VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE REMODELED HOMES WANTED!  Historic Wallingford is sponsoring a “Restore and Remodel Workshop and Home Tour” this September 21.

Are you a home owner / occupant that has remodeled or restored your Wallingford home (house or condo)?  We are looking for ‘Home Tour’ properties in Wallingford to be part of our Remodel/Restore tour along with contractors / architects for our workshop panel. Visitor groups will be restricted to guided tours, limited in size (8 – 12) and pre-registered for visits (this is not an “open-house”, home-tour open invitation).  We’re seeking a variety of remodel types, from cosmetic …

Monday, April 8th, 6:30 – 8pm St Benedict School Auditorium 4811 Wallingford Ave N Donations at the door.

St Benedict School is hosting a public screening of LIKE, an IndieFlix Original documentary (www.thelikemovie.com) that explores the impact of social media on our lives and the effects of technology on the brain. We are privileged to welcome the film’s Director Scilla Andreen and Seattle-based counselor Kristen Weissenborn for an interactive discussion following the screening.

We’re inviting the wider community to join us to learn about this important subject that is affecting us all. Parents and 5th – 8th grade students welcome. Please do share …

(This is an opinion piece by a neighborhood member. Wallyhood welcomes everyone in our community to contribute their perspectives on the issues that impact our community. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to add your voice.)

It is time for Mayor Durkan and City Council to restore communication between our 27 neighborhoods and our city government by providing funding to our neighborhood councils for outreach and operations. Contrary to statements by naïve critics, neighborhood councils have been all-volunteer and self-funded since they began 60 years ago. Folks showed up because they loved their neighborhood.

One could argue …

If it’s the first Friday of the month, then it’s time for another Meaningful Movie.

Date: Friday, April 5Time: 6:30pmPlace: Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Place N. Cost: Free, but a $5 donation is suggested to help defray expenses

From their website:

From coastal cities to our country’s heartland, this National Geographic documentary celebrates how people are demanding and developing real solutions to the climate emergency. As the weather grows more deadly and destructive, many of us aren’t waiting on Washington, D.C. to act.
Set against the national debate over the United States’ energy future — and the explosive decision to …

The Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N) gets a steady stream of odd, interesting, experimental performances by local artists, thanks to the Wayward Music Series.

Every once in a while, one performance comes along that sounds so striking that I want to write about it, but I’m just at a loss for words. This is one them. Here it is:

SKINESPHERES
MUSIC of the PLANTS & other earthly dances
Live Music Soundscape by Rocco Strain / Eco-Sensuous Costume Design by Shelby Mae / Choreography by  Iván Espinosa
Thursday, April 4th 7:30 PM
Chapel Performance …

No, this is not an April Fool’s Day joke. Floating Bridge Brewing will buy you a beer on April 1, if you attend that evening’s community Project Development meeting at U-Heights Center and stop by the brewery afterward.

The Project Development meeting is part of the Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks & Streets initiative in which “Seattle residents democratically decide how to spend a portion of the City’s budget on small-scale park and street improvements.” Ideas were collected by community members earlier this year, and the Project Development meeting is intended to prioritize that earlier brainstorm into 8-10 ideas per …

A management conflict over the “tiny house” homeless encampments, including the “Northlake Village” presently occupying the Seattle City Light land across from Ivar’s in Wallingford, has exploded over the past week, with the residents padlocking themselves in today and barring access to LIHI and City of Seattle staff from entering.

First, background is in order, accurately provided by Nickelsville’s own history page:

Nickelsville came about in response to the sweeps of encampments ordered by former Mayor Greg Nickels. 

After six months of  organizing Nickelsville set up on an unused piece of city owned land on West Marginal Way on September …