Monthly Archives: March 2012

Hip-Hop artist has Wallingford roots

Wallingford native"Scribes" a.k.a. Henry Kleaveland is a hip-hop and R&B artist whose self-released title, "What Was Lost" has been in the top ten on CMJ's Hip-hop chart and has had a fair amount of airplay on KEXP. He's played at Bumbershoot and headlined all over the city, including the Showbox at SoDo, Chop Suey, Nectar, and the High Dive; and this Memorial Day weekend, he'll be performing at the 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival. Though he no longer lives in Wallingford (his…

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Dance XpOsed

Yes, Wallingford, you've got music, you've got film, you've got theater, but do you have dance? Yes, yes you do. And no, we don't care if it's called "Fremont" Danceworks. Stone Way is Wallingford, or Wallymont at least. Fremont Danceworks, a troupe of accomplished teen dancers will perform works by leading Seattle-area choreographers in its March show, “XpOsed.” All the performers attend Dance Fremont!, a ballet and modern-dance school, located in the Fremont neighborhood for more than 15 years. A play off of…

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Francophonie

The New York Times had an interesting story yesterday on the benefits of bilingualism. We'd heard that children who grow up in bilingual households tend to hit language milestones a bit more slowly than their monolingual peers, but eventually catch up. Once caught up, there are some obvious advantages to being bilingual, not only for traveling, ordering in restaurants and working, but also for interacting in a meaningful way with people outside your daily strata. The Times article, The Benefits of…

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Breakfast in Tangletown

Wander into the northern corners of Wallingford on a weekend morning and you'll find some mighty fine smells in the Tangletown air. We know how to do breakfast over here. From good ol' Eggs Benedict to vegan donuts, from fine teas and scones that would have Princess Kate skipping down N. 56th Street, to Pacific Northwest twists on current trends in haute breakfast cuisine, we got it. And we're not afraid to share. The Publican, ahem, The Burgundian is a classy, laid-back public house…

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Metro Bus and Dog

We received the e-mail below from Tara last night. Before I quote it, I want to warn you that it's unpleasant news, nothing you want to read on a Saturday morning, I'm afraid. Today at 12:20pm a Metro Bus, coming along Meridian hit my dog and killed him. Having heard that a Metro Bus hit a pedestrian this week I want to ask: Do these buses need to drive like maniacs through our neighborhoods? I am always shocked at how fast…

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Wallingford to the Czech Republic

We've always been fans of InterConnection, the computer re-use and job skills organization based here in Wallingford (they recently moved from North Pacific near OmCulture over to Stone Way, but still Wallingford). They take donations of used computer equipment, fix it up, and offer it for sale or donation to those who aren't able to shell out for the iPad 3, but still could benefit from access to the Internet and software. You may remember we ran a story about the…

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St. Paddy’s Day in Wallingford

Whether it’s green libations, Corned Beef and Cabbage, or a good ol’ fashioned sugar rush you’re wantin’, here’s a couple of ideas for celebratin’ St. Patrick’s Day this Saturday—all within stumbling distance from your home: Murphy’s (1928 N. 45th St.)  "We are going to have a blast on St Patricks Day. Seattle's first St Patrick's Party. We open the doors at 10AM, and have a full line up of musicians 'til close. The loud and energetic Seattle Firefighters and Pipe band will…

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