Interconnection Reopens, Wallingford Center Turns 30, and Vote!

Interconnection (3415 Stone Way N.) is one of those little charities quietly working to make the world a better place right for their little Wallingford / Fremont office. They are a great place for basics like RAM or a $5 USB mouse, they provide low-cost, recycled computer equipment to non-profits and underserved communities around the world, and they collect and recycle used computer equipment, keeping potentially hazardous waste out of the landfills.

Jayme Busser wrote to let us know they’re having a ribbon-cutting this Friday at 11:30 am to celebrate their grand re-opening, after a major remodel:

InterConnection is eager to announce the Grand Re-Opening of the InterConnection Retail Store on Saturday July 18^th in Fremont. InterConnection, a Seattle nonprofit since 1999, has become a major resource for residents seeking affordable technology.

Home of the $99 Laptop, the InterConnection Retail Store provides over 400 students and low-income families across the Puget Sound with access to high quality, affordable technology each month. InterConnection’s store consists of technology like laptops, computers, LCD monitors, no contract phones, and iPods. The wide selection of tech accessories has also drawn in the local tech crowd looking for hard to find items at bargain prices.

InterConnection has recently finished its complete remodel of the retail store. To celebrate the remodel and as a way to say thank you to the community for years of support, InterConnection is hosting a Grand Re-Opening. The public is invited to attend a Ribbon Cutting ceremony at 11:30amon Friday July 17th. District 6 Seattle City Council candidate Catherine Weatbrook will be cutting the ribbon, with refreshments to follow.

The Grand Re-Opening on Saturday July 18^th, will offer customers both new and old, a chance to win prizes and take advantage of rock-bottom prices only available during the Grand Re-Opening weekend.  An i7 Laptop will be raffled off along with twenty, $50 gift certificates good for repairs and services.

Stop by and say hi.

Wallingford Center turns 30 with a party this Saturday from 1 to 6 PM. They’ve gone through a lot of changes over the years. You can date yourself by how far back you remember things. Remember Imagination Toys? How about the Garden Spot? How about the Bagel Shop in the basement? Remember it as a school? (if so, write us)

They seem to be stable now adays despite the lack of a theme or of essentials other than the hardware store. We’ve wished they’d convert the basement into a bouncy house play space and then put in a beer garden upstairs, but then again we’re Dutch. In the Netherlands every town has places to bike to and drink a beer while you watch your kids safely frolic on a playground.

Finally, primary elections are here, and they are important this year as we switch to district elections! Don’t be a puppet for the shallow ideological choices made by the Stranger or the Seattle Times. The Seattle PI used to do good endorsements back in the day, but there’s really nobody that does now. You need to do your research. Good stuff includes:

• The Seattle Channel if you like videos: http://www.seattlechannel.org/elections
• There’s our coverage where you can read answers to Wallingford issues written by the candidates for District 4 and District 6
• Then there’s publicola, which tries to do decent coverage of the races
• And of course the candidate statements from the voter guide- read them!