Are you ready to do some holiday shopping? No? Well, here's something close to home and a fun way to get you in the mood: Keystone Church (5019 Keystone Place N.) is holding its 33rd annual Festival of Hope -- an alternative Christmas fair this Saturday and Sunday (November 19 and 20). You can browse, have a deli lunch, maybe some pumpkin pie, and feel good knowing that the fair is a non-profit event, and the money you spend will support…
Wallingford neighbor and food blogger Judy Ramey is planning to cook an entire Thanksgiving meal for residents of the Plymouth Housing Group and she's seeking a few volunteers in the neighborhood who are willing to donate just a couple of hours the night before to help. She's got two people coming so far, and is looking for three more folks to help peel, chop, and prep. In her blog, Eat! The best food in the world, Judy writes: Come on over…
Show your support for local folks who take the long-term view of food production. Thursday (11/3) from 5-8 pm, join City Fruit, Northwest Cider Association, and Northwest Sustainability Collaborative for a night of cider tasting from some of the best hard cider makers in the region. For $20 you get 5 tastes. Get your ticket on-line or at the door at 314 First Ave. S. Every dollar goes toward helping feed hungry people in our community. To learn more and purchase…
A few days ago, we told you about the food drive organized by some very thoughtful neighborhood teens. Grace and her friends busily collected donations from people's porches yesterday, but she wanted to let everyone know that people can still drop food donations in bags at these drop points over the next few days: 3727 Burke Ave N 3634 Woodlawn Ave N 3814 Densmore Ave N Here's a pic of the girls today with some of the neighborhood's donations.
When was the last time you played a good ol' fashioned game of tug of war? Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound is looking for folks to form neighborhood teams for its charity event, the Seattle Tug of War Spectacular. The event takes place on Saturday, September 10, at 9:00am in Magnuson Park. They're looking for someone to assemble 8 tuggers for "Team Wallingford", which will face off against other neighborhood teams. If you're interested, visit their website: www.SeattleTugofWar.com. Registration…
Back in December, we read an article in the New York Times, Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid with Peanuts, on a hospital in Chidamoyo, Zimbabwe, that accepted barter in exchange for medical services. Faced with astronomical inflation, Zimbabwe abandoned its own currency and switched to the US dollar some years ago, but that currency, too, can be hard to come by: “It’s very difficult to get this famous dollar that people are talking about,” said Esther Chirasasa, 30, who hiked eight miles…
Want to have dinner out tomorrow night? Grab your bike instead of driving, and head to one of these host restaurants participating in the second annual Spoke & Food event. The restaurants will in turn donate 20% off their total revenues towards the Children's Garden Education programs at Seattle Tilth. If you want to ride in the neighborhood, Julia's is one of the participating restaurants. If you're interested in going a little further, look at the list of host restaurants here.…