Interlake Child Care seeks new space

Located on the triangular section of N. 50th St, where Stone Way N. converges with Green Lake Way N., Interlake Child Care and Learning Center is an NAEYC accredited, non-profit 501 (c) organization that was founded in 1982. On the eve of its 30th birthday, Interlake is seeking a new, larger location, and they've turned to the public to ask for help. In addition to asking Interlake Child Care families and friends, they're also wondering if residents and businesses in the area…

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Seattle Schools closed on Wednesday

From Seattle Public Schools at 4:31PM Tuesday:  Dear Families, Due to concerns about hazardous road conditions, all Seattle Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, January 18. All before- and after-school activities are cancelled and there will be no preschool or Head Start. Thank you, Office of Public Affairs

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Seattle Schools Closing Two Hours Early Today

Seattle Schools has announced that they are closing school two hours earlier today, due to the weather: Dear Families, Seattle Public Schools will close two hours early today, January 17, 2012. All after-school activities are canceled. Please be prepared to have your student home two hours early. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause today, but predicting the weather is not an easy task. Safety is a top priority for our students. Please monitor local media tonight for announcements about school…

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Wallingford Community Kitchen – Mediterranean Style

The forecast calls for more wintry weather here in Seattle, so why not indulge in a little food of the sun? This Friday, you won't want to miss the first Wallingford Community Kitchen for 2012, where they'll be cooking and serving up warm and fresh ingredients from the Mediterranean. Here are all the details: We'll start cooking at 5:30pm; planning to sit down for dinner around 8pm and will try to wrap up about 9pm. As always, this will be at our…

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MLK and My Unusual Middle Name

Two years ago, I took the time to interview my father, who was one of 300 to accompany Martin Luther King on the famous march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. That march had a profound effect on the course of civil rights in this country, and my father's participation in it had a profound effect on me. I invite you to read, or re-read, the story I wrote two years ago based on that interview: What’s in a name –…

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Train Robbery

Talk about low: at Baby Z's request, we took a stroll through Wallingford Center last night to play with the train table that has graced the hallway for as long as we remember. Come to find: no trains! The folks at Lil' Klippers told us that all the trains that were on the train table just disappeared one Saturday a few weeks back. They're hoping someone returns them...or donates some new ones. Baby Z's reaction to the train-less train table at left,…

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