Wallingford, Seattle

Eva Gonzalez sent in this news bit about a young Wallingford athlete: Irene Gonzalez, 15, started synchronized swimming 8 years ago in Madrid, Spain, her birthplace, before moving to Wallingford five years ago. She is among 14 members of the Seattle Synchronized Swimming Team, set to compete for a national title at the 2014 Age Group National Championships June 28 - July 5th. The team qualified for the national championships by placing among the top three finishers at the 2014 Northwest Regional…

Carolyn Bishop sent in this remembrance of Wallingford past: I don't know if there are any older residents in the Wallingford area who remember living in the area during the 1940's. If so, I have so many memories of living there and also questions about what happened to the area (stores, schools etc.) since those days. I lived at 3829 Eastern Avenue and attended Latona Grade School, Alexander Hamilton and Lincoln. I recall specific stores and even the "paper shack" where…

Fuerte Fitness is teaming up with Trilogy Chiropractic and the Fremont Chamber of Commerce to bring a Ladies Night: Superhero Soiree to Wallingford tonight from 6 - 9 pm at Fuerte Fitness on 45th St:

I've been meaning to get down to Westward on Lake Union since it opened this past Fall, but was final given the excuse when my friend Matt's bike tire blew out, and we were limited in our evening excursion to walking distance only. A finer evening for a bike tire blow-out we couldn't have wished for. Westward is nestled right on the shore of the lake, with rows of Adirondack chairs facing out, summer resort style, and a large gas-fired stone fire pit…

(If you should happen to see a swarm of bees in the neighborhood, you'll want to read this, submitted by Kevin, a Wallingford beekeeper) Bee Swarms Create a Buzz – Puget Sound Beekeepers Association wants you to be prepared to help the bees! With recent losses of bee populations worldwide, seeing a few bees around the garden is something to celebrate. But what do you do when a few thousand bees show up? Longer days bring a surge of blooming trees and…