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Wallingford to Chidamoyo

Back in December, we read an article in the New York Times, Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid with Peanuts, on a hospital in Chidamoyo, Zimbabwe, that accepted barter in exchange for medical services. Faced with astronomical inflation, Zimbabwe abandoned its own currency and switched to the US dollar some years ago, but that currency, too, can be hard to come by: “It’s very difficult to get this famous dollar that people are talking about,” said Esther Chirasasa, 30, who hiked eight miles…

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Neighborhood Greenway meeting this Wednesday

Last week, we gave you an update on the bike boulevard (now a "Neighborhood Greenway") coming soon to Wallingford. Another meeting is taking place this Wednesday evening, July 13, from 7-9pm at Mosaic Coffeehouse (4401 2nd Ave NE). The meeting is open to anyone interested in providing input on the Greenway, and the goal for this particular session is to come up with a list of questions/suggestions to pose to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), in terms of the route's…

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Wallingford Community Kitchen Annual Potluck BBQ

Sustainable Wallingford's Rachel Duboff invites everyone to the Wallingford Community Kitchen Annual Potluck BBQ Friday, July 15th: "Join us for our annual Picnic & BBQ; we'll be making up a few side dishes to go along with the event. This is a no-charge event, please bring along a side dish, drink, appetizer or dessert to share and something to throw on the grill for yourself. We ask for RSVPs to get an idea of the headcount. Thanks & hope to see…

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Upcoming PEPS Talk: How To Get Kids To Behave

King and Snohomish County PEPS (the Program for Early Parent Support) offers a series of talks for parents, with the majority of them here in Wallingford at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North). Their upcoming talk, scheduled for this Wednesday night, July 13, from 7-9pm is "How To Get Kids To Behave (And Still Like Yourself As A Parent)" with Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson. Here's a summary of what you can expect from the lecture: We all want the…

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Gift of Grace Pastor involved in motorcycle accident

We just received word from Vivian Little that Pastor Jami Fecher of the Gift of Grace Church was involved in a motorcycle accident in Idaho.  Here's an email she wrote to Gift of Grace parishioners: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Pastor Jami Fecher is on vacation and was heading east on his motorcycle. While in Idaho, he got into an accident and had to be taken to a hospital in Pocatello, ID. At this point no one knows how the…

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Paradin’ down 45th at the Wallingford Kiddie Parade

Yesterday was gorgeous outside, wasn't it? I'd call it perfect paradin' weather. It was an awesome day to hang outside with family, neighbors and friends here in Wallingford, and we hope you enjoyed the day just as much as we did. Here's a slideshow of the 62nd annual Wallingford Kiddie Parade and Street Fair.

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Beards from Below: An Adventure in Facial Hair Perspective

Do you have a beard? Can you look up? Then your fifteen minutes of fame are nigh, courtesy of beardsfrombelow.org—a curated photo blog that offers a new perspective on facial hair. Literally. The website is run as a labor of love by Wallingford’s own Jon Baker who, along with the site’s co-founder Robin Lee, began pioneering this new field of pogonology in early 2009. Since then, Jon has seen the underside of almost every style of beard imaginable– from ‘Abe’ to…

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