Atoma is one of our neighborhood's newest restaurants, opening just over a month ago in the space formerly occupied by Tilth at 1411 N 45th St. Headed by former Canlis executive sous chef Johnny Courtney, it is sure to get Seattle foodies talking. My wife and I arrived at 5:30 on a Tuesday, half an hour after opening, having reserved our spot about a month previously. Only a few tables were occupied at that point, but the place filled up quickly.…
We received this announcement from the Wallingford United Methodist Church: Come join our annual Christmas Carol play along/sing along! We'll provide music for just about any instrument as well as lyrics and music for singers. Players of all skill levels and ages are welcome. This year's conductor is Daren Weissfisch When: Saturday, December 2,10:30 am Where: Wallingford United Methodist Church, 2115 N. 42nd St. What to wear: Ugly Christmas sweater and/or comfortable clothes What to bring: Your instrument and a music…
Editor's note: Wallyhood has long desired to strengthen our information links to our neighborhood public high school, Lincoln (LHS). Vicky Greenbaum, who is Director of Orchestras at LHS, has been helping us with this, and provided a list of upcoming arts and music-related events there.) • December 3: Auction for the Arts 7 pm at Great Hall at Green Lake; details are provided in this previous Wallyhood article. • December 7: All LHS Orchestras in concert 7 pm in Lincoln Auditorium;…
You've done Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday. Now, Giving Tuesday is here. This is the day when our Wallingford social service organizations need you to step up and make a contribution to help them get ready for a lean, cold winter. Wallyhood published a post with details about our neighborhood's eight major social service organizations last week. Go here to get links directly to their webpages. Take a look back to read about Assistance League of Seattle, Boys &…
Wallingford resident and parent Katherine passed along this announcement about an open house at a nearby (U-District) cooperative school. While we at Wallyhood typically try to maintain a tight focus on our neighborhood, these days parents cast their nets more broadly and this is just on the other side of the freeway from Wallingford. The information below was provided by the school. University Cooperative School is a community-oriented, pre-K to 5 school with a progressive, experiential, multi-age approach to learning. Students,…
Those of who you frequented the Wallingford Farmers' Market at Meridian Park during the summer may have seen the works of local artist Melinda Hannah, who specializes in architectural renderings. She has a gallery show coming up at the Good Shepherd Center on November 28th and invites the community to view her new artworks that focus on homes and buildings. Melinda worked for the Seattle Times for eight years, before setting out to pursue her new direction as an artist. She…
It is nearly Thanksgiving, the holiday that has sadly become something of a footnote as Black Friday Eve. But many people still maintain the old traditions of gathering with family and friends to enjoy an abundance of food and polarizing discourse. It used to be, that if you realized that you were one brussels sprout short of a side dish; or desperately needed another couple bottles of wine to make it through dinner with Uncle Bob; or required bandages and tourniquets…