Local Artists’ Sales

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If you're looking to stay out of the big box stores, but still join in the holiday gift-a-rama, there are a number of local art and craft sales going on around the neighborhood this weekend: Honey House Holiday Sale (a late addition!) December 5 from 11am to 4pm. Location: 5745 Kirkwood Pl N Seattle, WA 98103 Featured: Seattle Urban Honey has honey from bees located in the 98103 zip code along with beeswax candles Maple Leaf Soap is handmade in the…

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Paris Global Warming Talks + Meaningful Movies this Friday

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Rick Turner is a 35 year Wallingford resident, retired architect, and Executive Director of the The Meaningful Movies Project. He wanted to specially get the word out on this Friday's showing which will be in support of the Paris global warming talks: This coming Friday Night, Dec 4th at 7:00 PM, Meaningful Movies in Wallingford will be presenting the film ‘This Changes Everything’ and we hope you will join us at Keystone Congregation Church.  Following the film and joining us for…

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Bike Works as ASUW

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Got an old bike in your garage that you're not using anymore? Leftover parts since you upgraded your sleek ride? Bike Works will be taking donations this Saturday, December 5th noon - 5 pm at the ASUW Bike Shop (4001 E Stevens Way NE): Each year, Bike Works collects over 4000 bicycles that we refurbish or recycle. But, there has yet to be an opportunity to donate on campus at UW... So we are coming to the ASUW Bike Shop to…

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Wallingford Community Council meeting Wednesday evening

The Wallingford Community Council meets this Wednesday, December 2nd, at 7:15 PM in Room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North. Paul Willumson announces a meeting on the Ship Canal Water Quality project being undertaken by Seattle Public Utilities and King County. To contain sewage overflows, a large underground storage tunnel would be built from Ballard to near N 35th Street and Interlake Ave N. (see Wallyhood previously) Carl Slater reports on the renovation of Lincoln High School,…

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Santa Photos

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Now that we're past Thanksgiving, it's safe to start your winter holiday festivitying, including the iconic Santa photo. Nancy Treder (a Wallyhood sponsor) says she started shooting them when her eldest son was a year old because she never had any Santa photos of herself:   Santa Photos at Wallingford Center by Nancy Treder Photography December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20th. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Ho, Ho, Ho! What would Christmas be without the annual Santa photo? We’ve…

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Goings On: Zoo Lights, Scarecrow Videos, WCSC Community Breakfast

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If you haven't seen Wildlights at the zoo before, it's worth it. Thanks to LED lights and programmable displays the light effects move around, like a salmon jumping down a stream or an eagle flying overhead. There's also an open reptile house and hot food to warm up with, real reindeer, Santa, the carousel, and the chance to have a (fake) snowball fight in Zoomazium. Scarecrow video is showing “Christmas in Connecticut” (1945) on Wed night at the WCSC in the Good Shepherd…

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School Design Advisory Team for Lincoln High School

Seattle Public Schools will be renovating Lincoln High School and it will re-open as a permanent high school in September of 2019. Construction Manager Mike Finnegan invites volunteers to join the School Design Advisory Team (SDAT) to work with the architects to craft concepts and specifications for the new program. There will be 6 formal meetings of the SDAT on Thursday afternoons, 3:30 - 5:30 PM, at Nathan Hale High School beginning in January and ending in March. The SDAT will…

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