Northeast Seattle Wire — Week of April 6, 2026 ☀️

Welcome to the Northeast Seattle Wire!

So many new subscribers this past week - thank you for joining! I started this newsletter because after years of living in Wedgwood, I was still missing events, key dates, and neighborhood news simply because there was no single place to find it all. This is my attempt to change that - one week at a time. And a special welcome to my Maple Leaf and Lake City readers - glad you're here!

The Northeast Seattle Wire is your weekly digest of what's happening in our neighborhoods - the events, openings, and neighborhood news worth knowing about. I cover what I can find, and I'd love your help. If you know about something that belongs in here, reply to this email and tell me. That's how this gets better.

The beginning of each issue will have select updates and news from around the neighborhood. The newsletter will always end with key dates & websites for reference so you can find them every time.

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Trader Joe’s is coming to Northgate! Big news for fellow Trader Joe's fans. The new location is coming to 401 NE Northgate Way - no opening date yet, but it's confirmed. Easier to get to than the U-District store with the potential of better parking. Small silver lining given that the former QFC on 35th has been empty for five years and Wedgwood Center is still on hold — but we'll take it! Here’s the King 5 News story.

⛰️ Walking the Wild: Hike the Peaks of the Balkans trail across Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro, with Monique Cherrier & Ken Garrison (Online) - Wednesday, April 8, 7-8:30PM. Two local hikers share their journey along the Peaks of the Balkans trail - a multi-country traverse crossing remote green valleys, wildflower meadows, and jagged mountain peaks, with abandoned bunkers underfoot. Presented by The Mountaineers. Free or $10/$20 — tickets at mountaineers.org

🎶 Alyssa Edwards at Neptune Theatre (1303 NE 45th Street) - Thursday April 9, 8pm. The Thanks For Everything tour is Alyssa Edwards' "herstory" show - a hilarious and heartfelt journey through the RuPaul's Drag Race icon's life and career, featuring her signature high-glam choreography and, of course, the tongue-pops. Tickets from $47 via STG.

🎨 Best of the Northwest Spring Art Show (Hangar 30, Magnuson Park) - Sat–Sun, Apr 11–12. 100+ Pacific Northwest artists showing paintings, ceramics, jewelry, glass, fiber, and sculpture. Live stone carving demos plus free youth soapstone carving sessions (10:30 and 1:30pm each day). Food trucks on site. Tickets $5 in advance, $8 at the door · kids 12 and under free. Free parking. Sat 10–6, Sun 10–5.

Looking for last minute Spring Break ideas? Check out my post here.

The U.S. Women's National Team takes on Japan at Lumen Field on Tuesday April 14, and it's a great excuse for a midweek outing. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster.

If you ask me, live women's soccer in Seattle is one of the best deals in sports right now - world-class athletes, an electric crowd, and a stadium that actually fills up for it. Our family be there!

If you’re looking for a different sports event, look at the bottom of this email for links to individual schedules. I also created an overview of all the events until the 20th at the bottom of my staycation post.

If you haven't made it to Santo Coffee yet, spring break week is a good excuse. Located at 1325 NE 65th St in Roosevelt — right on the edge of our neighborhood — it's a vibey and beautiful coffee shop with baristas who clearly take the craft seriously. Oh, and it was co-founded by former Seattle Sounders star Fredy Montero and his wife Alexis, which is a fun detail (if you’re a Sounders fan).

The biggest policy story affecting all three neighborhoods this spring is Seattle's One Seattle Comprehensive Plan and the Centers & Corridors zoning legislation.

•       What it is: The legislation updates zoning across 30 new Neighborhood Centers, expanded Urban Centers, and transit corridors city-wide — affecting the built character of NE Seattle.

•       Why it matters: Parts of Wedgwood and Ravenna may see new multi-family housing capacity. Phase 2 in 2026 addresses Frequent Transit Route zones, which includes stretches of 35th Ave NE and NE 65th St.

•       Key upcoming dates: April 6 public hearing & rally (yesterday) • May 29 second public hearing

•       Get involved: Sign up for Futurewise's free volunteer training at futurewise.org or follow your neighborhood council for updates.

📅 Key Dates Ahead

🏟️ Seattle Sports Schedules

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