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Host a Foreign Exchange Student

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…

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Stone34 Design Review Meeting

Another Design Review Meeting for Stone34 (3400 Stone Way North) is scheduled for Monday, April 30 at 8:00PM, at the University Heights Center (5031 University Way NE). This is the second recommendation meeting since the Design Review Board did not make a recommendation during the March 19 meeting. Skanska's most current design proposal is available for review here.

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Greenway Sharrows

SDOT crews were out on Monday at N. 43rd and Burke Avenue N. painting sharrows for the new Wallingford Greenway. This segment of the greenway connects with the existing crosswalk on Wallingford Avenue N. (which will remain, with some modifications) and continues west on N. 43rd to Stone Way N. A reminder about sharrows from SDOT: Shared lane pavement markings (or “sharrows”) are bicycle symbols carefully placed to guide bicyclists to the best place to ride on the road, avoid car doors and…

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Free FamilyWorks Workshop: Parenting Teens

If you've got teens (or 'tweens) living at home, you have my utmost respect. In addition to that, I'm offering something much more practical: Check out this workshop for parents of teens hosted by FamilyWorks (1501 N. 45th St. ), starting Wednesday, May 2, from 6:30-8:30PM. It's free and runs for six weeks, through June 6. Call ahead to register at 206-694-6727: Adolescence can be a time of stresss, turmoil, exploration and change for both parents and teens.  Join with Kim…

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Alcohol Impacting Wallingford

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(It's been several years since we discussed the impact of the U-District's Alcohol Impact Area designation on Wallingford. As a refresher, in 2006 the city declared the University District an AIA, which meant that stores in that area are forbidden from selling 29 different types of fortified wine, beer and malt beverages favored by alcoholics for their high alcohol-to-cost ratio (e.g., Steel Reserve, Colt 45, Night Train Express). Unfortunately, this has meant that those spending their time in the U-District (or…

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See ‘Now and Then’ at MOHAI free on Tuesday

Our favorite neighborhood historian, Paul Dorpat, wrote to tell us that the "Now and Then" repeat photography exhibit at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) is winding down and will close when the museum closes its McCurdy Park location in Montlake in June. If you haven't gone to it yet, you've got an opportunity to see it for free on Tuesday evening (April 24) from 5:30PM to 8:30PM.   The "Now and Then" exhibit features Paul's time lapse videos he took…

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Cats and chickens out and about

A reader posted in the Forums on Friday about a cat, but also asked us to post photos, in case someone recognizes him: I'm posting this for my neighbor, Mila. Her cat brought home a playmate, and she/he's pretty much moved in. It's a big kitty, maybe 16 pounds (?) shy but friendly. Mila's taking very good care of her/him, and has named it Destiny. Has dark tabby like markings. If this is your cat please call Mila at 206-525-3716.   Meanwhile,…

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