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McDonald Elementary Language Immersion Fundraising

Every year, John Stanford International and McDonald International Elementary face the daunting task of raising funds to cover the cost of placing full-time language immersion Instructional Assistants (IA's) in every classroom. The IA's are native Spanish or Japanese speakers who help to provide each classroom with a lower-student-teacher ratio. What's more, having an IA in the classroom enables students to hear conversations in Spanish or Japanese, providing a higher rate of language acquisition. On the school's PTA website, McDonald Elementary explains…

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The Baker 10: Climbing for Cancer

Setting out to climb only one mountain in a lifetime may be just fine for some, but not for Ryan Tuttle. During his first "Climb for Cancer" last year, the Wallingford resident got to watch the sun rise from the top of Mt. Rainier, and raised nearly 10k for breast cancer research. The experience was so alluring, he wants to do it again; only this time, he's chosen Mt. Baker and has asked 9 of his friends to join him. The…

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SuicideGirls at Comics Dungeon

OK, quick Internet lingo lesson: Everyone knows what "NSFW" means, right? Not Safe For Work, as in, "if you work in an open workspace and are concerned what your those around you think you're doing with your time online, don't click on this link." So, anyhoo, this Saturday, March 30, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Comics Dungeon (which recently moved across the street to 45th and 4th Ave NE, next door to Kate's Pub) will be hosting models from the SuicideGirls, an…

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Mailman, Melman, Artist

One of the things I love about Wallingford is how there's a little bit of artist in all of us. Even, apparently, the mailman. Nancy Merrill tipped me off that Mel Campos, the mailman for the 98105 chunk of Wallingford stretching from the water up to 45th Street around Thackeray* has been making kinetic sculpture out of objects he finds along his route and throughout his days. Mel, a native of the Philippines, has been delivering mail in the 98105 for…

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New curb bulbs/crosswalk for Wallingford Ave

Dorothy writes: Hi, I wanted to let you know about the response I received to my request (last September!!) to add crosswalks on Wallingford Avenue and 41st street, closest to Hamilton Middle School's main entrance. My son walks to school every day, straight up the hill from our home on Sunnyside, along with many other students, and they all tend to cross the street either there or on 42nd. Since they need to be in their seats and working by the…

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Sunday: Kidical Mass SPOKESPEOPLE Ride to Libraries

Two great "literary" events are happening in Wallingford this Sunday (March 24). First up, Spokespeople will lead a Kidical Mass bicycle ride to several local Little Free Libraries from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Then, they''ll head to Seattle Public Library's  "Sundays are Special" celebration at the Wallingford Branch (1501 N. 45th St.). The Spokespeople ride begin in front Wallingford Center (1815 N 45th St, Seattle, WA) From Spokespeople: This is a perfect ride for children! Just three miles with minimal hills on Greenways and other slow family-friendly streets. Riders of all ages and abilities are…

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University Bridge Closure This Weekend

Heads-up, folks: the University Bridge will be closed this weekend. Here's the scoop from The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT): The University Bridge will be closed the weekend of March 23-24 in order to make in-water repairs to be to the north fender of the bridge which was damaged in an earlier marine accident. The bridge will close at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 23.  It will remain closed until 10 p.m. Saturday evening.  At that point, the bridge will reopen until…

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