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Back in December, we told you about the cool little store run by the Snow Leopard Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to community-based Snow Leopard conservation. The store is in the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North), in Suite #225 (which is located right where you walk in the front door at the GSC). Anyway, they're having a big sale tomorrow (Thursday, May 3), from 12:00PM - 7:00PM in honor of Mother's Day, and if you mention this post, you'll…

Quick, when you think about synchronized swimming, what's the first thing that pops into your head? Is it Esther Williams in one of her classic water ballet films from the 50s, or do you think of an Olympic Synchronized Swimming event? Either way, they both capture synchronized swimming's beauty and grace, as well as the intensity. Wallingford is home to two teens who are a part of Seattle's Synchronized Swim Team (SST), the most competitive and successful synchronized team in the Pacific Northwest…

South Lake Union's Center for Wooden Boats will be cutting ribbon on their North Lake Union (Wallingford!) expansion next Friday, May 4th: The Center For Wooden Boats is pleased to announce we will formally open the new CWB North Lake Union Workshop & Warehouse on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 5:30pm.   We hope you’ll join us for the opening at the organization’s new second campus on Lake Union.  While the facility is land-based for now, over time we hope to build…

Have you ever considered opening your home to a foreign exchange student? It's a great opportunity to learn more about other cultures and to provide a visiting child with a glimpse into the daily life of an American family. International Student Exchange (ISE) is seeking host families for visiting high school students during the 2012/13 school year. The students come from Germany, Brazil, Sweden, Spain, Vietnam, Austria, Denmark, South Korea, China, Norway, Belgium, Thailand, Japan, and France. ISE provides visiting students with…