The Pineapple Express

Jay Patrikios and Cassie Martin spent their fourth date touring the house that would one day become their home. Jay had a feeling about both his date and the house, and ended up committing to both of them. After remodeling their little bungalow with a modern eye and a taste for environmental-friendliness, Jay and Cassie found themselves needing extra space (their family will grow by one this October). The couple wanted something that would suit their sense of style as well as…

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Bizim ev xoş gəlmisiniz!

Google Translate tells me that the headline reads "Welcome to our home!" in Azerbaijani, which is what you would be saying if you were a host family. The UW organization Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (www.fiuts.org) is seeking families to host youth leaders from Azerbaijan for a homestay from August 27-September 9. Here are the details: The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (www.fiuts.org) is welcoming a group of high school students to Seattle from August 27-September 9 as part of…

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Acro-Cats at Stone Soup

Every once in a while, we get a press release and think to ourselves: "ourselves, this has got to be a joke." Truthfully, it is not every once in a while. It is once. And the once is right now. And this is the press release. The STONE SOUP THEATRE (4309 Stone Way N. Seattle, WA) welcomes Samantha Martin and The Amazing Acro-Cats, one of only four performing house-cat troupes in the U.S, from  August 19th  to September 1st. The Amazing…

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Wallingford Pediatrics Says ‘Goodbye’

We heard through the Mamavine that after 32 years of taking care of Seattle's kiddos, Wallingford Pediatrics will close at the end of September. From the Wallingford Pediatrics website: Wallingford Pediatrics Says 'Goodbye' Wallingford Pediatrics 4005 Wallingford Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103 Amye Hadley, A.R.N.P., N.D David Springer, M.D., M.P.H. July 27, 2012 To all of the Patients at Wallingford Pediatrics: After 32 years Wallingford Pediatrics is closing its doors on September 28, 2012. We would love to continue providing compassionate…

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New Principal Named at Hamilton

Last week, Jose Banda, the new superintendent for Seattle Public Schools, announced a new principal appointment for Hamilton International Middle School, and that Chris Carter, Hamilton's former principal, has moved to Mercer Middle School. Here's Superintendent Banda's message to the Hamilton community: Dear Hamilton International Middle School community, I am excited today to announce the appointment of Lucinda (Cindy) Watters as your new principal. Ms. Watters comes to Hamilton International Middle School from Einstein Middle School in Shoreline where she has been…

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Only in Wallingford

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Last night, Jordan spotted this flyer while he was out crashing Wallingford block parties:    (The goat was last seen on July 1, so let's hope the little guy found his way back home; but that explains why the lawns in lower Wallingford have been extra tidy lately.)  

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Last Wallingford Walk: A Guided Architecture Tour

Come on out this Saturday (August 11) from 10:00am - 12:00PM, for the last Wallingford Walk of the season, featuring the neighborhood's classic architecture: Al Elliot, a local Wallingford expert on historic architecture, will be leading the walk. We’ll take a look at some of the classic commercial buildings along 45th as well as head down Wallingford Avenue for a look at period homes and architectural details. As Al is known for doing, he’s arranged for a tour of the interior…

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