The Seattle Dept. of Transportation (SDOT) is seeking input on proposed changes to Aurora Avenue North (a.k.a. Highway 99). While the chance to attend in-person meetings has passed (sorry!), you can still register your opinion via this online form. The comment period is only open through April 5, so you better hurry.

The proposed work area runs from just south of the Aurora Bridge north to 145th St. For the purposes of this project, SDOT has divided that stretch into 5 segments:

Segment 1: Harrison St to N 38th Street Segment 2: N 38th St. to Winona Ave N…

You may have seen the recent Wallyhood article on the outstanding run by the Lincoln High School baseball team to last year’s state 3A championship. Reader and parent Elizabeth let us know that LHS also hosts a fastpitch softball team, head-coached by Kevin Ticen (former catcher for University of Washington baseball team). The varsity team is led by Senior Annika Ticen (catcher) and Junior Riko Hibino (pitcher). The varsity and junior varsity teams are comprised of players who have run the bases at Lower Woodland Park since little league, and are proud to represent their high school and wear the…

I had a domestic calamity at the end of last year that forced me (and a bunch of my stuff) to move out of my rented townhouse for a few weeks. It was a big pain. But I tried to look at this as yet another character-building event (futile as that may be at this very late stage), and used the unanticipated “opportunity” to clean out and upgrade some of my belongings gathering dust and other residues in the place. In that category were things like a venerable old microwave oven, and a printer that no longer would connect to …

Local watering hole, Russell’s Tavern celebrates 10 years in Wallingford! If you can snag a seat at the bar, Russell’s is the perfect place to meet a friend or to read a few chapters of a book while engaging in chatter with friendly bartenders and neighbors. The experience is enhanced further with an order of pickled vegetables or sardines with sweet piquillo pepper . This month, Russell’s will celebrate their 10th anniversary with oysters, bubbles, cocktails and tunes, which sounds even sweeter.  The party starts at 4:00pm on Saturday, March 23rd. Pop on to North 41st Street and Stone Way…

Game Crafters Camp: Play, Create, Compete.  April 8th-12th If you are a parent wondering how you will make it through Spring Break without care for your Kindergartener – 5th grader, Latona School Associates, an after school program located in John Stanford International School (JSIS) is accepting kids for spring break camp, even if they don’t go to JSIS.

 

Tim Sullivan, Director of Latona School Associates writes: Join us for an exhilarating week packed with creativity and fun as we delve into the world of game creation and play. Throughout the week, campers will engage in a variety of game genres, …

Tuesday, March 19th, Wallingford’s clammiest restaurant celebrates what would be the 119th birthday of it’s founder, Ivar Haglund (or flounder, as they say) with a buy one entrée, get the second for $1.19. Stop on in and let things get extra fishy!

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