In a post on Facebook, Lisa Maves says:

Went up to Wallingford Park tonight with my daughter. We saw this and it brought both of us to tears. 3 portables at Hamilton, presumably to house overflowing students this fall. And the basketball courts are gone.

Presumably, these portable classrooms will be in place only until the new Eagle Staff Middle School is completed and opened in the fall of 2017.

In a letter to Hamilton Middle School families, Principal Tip Blish writes;

As I write, we have permits for the electrical work and we expect them to be powered tomorrow. …

Every summer I wage war on the blackberry brambles fighting their way into my garden, and every year they come back for more. Now, thanks to this article on KUOW last week, I know who is to blame. Luther Burbank, an experimental gardener who lived at the end of the nineteenth century, was the first to cultivate and sell blackberries in the US.

In 1894, he offered the berry in a special circular he sent buyers in mild climates. It was popular.

By the early 1900s, the Himalaya Giant – which would eventually be known as the Himalayan blackberry – …

The leaves may not be falling yet, but the last gasp of summer is upon us. If your kids are looking to get in one last splash before school starts, you’ll need to head elsewhere—the Wallingford Playfield wading pool is now closed for the season. When asked to comment about the (seemingly) early closure of Wallingford’s wading pool, Laurie Dunlap, of the Seattle Parks and Recreation office, had this to say:

The wading pools that stay open through Labor Day are “the big three”—Green Lake (northwest), Lincoln Park (southwest), and Volunteer Park (central east)—which always get the heaviest use citywide.  …

Tammy Dunakin, Chief Goat Wrangler from Rent-A-Ruminant, wanted to inform the neighborhood that her goats will be at 40th and Pasadena starting on Saturday, August 20th, for 8 days of munching. 

Here’s a little background information from a comment she wrote on the blog last year:

Please pass the word to all you know DO NOT FEED THE GOATS ANYTHING! Many plants that grow around are highly poisonous. I make sure that the goat enclosure is free of any of those but I need your help policing. If you see anyone feeding the goats please ask them to stop. The …

On the Wallyhood forums, alchaseshistrainofthought posed the following question:

What’s the appropriate (responsible and compassionate) action to take when I’ve found someone passed out on my front porch? I don’t feel particularly threatened. Looks like he’s just drunk. I asked if he’s ok but got no response. I could just step over him but that feels pretty callous. Should I call the police? Will any good come of that or will he just get pushed down the street to stumble onto someone else’s porch? I don’t really like having him sprawled out on my steps but I don’t want to …

Maria writes:

I wanted to let you know about a scam that I fell for the other day. We live in a triplex on the corner of North 38th Street and Wallingford Avenue North. About 8pm our buzzer rang… I went to the door. A man who identified himself as Joseph was standing there. He gave me a very detailed story about how he and his partner had just moved into “that house just up the street.” He pointed north on Wallingford. Joseph went on to say that he had just gotten a job at the University of Washington as …

Maybe you’ve seen the yellow signs all over the neighborhood announcing that this Saturday from 11am to noon is the Wallingford Family Parade.

The Wallingford Family Parade offers lots of fun stuff for kids, families and everyone else! All are welcome to march in the parade, dress up, pull a wagon or ride a bike. Attractions include drill teams, clowns, bands, trophies and a scavenger hunt with prizes. Hundreds of people line the street of the historic Wallingford district to watch the parade.

EVERYONE is welcome to participate! 

Hey Kids!  Wanna be in the parade? No need to register in …