Wallingford, Seattle

Next week is Washington Organic Week (WOW), and the Wallingford-based gardening and ecology group Seattle Tilth is getting in the swing of it with a series of events, culminating in their 1st annual fundraising gala, "Under The Harvest Moon" and the annual Harvest Fair. There's a full rundown on the Tilth Producers WOW Week web site, but here's a sampling: Greg Atkinson, executive chef of Marché, will be giving a cooking demonstration at the Book Larder in Fremont. Organic Beer, Cider…

Firefly Tutoring, the brainchild of lower Wallingford resident Paul Schurr, is slated to open on Wednesday, not coincidentally the first day of school for those who attend Seattle Public Schools.  Paul, who teaches computer programming at the UW, has joined forces with seasoned middle school science and art teacher Lori Bellamy and veteran reading specialist Roy Matieson to create this neighborhood tutoring and study skills center. Firefly is offering a range of services including: tutoring for students who are struggling; enrichment…

Earlier this month, the Seattle Times reported that the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) project, "Greener Skies Over Seattle", calls for "significant changes" in flight patterns to airplanes approaching Sea-Tac airport from the northwest and southwest. So, rather than jets flying over North Seattle, they'd be re-routed over Elliott Bay, with a final approach over Harbor Island. The changes in flight patterns are part of "NextGen," a larger project by the FAA to reduce the use of fuel and to lower emissions…