May 26, 2010

MyWallingford has obtained a police report about a home burglary in the 3800 block of Corliss Ave. N that happened between 8:30am and 5:30pm last Friday (5/21).  The thief used a screwdriver to pry open the back door.  The victim’s laptop had been taken from the kitchen, and the bedroom had been ransacked.  The jewelry

Home ransacked in burglary; garage/porch thefts

May 26, 2010

While soccer fans plot out their viewing schedule for the upcoming World Cup (Murphy’s? Kate’s? The Iron Bull?), King County has launched a related contest, the Green World Cup, that focuses on eco-friendly living. The contest is an effort to spotlight creative and different ways people embrace ‘going green’ around the globe. Residents can share

Footie fans: Play in the Green World Cup

May 26, 2010

Thursday evening in the Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center the Wallingford Community Council will hold its annual membership meeting. Current Community Council president Mary Heim shared the agenda for the meeting: 6:00-7:30 Neighborhood networking and project tables. Find out more about what is going on and how you can get involved as a volunteer

Community Council annual meeting Thursday

May 26, 2010

Thanks to our sister site Fremont Universe for writing up this story on impact of Stone Way’s rechannelization (i.e., “road diet”). The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has released its before and after study of the Stone Way N. rechannelization, which the department said demonstrates that Seattle’s streets can be made safer through lane reconfigurations.

Stone Way 'road diet' improved safety

May 25, 2010

Our sister site Phinneywood.com broke a story today that soon had Seattle Police issuing a crime alert to other media.  We’ve learned three women in North Seattle have been attacked by a group of people carrying stun guns.  In each case, the group attacked and robbed the women as they arrived back home from the grocery

Stun gun attackers target North Seattle women