Wallingford, Seattle

Open Enrollment ends Friday

UPDATE FRIDAY, MAR. 9, 2:30PM: Seattle Schools reports a power outage affecting up to 14 schools and the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence this afternoon. Therefore, they've extended the Open Enrollment deadline to Monday, March 12 at 12:30PM. EARLIER: Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow (Friday, March 9) is the last day to apply for Seattle Schools Choice Assignment for the 2012-13 school year. That means that if you want to apply to a school other than your attendance area…

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Caffe Appassionato to add beer, wine, and dessert

Wallyhood reader David writes: I get my coffee at Caffe Appassionato at N 45th and Stone Way each day.  I saw some taps there today and the owner James says that they will be serving beer and wine starting March 20th.  Will be interesting to see how this works out. So, we spoke to James who confirmed that Caffe Appassionato (1218 N. 45th St.) will indeed be serving beer, wine, and dessert beginning Wednesday, March 20. There will be four taps…

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Space available at Wallingford Childcare Center

The folks over at the Wallingford Childcare Center (2115 N. 42nd Street, in the Wallingford United Methodist Church)  wrote to tell us that they have part-time spaces available immediately for the following ages/schedules: Pre-K room (Rocket Room):  (2 full days) Wednesday full day and Friday full days Age: Must be entering kindergarten in Fall of 2012 Toddler Room (Rainbow Room): - (4 full days) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday full days Age: Child must have birthdate between September 2009 and March 2010…

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Crosswalk campaign

Wallingford resident and JSIS parent Meg Chadsey has put together a letter-writing campaign to get a crosswalk installed on NE Pacific Street at either Latona Avenue NE or 2nd Avenue NE. so students and their families who use the Burke Gilman trail can safely cross NE Pacific on their way to & from school. In her email to us, she writes: This project would also benefit all trail users (bike commuters, Wallingford residents, those wishing to access the Wallingford greenway via the recently…

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Burglaries in Wallingford

Update: 4:43pm: The P-I reports a third burglary occurred last night, on the 4000 block of Sunnyside Avenue North. According to the P-I, "Police believe the burglar entered through an unlocked front door and stole a purse near there. The theft was not discovered until after 6 a.m. Tuesday morning." Update 3:15pm: We've just learned that only one of the two houses previously reported had an unlocked door. Earlier: The Seattle P-I reports that two burglaries occurred last night in Wallingford within a…

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Backyard Zoo

Did you know rats can tunnel? Yeah, I guess it shouldn't come as a big surprise, they're clever beasts, but we were gobsmacked to discover a network of tunnels running under our chicken coop last weekend, and popping up opportunely near the feed bucket. Thus, last Saturday found us digging out the floor to bury a wire mesh barrier connecting to all the walls, to keep the little nasties out. It didn't work. Two days later, they'd managed to create a…

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Community Council Meeting Wednesday

The Wallingford Community Council will hold its March meeting at 7:00 PM, Wednesday March 7th at the Good Shepherd Center. Among the topics on the agenda are: a petition to the city for a crosswalk on N. Pacific St. for John Stanford students, proposals to reduce fossil fuel use in Washington State, and an update on the Skanska project at 3400 Stone Way. Everyone is welcome.

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