[Ed. note: Matt took these beautiful pictures of the WPC Harvest Festival almost a month ago. We forgot to post the pictures until now.] Harvest Fest at Wallingford Presbyterian Church was held October 25th. Bringing together all the best things about fall for the kids. Pies and other refreshments, pumpkin carving, costumes, a treasure hunt, and pin the tail on the donkey. A great family event to celebrate the changing of the seasons.
The good folks over at Seattle Public Schools’ Building Excellence III Program (BEX III) sent us a construction update for Hamilton International Middle School. If you haven’t been over to the playground recently, you should take a quick peek at the new gym. They’ve finished the backside with brick, which complements the rest of the school’s facade nicely. Here’s an update of the work completed within the last month: As of the end of October, 2009, the main building is roofed…
When Avila (1711 N. 45th Street) announced their opening, they mentioned they were interested in serving a one-day a week family friendly meal: dirt-cheap, kid-friendly homestyle cooking. Wasting no time, they're kicking it off this Sunday, November 22nd from 5:30 - 8:30 pm. The menu will change each week (and there will always be a vegetarian option), but they're starting off with: Bread and Green Salad Fried Chicken or Kale Stuffed Cannelloni Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Zucchini Pineapple Upside-Down Cake $10…
If you've been following reader comments underneath the call for signing petitions, surveys or meeting announcements, you can see how much Seattle Public School's new Student Assignment Plan has already impacted our neighborhood. But many would agree that the question of sibling "grandfathering"--allowing younger siblings of children currently enrolled in school to attend the same school despite the changes in boundaries-- is the one issue that seems to be the most important. This is true not only for Wallingford, but for…
Hello, neighbors! I thought I'd introduce myself to you as a new Wallywriter, mostly covering our neighborhood schools, though there might be a few other little tidbits I'll cover now and then. Three years ago, when we began the kindergarten enrollment process for our son, my husband and I knew next to nothing about any of the schools in our neighborhood, despite having lived here for 10 years. As we settled into our school’s community, one of my volunteer efforts was…
Kimberly writes: Thanks to the amazing generosity of the families in North Seattle we are going to have a great toy sale this Saturday! It benefits both CoolMom.org and FamilyWorks, helps provide quality affordable toys to families, and keeps stuff out of the landfill. So shoppers can go home feeling great about themselves and practically finished with their holiday shopping at the same time :) Thanks to everyone for helping CoolMom fill the donation barrels. It's going to be a great…
If you've got kids, you're probably too exhausted at this point in the night to be reading this blog. But maybe you'll be up at 4 a.m. like we are with Baby Z, and you'll see it then. Either way, that would give you enough time to sign this petition that some Wallingford parents have put together asking for a change to the new school boundaries. The deadline for submitting the petition is apparently tomorrow, Friday, as they would like to…