Feeling stressed out by the election Tuesday? We hear a lot of folks are. A fellow from Pittsburgh being interviewed on the news Friday said, “I’ve been voting for 40 years but this year I feel like the weight of the world’s future is on my shoulders.” And that may be true for Pennsylvania’s voters. But here in Washington we are facing similarly consequential choices with the four initiatives on the ballot. If you feel the need to de-stress a little, the Wallingford United Methodist Church is offering you a quiet place in their sanctuary on Monday evening to drop …

This weekend will be filled with seasonal fun. From the UW Symphony on Friday night, a crafts sale on Friday and Saturday, a European Market on Saturday, to a walk around Green Lake on Saturday evening and another concert on Monday night. Take it all in and begin your celebration of a season of joy.

On Friday night, December 8, the UW Symphony will be performing in Meany Hall (just east of 15th NE and NE Campus Parkway) at 7:30 pm. The Concert will range from the sweetness of Clara Schumann’s poetic Songs to the darkness of her husband’s Faust …

You’ve done Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday. Now, Giving Tuesday is here. This is the day when our Wallingford social service organizations need you to step up and make a contribution to help them get ready for a lean, cold winter. Wallyhood published a post with details about our neighborhood’s eight major social service organizations last week.  Go here to get links directly to their webpages. Take a look back to read about Assistance League of Seattle, Boys & Girls Club, Family Works, Historic Wallingford, Solid Ground, Stone Soup Theatre, Tilth Alliance and the Wallingford Community Senior Center.…

Giving Tuesday is an annual celebration of our non-profit service organizations and a time to encourage you to donate to support them. This year it is on November 28, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It is said that non-profits receive 80% of their annual contributions between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so now is the time when they desperately need you to join in and get them set up for another year of service. Giving Tuesday is a great day to spend a few minutes getting your annual giving done.

Eight organizations active in Wallingford are participating in Giving Tuesday. If you would …

Where I-5 cuts low through Wallingford Hill between NE 45th and NE 50th is the easiest place in town to cover with a lid. A lid will reduce freeway noise and pollution and provide 14 acres of new open space. With the enormous increase in housing in the University District, this can be the open space that fills a growing need.

Lids over freeways are not new. One of the first was Freeway Park in downtown Seattle. Several others cover parts of I-90 and WA 520. Across the country some magnificent parks have been built that reconnect neighborhoods. The picture …

Roy Zimmerman will be in concert at the Wallingford United Methodist Church this coming Sunday evening (September 24) at 7 pm. WUMC is located at N 42nd St and Bagley Ave N. Donations at the door. Last year his concert in Wallingford was a sell out, so circle your calendar and get there early.

Roy Zimmerman is a folk singer who specializes in satirical songs. The hilarity is definitely pointed at the right so be warned if that would irritate you. Otherwise it is infectious and will have you in a giggle fit. If you’d like a taste of Roy, …

Friends of Meridian Playground (FOMP) will host a “Bandstand Bash” Tuesday afternoon, September 12 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the covered picnic shelter (also called the Summer House). Meridian Playground is located just southeast of N 50th St and Meridian Ave N. The Summer House is at the southeast edge of the park, between the playground and the Good Shepherd Center, just north of the P-Patch.

Come and enjoy snacks, games, music and dancing. Celebrate the 41st anniversary of the bandstand and learn about its mysterious disappearing crowning decoration. There will be an opportunity to sample some of the …