebar of the blog or on this dedicated auction page). A huge thanks to the many businesses and individuals that have donated to our fundraiser auction to benefit the Wallingford Community Senior Center. As we've covered (Senior Center to Close, More Senior Center News, and A Call to Action), the Wallingford Senior Center, serving over 1,500 seniors in our community and beyond, has been forced…

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Notes from the McDonald School Meeting on November 14

100 members of the McDonald School community gathered on Saturday at Bethany Church in Green Lake to discuss the school’s re-opening.  School Board Directors Sherry Carr and Michael DeBell were available to address issues the group had compiled from community feedback, and State Senator Edward Murray observed the discussion. Top issues were determined by reviewing results from an online survey, as well as comments discussed during previous meetings.  These issues include: Use of the Lincoln High School site as an interim…

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Greetings from a New Wallywriter

Hello, neighbors!  I thought I'd introduce myself to you as a new Wallywriter, mostly covering our neighborhood schools, though there might be a few other little tidbits I'll cover now and then. Three years ago, when we began the kindergarten enrollment process for our son, my husband and I knew next to nothing about any of the schools in our neighborhood, despite having lived here for 10 years.  As we settled into our school’s community, one of my volunteer efforts was…

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Not a Number Anniversary

The folks over at Not a Number (1905 N 45th) are celebrating their 5th anniversary this week (their 4th in Wallingford, their first year was in Queen Anne) with all sortsa special events. They kick off tonight, Saturday, with a benefit concert for Veterans for Peace with music from NYC singer / songwriter George Mann at 8 pm and then again at 9 pm (short set, we guess). Suggested donation $5 - $10, but no one turned away. Later in the…

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Cyclocross this Sunday

(This post originally appeared in My Green Lake): What is cyclocross? Cyclocross is a bicycle-related sport combining the fitness of road riding, the technical bike handling skills of mountain biking, and the finesse of running all in a 45-60 minute event. Typically, cyclocross-specific bikes are used (looking like a road bike, but with a wider, knobby tire, and good mud clearance at the brakes). Mountain bikes can be used, too. [MFG CYCLOCROSS] This Sunday’s race will be held at Woodland Park.…

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Dorpat Complicit in Ivar Scandal

In our imagination, Paul Dorpat, Wallingford historian and Santa-look-alike, sits in a squeaky, sagging wooden office chair, looking across an overflowing, stained desk at a man in a stetson hat and a crisp, brown suit. A lazy fan eavesdrops from above, and the whole room is inexplicably washed in sepia. "These documents are phonier than a three dollar bill," Dorpat croaks, tossing a manila envelope onto the desk. The man in the suit doesn't blink, just stares Dorpat stony-faced in the…

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