Lots of Halloween events are going on around town, but the best (we should know, we saw the pic before it was photoshopped … ) has got to be the Naked Pumpkin Run, a Seattle Halloween tradition since 2006. If you missed this afternoon’s run in Fremont, never fear, naked pumpkin runners are coming [...]

(This post originally appeared on Wallingford’s neighborhood blog Wallyhood.)

We had the great pleasure of sitting down to an intimate dinner last night with Jamie Pedersen, the state representative for the 43rd district (that’s you, Wallingford, and parts of Fremont, Green Lake, Ravenna, U District, Eastlake, Cap Hill, Madison Park and Downtown). Our friends Scott and [...]

Wazup in nearby neighborhoods?
The proposed new Seattle Public Schools attendance boundaries have got everybody talking: Wallingford, Phinneywood, Fremont, Eastlake, Laurelhurst, Pinehurst, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Ballard …
Candidates for Mayor, City Attorney, and City Council are doing the rounds: see them Tuesday in Wallingford. They’ve already made stops in Ballard, Eastlake, and Northgate, where Mallahan [...]

Heya Green Lake. Here’s what’s been going down nearby:

While the their library was closed for renovations, many Wallingford residents were heading up to the Green Lake library.  The party’s over: the Wallingford library is open again.

Businesses come:  a new Wallingford tanning salon, a Mini dealership in Lake City, a new cafe in Fremont, a [...]

Chuck sent this reminder to the Luminata Latern Parade yahoo group:
Come one, come all to the lovely Luminata Lantern Walk tonight, the Fall Equinox.
Gather at 7:00pm at the Green Lake Small Crafts Center on the south end of Green Lake — near the tennis courts off West Green Lake Way N.
Anything YOU like that glows [...]

Thanks to Mylinda for this tip:
On the heels of the joyful & exuberant 21st annual Summer Solstice Parade, the Fremont Arts Council will celebrate the autumnal equinox on September 22 with the beautiful, sweet, & illuminating ‘Luminata’ lantern parade around Green Lake Park in Seattle. Beginning at dusk at the Small Craft Center (located at [...]

An excellent event is happening tomorrow morning (Saturday) at the lake, 8am – 11 am:
Washington will join the world for the 7th Annual Worldwide Plein Air Paintout on September 11, 12 and 13 with Paint Seattle. “Art adds to a community, attracts a core of people who are intelligent, creative and bring new ideas,” according [...]

The Mayor’s Office has just released a press release that reads:
SEATTLE – The city of Seattle has taken action against the operators of five Aurora Avenue motels that have been the scene of drug-use, prostitution and other illegal behavior. Last week, the City Attorney’s Office filed 152 criminal charges for various tax violations. In addition, [...]

We went to the zoo today and learned about Penguins on the March, a Seattle neighborhood art exhibit:
This summer, sixty-two Seattle artists of all ages and experience levels painted, embellished and decorated 22″ fabricated penguins as a community celebration of art and wildlife conservation, inspired by Woodland Park Zoo’s brand new Humboldt penguin exhibit, which [...]