Tonight we headed up to the Northgate Community Center to see Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn in action as he hosted the first of three transition town halls.
McGinn invited attendees to pose their ideas and questions to him either by speaking directly at the town hall or tweeting their thoughts using the hashtag #newseattle.  Tweets were projected [...]

Noise from from the grinding work on I-5 getting you down?  Our friends over at seattlepi.com have an update for ya:

Getting There: When will I-5 project in North Seattle be complete?
By SCOTT GUTIERREZ
SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
Question:
Misty Willits asks when the DOT is planning to complete the repaving project on Interstate 5 north of Seattle. “The grooves in [...]

Weekly news from our neighbors!
Nearby events:
Wallingford:  This year the Argosy Christmas Ship™ will stop just offshore at Gasworks Park on two separate occasions:  Tuesday, December 1st,  the Snohomish County Windjammers will be serenading Lower Wallingford from 8:20-8:40pm.  Wednesday, December 23rd is the Finale concert, sung by the Seattle Girls’ Choir.

Wallingford: Wallyhood’s Wallingford Senior Center Auction [...]

Remember last week when we asked y’all to provide some feedback to Mayor-elect Mike McGinn? Well, you still have a couple of days to fill out the handy form that Renee shared with us.
Also, the date and time of McGinn’s North Seattle town hall has been announced:
Monday November 30th
7 to 9 pm
Northgate Community Center
10510 [...]

News from our neighbors …
Local Politics:
Wallingford: The North End Candidate Debate, held at Lincoln High School on October 13, is now available online.
Wallingford: Wallyhood has created a handy Voter Guide Round-Up.
Queen Anne: Susan Hutchison, candidate for King County Executive, speaks about Boeing’s exit from Seattle.
Nearby events:
Wallingford: Ivar’s Fall Cider Celebration is on November 12th.
Greenwood: The [...]

Wazup in nearby neighborhoods?  Yep, time for our weekly round-up!
A Fire Strikes Four Greenwood Businesses:  Phinneywood did an amazing job covering the horrible fire that hit Greenwood early Friday morning.  Their coverage began with breaking news updates and video of the fire, and they continue to cover the effects of the fire on the Taproot [...]

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 [...]

Police are finally confirming that the Green Lake robberies may be linked to similar events in Magnolia and Northgate:

Rash of random attacks in Seattle
11:52 PM PDT on Wednesday, September 9, 2009
By CHRIS DANIELS / KING 5 News
SEATTLE – Is a group of men randomly assaulting and robbing people late at night? That’s the question Seattle [...]