Around mid-January, I was bicycling on the Burke Gilman trail where it crosses N 36th St., and I was surprised to see a monitoring device lashed to the nearby stop sign. “Traffic study in progress” the label on the device said. My surprise was due to the fact that, just back in October of last year, I wrote a story for Wallyhood about this very intersection complaining that the design of this intersection was bringing bicyclists and drivers into conflict. I offered up some suggestions for improving the crossing point, and readers also added some useful input in the comments. …

And now for something completely different on your favorite neighborhood blog. Welcome to the first entry of a new, semi-regular series featuring some of the beloved members of our community – our four-legged friends*. If you’re like me, you’re frequently out and about and see a pup being walked who looks like they might be friendly, but going up to their companion and asking to say hi might be a little intimidating (Seattle freeze and all that). Well, I’m going to do the hard part for you and highlight some of the dapper dogs being walked in the neighborhood to …

Fabulous February at WCSC

All events are at, or meet up at the Wallingford Community Center- 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Ste 140, Seattle WA  98103 (lower level of The Good Shepherd Center)

Gini Tripp “Multi-Medium Artist Wanna Be” Presentation
Monday, February 3
3:15 to 3:30 pm plus time for Q & A

Come in and see the current display of art, jewelry and accessories with a presentation by the artist. Our artist presentations have been insightful and inspiring and we are looking forward to this one. Gini is a member of the Creative Mending workshop that runs 1:00 to 3:00 …

The following was submitted to Wallyhood by:

Daniel Nguyen, Supervising Librarian

206-615-0911

[email protected]

The Seattle Public Library is thrilled to announce that starting Saturday, Feb. 1, the Wallingford Branch will be open six days a week!  This expansion is part of the library’s effort to increase access at nine locations citywide, adding a total of 78 more open hours weekly.

“With this expansion, our patrons can visit our Library spaces more days a week to use the services that are most important to them, from browsing and checking out materials to attending our many wonderful programs,” said Chief Librarian Tom …

Schools are truly the heart of any neighborhood, and in Wallingford, we’re lucky to have some wonderful options. When my family was deciding where to put down roots, finding the right schools quickly became a priority. At the time, we were told to look at the high school rankings first and assume the elementary and middle schools feeding into it would be solid. Others suggested focusing on elementary schools, given how much can change in the years between now and high school.

Our family is zoned for Green Lake Elementary (which sounds like a great school), but we chose to …

In April 2024, Seattle Parks & Recreation began a public engagement process for renovating the play area at Meridian Playground.  This project aims to make site improvements to the play area located within the western half of the former Home of Good Shepherd property. Most components of the play area were constructed in the early 1980s, and revised in 2002, and some equipment was replaced through a Neighborhood Matching Fund project in 2011. Several elements/features within the play area such as existing play equipment, art paving, play area ramps, custom-made v  slides, and rubber tiles need to be renovated or …