Wallingford, Seattle

Welcome New Sponsor: Debris Free Seattle

These last weeks, we've enjoyed watching as a flock of birds (black, flecked with iridescence, long narrow beaks: anyone know what they are?) have been grabbing grapes from our arbor, carrying them to our neighbor's rooftop, then pecking at them madly as they roll down the pitched slope, bouncing off the gutter and hurtling to the ground (the grapes, that is...the birds are more about flying than hurtling). That bird-watching has given us time to notice the high quality gutter our…

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Neighboring Neighborhoods Round-Up

Some notes from our neighboring 'hoods: Nickelsville: My Green Lake reports that Nickelsville, the homeless encampment being evicted from the Port of Seattle, will be taking up residence at the St. Andrew's Church on 80th Ave NE and 1st Ave NE. Keep Green Lake multi-lingual: My Green Lake is trying to find a place to live for that friendly guy offering Spanish lessons while walking around the lake. Bridge Speaks Back: FremontUniverse reported on a mock protest held on the Fremont…

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Home Tour this weekend

The Grand Dame of Wallingford events is coming up this Sunday, October 4, the Wallingford Home Tour. Purchase a ticket at Stoneway Hardware, Tweedy and Popp or the Wallingford Neighborhood Office ($15 adults / kids under 12 free) and you'll get a map of eight homes around the neighborhood that have been carefully selected for their architectural distinction and their owners' sunny willingness to allow a parade of perfect strangers to tromp through their living rooms. We don't know which houses…

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The Biology Place

This report sent in by Lower Wallingford Correspondent, Chris Witwer.  And in the spirit of full disclosure: Chris works for the biologists who are the focus of this post. Ever wonder what that brick building is on 34th street, across from Essential Baking?  Or do you know it simply as "The Biology Place?"  Perhaps you saw the "Institute for Systems Biology" listed as a sponsor of the Wallingford Kiddies Parade & wondered who the heck they are.  Want to know more? The…

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More Senior Center News

The Seattle Times ran an article today on the impending closing of the Wallingford Senior Center that includes some more background on the situation. Apparently, the center, which was founded in 1979 and serves 1,500 people, is in arrears to the tune of $70,000. It's annual budget of $300,000 comes from a mix of public and private funding. Unfortunately, with the economy the way it is, the 40% they've traditionally raised from private donors has shrunk to 13%: "The senior center…

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Notes from the Playground – A Slippery Slope

(Sharon continues her Notes from the Playground series) I may have mentioned before how great we think the playground is at Wallingford Park. It's cool that there are two play structures, side by side, so both toddlers and older ones can do their thing, but still mingle. I especially like how the blue squishy stuff underneath it makes me feel so safe, since my son, like most three year olds, has taken his share of tumbles there. Tunnel slide by Mike…

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