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Upcoming PEPS talk provides tips for ‘going green’

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, May 11, from 7-9pm is "Avoiding Toxic Chemicals and Creating a Safe Environment During Pregnancy and in the Home". Erika Schreder, staff scientist for the Washington Toxics Coalition and  Windy Gossett, Baby Planner for Itsabelly, will provide information…

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No winner?

Thus far, we have received exactly zero correct responses to last week's What in the Wallingford contest. We have wonderful prizes to choose from from our sponsors, Smash Wine Bar, Scarecrow Video, Green Cleaning Seattle and Murphy's Pub. And really, nobody recognizes the? We'll give you until mid-week, then we'll reveal the answer. Visit last week's What in the Wallingford contest page to take your guess.

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Sharrows in Wallingford?!

Folks, we need to start a petition drive or something. SDOT is seriously considering adding a sharrow at Latona and 40th. I know, right? A sharrow! Another example of big, lefty government gone amok. What are they thinking? Also, what's a sharrow? The Seattle Bike Blog is apparently more clever about these things than we, having attended Wednesday's Wallingford Community Council meeting at the Good Shepherd Center, where they heard SDOT's plan: The project will install an uphill bike lane on…

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ISB Waves Goodbye

(Full disclosure:  the author of this post is proud to be a member of ISB’s administrative team.  The 'royal we' in this post may be taken literally.) The Institute for Systems Biology (also knows as "the biology place," or "ISB") is an internationally renowned non-profit research institute dedicated to the study and application of systems biology, and to the development of "P4 Medicine."  P4 Medicine is a proactive healthcare model that is Predictive, Preventative, Personalized, and Participatory - and may well…

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Call Before You Cut

The life of an urban tree is not the greatest. Two of my clients have had tree vs. sidewalk situations lately, so it's likely many others will have to address this too. Count yourself lucky if the tree in your parking strip has grown into the space allotted for it without heaving the sidewalk, getting into overhead power lines, or becoming a hazard. I hasten to add, these problems are not the trees’ fault, but the result of being planted in…

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May 7 is Free Comic Book Day

Yesterday may have been "May the 4th Be With You" day, but don't be surprised when you see Stormtroopers from Star Wars hanging out in front of Comics Dungeon on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 10am.  Saturday is "Free Comic Book Day" and it's one of Comic Dungeon's busiest--if not THE busiest--days of the year. Last year, Helen reported that there was a huge line wrapping around the free table from 10:45am to about 12:30pm, and by 1:00pm, most of the…

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Wallingford Weekend – Celebrate Mom

Don't forget, Mother's Day is this Sunday, though I think we should celebrate moms all year long! O.k., maybe I'm pushing it, so I'll settle for a weekend instead.  Here are some ideas to make the mom in your life feel special: Saturday 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Take Mom for a bike ride -  Ride around Lake Union with Spokespeople. The ride includes a stop at the Center for Wooden Boats. For new, returning and reluctant cyclists. This 7.3 mile ride will…

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