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Say Hello to the Hamilton Hawks

Chris Carter is a busy guy—which makes sense, really, because he’s the principal of a very busy school.  Despite a nasty head cold, and the week-long school break, Chris took the time to meet with me and provide a first-hand glimpse of the happenings at Hamilton International Middle School. You know, despite how close I live to Hamilton, I honestly didn’t know a thing about the school.  My only experience with the school has been watching students cut across my yard to…

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Shenanigans be gone – Super Nanny Casting Call

Calling all wild childs! The casting director for Season 6 of the ABC show SuperNanny is looking for families, and she'll be in Washington this month. If you're interested in learning more about the show, want to "try out" or nominate another family (wouldn't it be strange - or feel free to insert your own adjective here - to be "nominated" for this?), contact Vanessa Ranko at VanessaRanko@ gmail.com. And if you're a SuperNanny newbie like me, here's a little snippet on what they're looking…

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Wallingford Weekend Roundup

Ready for the weekend?  We sure are!  Here's a taste of what's happening in Wallingford and neighboring 'hoods this weekend: HONK! Fest West is a street fair featuring acoustic mobile street bands:  marching bands, samba lines, horn players, drum corps, and all sorts of funky noise .  HONK! Fest West kicks off with a neighborhood block party Friday, 4/9 from 6pm-10pm outside Fremont Studios, 155 N. 35th in Fremont. 5th Annual Seattle Edible Book Festival -- a festival celebrating books and food and the people…

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Readers, Give us a Piece of Your Mind!

If you haven't noticed, there's a place on the Wallyhood website for YOU the reader to post your own musings, questions or midnight rants.  Click the Forums link to the right of the Home button and let rip.  Here are some highlights from last week: People living in vehicles and Dogs on the playfield continue to be hot topics.  Check out these long, detailed posts.  Why not chip in your 2 cents? Has the neighbor's dog run over and pooped in…

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Growing Young Gardeners

Let's face it, kids like nothing better than mucking around in dirt.  And messing with sticks and harassing worms.  The Children's Garden at Seattle Tilth, tucked southwest of the Good Shepherd Center, allows them to indulge their primal side to their hearts' content while nurturing knowledge about gardening and a love of nature. I recently chatted with Lisa Taylor, the exuberant, ukulele-playing Children's Program Manager.  She said the Children's Garden was conceived in 1988 when the Center's unused swimming pool was…

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Change of Venue for Community Council Tomorrow

The April Wallingford Community Council board meeting will be held in the Wallingford Community Senior Center tomorrow evening, April 7th, 7:00-9:00 PM. The Good Shepherd Center is such a happening place that we got bumped from our usual venue (Room 202) so this is a chance to celebrate the revitalization of the Community Senior Center! Thank you WCSC for hosting this month. The agenda includes: 7:05 – Woodland Park Bowling Club 7:15 – 45th Street Viaduct Replacement Project – Summer 2010 7:30…

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Introducing, Mad Fiber

Many of you have been curious as to what has become of the now empty bakery down at the Essential Baking Company building. Back in the first week of February the production packed up all their bread making ingredients and shipped their ovens down to Georgetown in south Seattle. Sadly, dumpster diving went with them. The bakery was an empty and eerie place; the hustle and bustle of hundreds of workers was gone and the drop of a pin echoed off…

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