This past year I had the pleasure of spending many hours in the lunchroom of the joint “McDonald-Lowell APP Elementary Cohousing Unit” at the former Lincoln High School (sometimes also referred to as the “home for wayward elementary schools”). There’s not a ton of great things to be said about a high school being used as a holding space for 600 elementary school students, though each program really did make the best of it. However, one of the shining lights of…
Don't forget that this Sunday evening (8/19), The World is Fun (TWIF) is hosting a fun evening at Gasworks Park, including a screening of The Goonies. The fun starts at 6:30pm, and the film begins at sunset. The Goonies is a great kid-friendly flick from 1985, written by Steven Speilberg and directed by Richard Donner, and features the young Sean Astin (who later became a Hobbit) and Josh Brolin (who went on to scare us with his uncanny George W. likeness).…
Summer, glorious summer, what took you so long? While many of us enjoy our one and only week of basking in the warmth, it's also a good idea to check-in with our neighbors and family members who are most at-risk for heat-related illness. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) "People who have difficulty getting around or who have health conditions are particularly susceptible. The elderly and the very young also merit special attention during periods of high heat and…
Tomorrow evening (Thursday, 8/16) Cantinetta (3650 Wallingford Avenue North) will be hosting an outdoor screening of Big Night. Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub star as brothers (Primo and Secondo) who own a failing Italian restaurant, and make a go of one special night featuring culinary delights and a big-time jazz musician to perform. If you haven't seen the movie, you absolutely must go down to see it. And what a perfect backdrop for it, too. Want more motivation? Cantinetta will be serving…
You may remember back in the beginning of August, we mentioned a mural that Chamber of Commerce President Colleen Kurke was having painted on her salon, Cutz Salon and Gallery on Meridian (see our post, "Mural, Mural on the wall"). The mural is actually a part of a much larger neighborhood project called WUMP! (the Wallingford Urban Mural Project). Here's what WUMP! is all about, from Colleen: The Wallingford Urban Mural Project aka WUMP! is a vehicle for bringing artistic talent,…
Yesterday, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews began the task of sealing cracks in arterial asphalt streets throughout Seattle, three of which are here in Wallingford (listed below). According to SDOT: This process will reduce the amount of water that seeps under the pavement during the year causing potholes and other roadway damage. The crews plan to start in the northern part of the city and work towards the south, although the schedule and order may change depending on the weather…
As a youngster, there were three albums played in heavy rotation on the hi-fi in our home: I Hear a Symphony by the Supremes, Stoned Soul Picnic by The Fifth Dimension, and Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass' Whipped Cream & Other Delights. I marveled over the Whipped Cream... album cover, wondering about the mysterious woman covered in cream. To me, she was the Queen of Cool Whip! The Reddi-Whip Lady! The Tops in Whipped Topping! And secretly, I, too, wanted to…