I ate at Guadalajara when it was a dive bar and got the only vegetarian thing on the menu- refried beans that, when served, still had the can ripples on the side. The place was converted into a family Mexican restaurant with glass and wood carved tables, giving birth soon after to Selena’s Guadalajara. Selena’s had some staying power and the transgender waitress was phenomenal, but it wasn’t great food and towards the end it got empty and sad. I kept hoping it would be taken over by Rosita’s.

Casa Azul stepped in and seemed to have good food but …

Peg Achterman shares her couchrage:

Once it rains even one time – or the crows decide there is something tantalizing in there – or just one dog raises a leg. NO ONE WILL PICK IT UP.

Could we just agree that one day is enough? And there are many many vans that will pick up. Please? It’s just silly and unsightly. Here are some resources: http://www.svdpseattle.org/goods-clothing-donations/ Goodwill: http://www.goodwill.org/donate-and-shop/donate-stuff/ http://www.thesharehouse.org/what_take.htm Seriously – it just takes a phone call.

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Here’s some highlights from the coming week on the Wallyhood Calendar:

Your school board rep Sherry Carr is available at 8:30 this morning and the second Saturday of every month from 8:30 AM to 10 AM at Bethany Community Church – Christian Education Building, 8023 Green Lake Dr. You may wish to discuss with her the possibility that Hamilton is thinking about expanding into Lincoln. Alice in Wonderland begins its run at Stone Soup Theatre. The performance runs Friday – Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and from April 10 – May 3, with Saturday Sunday matinees at 3pm, $12.50 previews…

As has been covered on Wallyhood before, when it rains Wallingford’s toilet flushes go into Lake Union at the bottom of Stone Way. This is partly because the down spouts on old construction go into the same tube your toilet does. The city wants to mitigate that by providing you with free rain gardern stuff if you live near Stone Way.

Not convinced? Madison Davis with Seattle University says:

In hopes of better understanding how residents place value on green infrastructure such as rain gardens, I am conducting a research project and seek YOUR input in this 5-minute survey:

http://seattleu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_7QVH6e2rlchp5jf…

In December a tool was brought online that mashes up Google Maps with DPD info- you zoom to any place on the map and review DPD proposals in detail from the drop pin. For instance, here’s the triangle development at midvale and 45th talked about at the last WCC meeting, and here’s the CVS building. Below is a snapshot of the entire neighborhood, click to go to the interactive site:

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Crime reports come into Wallyhood anecdotally, so I thought it would be an interesting thing to check out the Seattle Police Incident Map for a larger view. This doesn’t include traffic accidents, but most anything else the police deal with gets reported on the incident map.

Here is the view for the past week as of Monday (4/6). The green icons are for property theft, which dominates weekly reports. Car prowls are the winner for reported crime, with frequent reports also showing up for car theft, bike theft, property damage, fraud, burglaries, and disturbances. The numbered grey circles indicate multiple …