Rachel Duboff, the chef behind the Wallingford Community Kitchen events, just dropped us a line about a special and unusual happening this month: I had the chance to spend last summer in Italy. As a going away gift a friend gave me the book, Tales of a Female Nomad. I consumed it as though it spoke directly to me. A few months later, I learned of a new book that Rita had written, Female Nomad & Friends: Tales of Breaking Fee…
This Saturday, August 13th from 11 am - 10 pm is the second of two (unrelated) music festivals happening in August in Wallingford at Meridian Park: The Goddess Festival. Spearheaded by Tara Shuttleworth (also the Wallingford Art Walk coordinator for the past year), it's being billed as a fundraiser for local charities in addition to a rockin' good time: FREE and Open to the Public Three stages Local musicians, live art, theatrical performances and dancers Over thirty arts, crafts and food vendors…
Hyperlocal is the new local, and that goes for veggies as well as news. Want some produce that's even more local than you can get at the Farmers Market? Let us introduce you to Noelani Alexander, Scott Behmer and the City Grown crew. Tomorrow (Monday) from 4 - 7 pm, they're holding their first farm stand sale at their home in Wallingford (4108 Eastern Ave N). What's on sale? Carrots, beets, sweet onions, lettuce, chard, kale*, broccoli, fingerling potatoes, summer squash,…
When Grace and her sister and mom read Nicole Brodeur's piece in the Seattle Times this week, "For some kids, cuts at nonprofit mean fewer meals", it spurred an idea: "The article got my sister and I thinking, and decided with some friends to organize a food drive," Grace wrote to me in an email. "We put up posters around the neighborhood and gave out over 100 flyers. We want everyone to participate in this food drive." Between now and next…
Last month, we told you that Lowell Elementary's Accelerated Progress Program (APP) was moving to Lincoln in the fall, sharing space with McDonald Elementary. With the first day of school only a few weeks away, Lowell is in need of some books for their reading room and is asking if anyone has any books suitable for grades 3-5 that they're they're willing to donate. Some examples include Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl,…
The weather was perfect for a stroll in the Woodland Park Zoo last night during their Neighborhood Appreciation Event. Though they had 235 RSVP's for the event, I'd say about 100-125 people attended; and out of those, I noticed a bunch sporting name tags with "Wallingford" written on them. We were treated to some light fare of fruit, veggies, cheese and crackers, and yummy lemonade while all the kids got to romp on the wide lawn adjacent to the ZooTunes stage.…
When was the last time you played a good ol' fashioned game of tug of war? Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound is looking for folks to form neighborhood teams for its charity event, the Seattle Tug of War Spectacular. The event takes place on Saturday, September 10, at 9:00am in Magnuson Park. They're looking for someone to assemble 8 tuggers for "Team Wallingford", which will face off against other neighborhood teams. If you're interested, visit their website: www.SeattleTugofWar.com. Registration…