Wallingford, Seattle

Phil Greely says there's a fire burning on Stone Way. Photo below. If anyone has details, please share them. We hope everyone is safe.

Continuing a trend of park improvements, Lower Woodland Park is due for an upgrade, and Mayor Nickels will be on hand next Thursday, July 23rd noon - 12:30 pm between fields # and #2 to kick down the inaugural shovel: Please join Mayor Greg Nickels and Seattle Parks and Recreation as we mark the beginning of construction for Lower Woodland Playfields  #2 and #7. This project, funded by the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy, is one of Mayor Nickels’ Seattle…

Brownen Carpenter of Bella Cosa writes: For the next week (7/15/09 - 7/22/09), Bella Cosa will be collecting food items and monetary donations to benefit Food Lifeline as a part of their annual Food Frenzy event (the firm I work for, The Portico Group is competing and Bella Cosa is helping).  Bella Cosa is also donating a gift basket that will be raffled off for $1 a ticket. Drop off some dough, pick up some bread.

Wallyhood would like to offer a warm welcome and thank you to our newest sponsor, The Folkstore. Tucked away behind the shade of a green maple on Roosevelt Ave, the Folkstore has that what-ya-see-is-what-ya get Appalachian sensibility that makes sense anywhere you can find it: it's a music store, operated by a musician for musicians, buying and selling musical instruments, books, strings and all manner of musical necessity. There's just nothing to argue with about that. While a Seattle Times article…

As we did last week, we'll be publishing a map of the weekend's Wallingford / Green Lake garage sales on Friday, but we need information from you about where, when and what you're selling. E-mail us at [email protected] and let us know what you're planning. Last week's map got over 6,100 views, so it's a great opportunity to unload your crap...errr...pass along your family treasures.

For those of you watching the reconstruction of the Hamilton Middle School (just South of the Wallingford playfield), you'll be interested to note that some additional park space is being created for the community, as well. The designs indicate an expanded "sunken garden" area (now the narrow strip between the Wallingford Playfied and the school's playground area) that will include a 50 - 60 person amphitheater area for school and community use. It's all funded by the $73 million Hamilton School…