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2011-12 School Reports for Seattle Public Schools

Today, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) released its District Scorecard for the 2011-12 school year, along with school reports for each school in the district. The SPS Office of Public Affairs sent an email out to families enrolled in the District noting that "The District Scorecard for the academic year 2011-12 shows year-to-year growth in 12 of 23 area, including one of the District's most crucial goals: on-time, four-year high school graduation." Both the District Scorecard and individual School Reports can be…

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Lost a set of keys?

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If you're an owner of a Nissan and you're missing keys, then today is your lucky day. Reader Alex writes: I found a set of Nissan keys, along with 3 others at Wallingford Playfield yesterday. I would be happy to deliver them to the owner. If you think you are the owner of these keys, drop us an email at [email protected] and we'll put you in touch with Alex.

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Sunny Enough for Solar

Ever since my husband and I decided to install solar panels on our roof, we have frequently been asked by the solar-curious if it’s really worth it to install solar in rainy Seattle. The short answer: it’s worth it! Which is why I hang out by the mailbox whenever it’s electricity bill time - getting paid for the surplus electricity that our system has generated is truly electrifying! For starters, we haven’t paid an electricity bill since we installed our solar…

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Hointer

Apparently, I’m a spearhunter. I discovered this on my way out Wine World last week, backpack loaded with a quiverful of grappa. I loped past the space on the south west corner of the Wine World / Cosmopolitan Apartments building and almost missed the transformation underway. As far as I can remember, the space hasn’t been occupied since the Bavarian-themed Best Western went out of business 10+ years ago. Today, it was. In one corner, three desks with giant 3x” iMacs…

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Family Movie Night at WCSC this Saturday

The Wallingford Community Senior Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Basement Level) is hosting Family Movie (and Pizza!) Night this Saturday (Nov. 3) from 5:30-8:30pm, featuring "WALL-E". Bring the kiddos and your appetites for some pita pizzas (made in the WCSC kitchen), salad, beverages, and, of course, popcorn for the feature presentation! All ages are welcome. Entrance is free though donations are always appreciated. Click on the flier for more info and please register in advance, since space is limited! You can…

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Free Consult at Union Physical Therapy this Tuesday

In honor of National Physical Therapy Month (who knew?), Union Physical Therapy LLC at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Ste. 302) is hosting a day of free consultations and assessments on Tuesday, October 30, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Here's more info from the owner, Mitch Owens (MsPT, CMPT): The sessions will be from 15-30 minutes depending on the level of community interest and can cover a broad range of orthopedic physical therapy topics. These topics could include but…

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Slide to Nowhere

The lunchroom was all a-twitter at Lincoln High this week (Lincoln being the semi-permanent home of APP@Lincoln Elementary School). Rumor had it that someone at a nearby home had installed a slide in their front yard - a slide which slid straight into a fence. The slide was quickly dubbed the "sui-slide" and the kids eagerly discussed whether there was any safe way to go down it - perhaps dressed in one of those sumo wrestler costumes or if you propped…

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