Wallingford, Seattle

This Thursday's Wallingford Community Council annual membership meeting is going to be a doozy, well worth attending even if you've never been before. President Mary Heim explains: Various community organizations and ongoing projects will have table top presentations around the perimeter of the room so that people can mill about before and after the meeting to find out what's happening in the hood and maybe the groups can recruit volunteers for work moving forward. There will be a short WCC business…

We've heard that the John Stanford International School applicants have gotten their letters, and it's an ever shrinking needle eye to fit through. The award-winning JSIS (4057 5th Ave. NE), for those who don't know (and we can only imagine that set of people are entirely without children), is the K - 5 elementary school sitting next to I-5 as you cross the ship canal bridge. It's also one of top-rated schools in the city (and the state), partially because it's…

A couple Wallingford stories from the SPDBlotter feed. Please be warned, the second is disturbing (well, they both are, but the second more so because a child was involved). First,  In progress burglary arrest in Wallingford, posted May 23rd: On May 23, at approximately 4:07 a.m., North Precinct officers responded to a burlglary call in the 4400 Block of Corliss Avenue North. The caller reported flashlights at her windows and hearing breaking noises. Officers arrived and found a male suspect hiding…

Our new Wallyhood Story Ideas link has begun to pay off. Today's neighborhood tidbit comes from Ed P., who tipped us off that Stoneway Hardware (the "fastenerds") sell more electric rat traps than any store in the country. Stunned and amazed that Wallingford could have quietly won this crown without our knowing, we were lucky enough to buttonhole a Stoneway rep at yesterday's Wallingford Chamber of Commerce to confirm. Yes, it's true, he told us, Wallingford recently unseated a store in…

There's an interesting discussion going on on the Wallyhood Forums about zone parking, check it out if you live in East Wallingford. It seems folks working in the U District have been commuting to Wallingford for the free parking, which can be a frustration for those who need to come or go from home during the day. I've spoken to some in the area who say this has gotten worse with the opening of new office buildings on 45th. Living as…

Kathleen from the Wallingford Senior Center let us know they're holding their first annual Spring Fling a week from today, Friday May 29th. It will be a BBQ over at Meridian Park just behind the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N) from 11 am - 2 pm: This is a program we’re hosting in collaboration with Seattle Parks & Recreation – it’s our first joint effort! We’re going to have a balloon toss, horse shoes, bocce ball and more! There…