HONK! Fest West returns to Seattle for its fourth year this weekend. The traveling festival will visit Georgetown on Friday; Gas Works Park on Saturday, May 14; and Seattle Center on Sunday. What is Honk! Fest West? Well, it's not a gaggle of geese or a google of gooses. Nor is it a festival designed to celebrate my Roman nose. It's about horns & percussion & dancing. To quote the Honk! Fest organizers themselves: HONK! Fest West is a free, three-day,…
Assistant principal Jesely Alvarez of Hamilton International Middle School has been named principal of John Stanford International School. Alvarez will take over Kelly Aramaki's post, when he departs JSIS at the end of the school year and heads to Beacon Hill International. Hamilton's principal, Chris Carter, expressed his excitement for Alvarez' new role, but also some sadness that "HIMS will be losing such a talented and respected colleague and school leader." As JSIS is one of Hamilton's feeder schools, he added…
Today's Green Lake Moms/Wallyhood deal is for 50% off at the Beehive Salon in Tangletown (2101 N. 55th St., #120). $25 bucks buys you $50 worth of hair services. Buy your deal here. Hurry, offer ends Thursday, May 12 at midnight (and psst, you don't have to be a mom to take advantage of this deal).
Hot on the heels of Seattle Tilth's Edible Plant Sale comes another: this time, it's organized by the John Stanford International School Kindergartners. Head to the school's south playground (on 4th Ave. NE, above 40th St. NE) this Saturday, May 14, from 10am to 1pm where, we're told, they'll have "lots of tomatoes and basil, cucumbers, beans, and other veggies, flowers and houseplants." JSIS mom, Kimberly also tells us the story behind the sale: The kindergarteners at JSIS have been planting…
Here's a look at what's happening at the Stoneway Village construction site, plus a call to artists interested in making metal sculptures and signage: The last of the excavation and shoring work at the south end of the project is being completed. The major work that is currently happening is the contraction of the concrete slabs. The onsite workers have enjoyed the visitors that routinely walk by the site and peer into fence to see the work that is going on. …
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…
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.