Artifact Day at the Burke

This Saturday (January 7) is Artifact ID Day at the Burke Museum (UW campus at 17th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street) from 1:00PM - 3:30PM. A perennial favorite among diggers of dirt and collectors of cultural objects. From the Burke: Artifact ID Day is your opportunity to access this knowledge and find out more about that intriguing object that’s been sitting on your bookshelf ever since Aunt Jane brought it back from her trip to the Far East. Past Artifact ID Days have uncovered such rare items…

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Hamilton mourns loss of Marcy Shadow

Hamilton International Middle School Accelerated Progress Program (APP) teacher Marcy Shadow died on Tuesday, December 27, after a five year battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held today at Peace Lutheran Church in West Seattle. Her obituary can be found here. In a letter to the Hamilton community, Principal Chris Carter writes: There comes a time in the life of every community when painful events occur that compel us to take pause and support one another in our sadness…

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Joule’s Winter Supper Series returns Sunday

Ready for some comfort food, Wallingford? Joule's 4th Annual Winter Supper Series kicks off this Sunday (1/8) from 4:00PM - 9:00PM. The full schedule isn't out just yet, but here's January's Family Supper Menu: Cold smoked escolar, grapefruit, radish, seaweed coulis Sunchoke salad, pickled black currant, walnut, date vin Roasted bone marrow, scallion salad, texas toast, bagna cauda Jasmine fried rice, endive, caper, smoked mackerel Grilled pork, Korean bean pasted rub, turnip, cilantro chimichurri Charred brussels sprouts, fennel, pickled apple, bacon vin Date…

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Occupy Wallingford

In the spirit of the Occupy movement, a new "Occupy Wallingford" group has sprung up in the neighborhood. This announcement comes from one of the organizers, Jessica Severance: Last night at 7pm a dozen or so of our friends and neighbors met at Keystone Church, at 50th and Keystone Place, to start our own Occupy Wallingford group.  We discussed lots of issues, including our support of local businesses and our desires to see some peaceful actions in the neighborhood to raise…

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Half off at Fuerte Fitness

Today's deal comes from Green Lake Moms and Wallyhood sponsor, Fuerte Fitness: $55 buys you a 12-class package -- a 50% value! Choose your 12 classes from the following: Abs/Core - From crunches to v-ups, planks and side bends, these 30 minutes target and tone that hard-to-firm-up mid-section. It’s a short class with big results. Abs/Conditioning - This hour long class focuses on abs and core and also shoots for a higher level of cardio/muscle conditioning to get your heart pumping and muscles…

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Seattle Public Library seeks input for improvement

Did you know that more than 14 million people visited the Seattle Public Library last year? I'd be willing to bet that a large majority of Library patrons are right here in Wallingford, too, and if you're one of them, you might want to help the Library by providing some feedback about its services. The Seattle Public Library Board has laid out four specific goals for improving Library services, along with several options for each goal. You can share your comments…

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John Stanford Capacity Update

The Board of Directors for Seattle Public Schools will meet tomorrow night at 6pm to discuss the new Student Assignment Plan Transition Plan for 2012-13. If you read the Board's proposal (which you can view here), you won't find any mention of placing portables on the John Stanford campus, but you will find language that supports the boundary changes below. (Click on the graphic for a larger view). If you read the comments from our last update, where we discussed the proposed addition…

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