Photo by Susanna Williams

It was fitting that Joe's next-to-last neighborhood tour would be two key institutions in his own backyard-- the Wallingford Boys & Girls Club and the Wallingford Senior Center.

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Joe was welcomed to “The Center of the Universe” by Chris Webb, owner of Fremont Coffee.

Over coffee C… Continue

Four community leaders guided Joe on a tour of West Seattle, with a spirit of mutual enjoyment and respect clearly bonding the group together. Vlad Oustimovitch explained, “We get along really well. We get our civic issues pretty much worked out before we involve the City in one of our ideas. Maybe it’s… Continue

The residents who led Joe around their Queen Anne neighborhood love its special urban character. They’re proud of Seattle Center, the walkable streets, the availability of public transport, the many destination restaurants and night spots, and the hard work so many residents have devoted to the Queen Anne… Continue

Dan Say is a principal of Swenson Say Fagét, a structural engineering firm in Belltown. He’s married with three children and has lived in the Roosevelt neighborhood for the last 16 years.

“I was born and raised in Seattle, so my roots here are deep. I’ve known Joe for about five years, mostly because ou… Continue