As our city continues to grow and evolve, Wallingford hosts many historic gems. This week, the artifact comes in the form of some energetic and educated teenagers. We join with the community of St. Benedict School in celebrating the graduation of its 110th class of 8th-grade students.

1908

A look back…

St. Benedict School opened in September 1908 by two Sisters of the Dominican Sisters of Edmonds, Sister Mary Vincentia Murphy and Sister M. Josephine Ratte, who lived at Holy Angels Academy in Ballard and walked to and from school.

St. Benedict had an inaugural enrollment of 66 students that …

Monday, April 8th, 6:30 – 8pm St Benedict School Auditorium 4811 Wallingford Ave N Donations at the door.

St Benedict School is hosting a public screening of LIKE, an IndieFlix Original documentary (www.thelikemovie.com) that explores the impact of social media on our lives and the effects of technology on the brain. We are privileged to welcome the film’s Director Scilla Andreen and Seattle-based counselor Kristen Weissenborn for an interactive discussion following the screening.

We’re inviting the wider community to join us to learn about this important subject that is affecting us all. Parents and 5th – 8th grade students welcome. Please do share …

In a time with plenty of bad news, I’m thrilled to announce that this small business will NOT be closing its doors. Kids on 45th, which we shared about in this January article, has been sold and is looking at a bright future with new owner, Elise Worthy.

Serendipity

It all began when Elise, a Wallingford mom of two boys (Isaac, 3, and Cooper, 8 months), missed her consignment appointment. “I called to reschedule and they refused, stating they were closing. I think it was the day they had decided to shut the door,” shared Elise over coffee recently. “I …

If you have kids or shop for kids, it is likely you have had the pleasure of finding treasures at Wallingford’s own Kids on 45^th, a bustling consignment store which sells new and used clothes, toys and baby gear.  Early on with our son, we would be in there every other week finding that cool new shaker toy or a baby food mill to try or taking home seemingly untouched pants from…France?  And we also enjoy bringing things back to receive in-store credit and for other families to enjoy (that musical walker that he played with for weeks …

One of our family’s favorite hallmarks of summer is Seattle’s Annual “Night Out” – a city-wide event of local gatherings for the purpose of encouraging neighbors to come together and deter crime. In north Wallingford, this usually takes the form of good eats, cold drinks and kids on bicycles whizzing around a closed off street. I love the chance to get to know people who live in houses I pass by all of the time and hear about concerns or ideas directly related to our ‘hood.

If your block has not yet picked up the tradition, it’s easy to get …