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Many Hands Make Unity Work

Post author:Kim
Post published:November 21, 2016
Post category:Green Lake Parks Politics Wallingford, Seattle

I joined my neighbors on Saturday at Hands Around Green Lake, "a peaceful gathering to honor our community, our resilience as a nation, and the values we stand for: unity, freedom, equality, justice, kindness, love, resilience, compassion, and community." The event was inspired by a similar event held at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA. While it looks like our California neighbors enjoyed some sun on their day, consistent drizzle and a chill in the air didn't stop a reported 2700+ folks…

Operation School Bell Clothes Kids and Gives Them Dignity

Post author:Sammie
Post published:November 19, 2016
Post category:Charity Christmas Clothing Holiday Homelessness Schools Wallingford, Seattle

I’ve probably walked or driven by The Assistance League of Seattle a hundred times, but never bothered to see what went on inside. This charity is run out of two houses on North 45th Street, opposite the Chevron gas station. The AL Seattle runs three philanthropic programs; the Enrichment Scholarship Program, the Financial Aid for Education Program, and Operation School Bell, which provides free clothing for children in need in grades K-5. The Assistance League of Seattle is a chapter of the National Assistance League and it has operated here locally since 1962. The recently declared, State…

How Blue Are You, Wallingford?

Post author:DOUG.
Post published:November 17, 2016
Post category:Politics Wallingford, Seattle

Inspired by Danny Westneat’s column in Tuesday’s Seattle Times, which sifted through results from the 2016 Presidential election and found a precinct in Wallingford that had exactly zero votes for Donald Trump, I decided to poke around the data myself and see just how blue all of Wallingford is. Unsurprisingly, we’re pretty blue. Using what I consider to be the traditional and natural boundaries of Wallingford (yes, I know this is highly controversial) I looked at the results from the 29…

An Alarming Response to Neighborhood Disruption

Post author:Kim
Post published:November 5, 2016
Post category:Crime Noise Police Wallingford, Seattle

I woke up crankier than usual one morning last week after a car alarm had woken me around 1:30 a.m. for the second night in a row. Earlier that evening, a cop had visited our street to follow up on complaints received from neighbors who reported the alarm had been going off all day and all night. The cop let us know that the owner of the vehicle lived nearby and he was on his way to speak with him. He also…

A New Chapter for Open Books

Post author:Erin L. McCoy
Post published:October 27, 2016
Post category:Books Poetry Wallingford, Seattle

Open Books, one of only four poetry-only bookstores in the country, has successfully transitioned ownership and is re-invigorating its events calendar with readings, book launches, discussions, signings and a children's story time every Sunday. This Friday, Oct. 28, a reading and discussion will kick off a planned series on the ins and outs of translation. All events will be right here in Wallingford, at 2414 N. 45th St. The event, titled On Translation, will feature Alejandro de Acosta and Maged Zaher…

Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Post author:Kim
Post published:October 24, 2016
Post category:Neighborhood Planning Parenting Remodel Schools Wallingford, Seattle

Seattle Public Schools will be renovating Lincoln High School and it will re-open as a permanent high school in September of 2019. Join Director Burke and SPS staff this Thursday, Oct 27 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for a community listening meeting about the reopening. They will share plans have for the site renovation and restoration, while academic programming and student assignment plans are still developing. Come and share your concerns and ideas to help make Lincoln's opening a successful…

Draft Zoning Maps Released for Wallingford

Post author:Susanna
Post published:October 22, 2016
Post category:HALA Neighborhood Planning Wallingford, Seattle Zoning

The city has released Wallingford’s draft MHA zoning map. Click here to download the PDF. Under this draft proposal, there would be no single family zoning left inside the urban village boundaries. The website includes instructions on how to interpret the map, which I recommend you read. In general, when you look at each zone on the map, our current zone is on the left and the new proposed zone is on the right. The most dramatic changes, where the city wants to…

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