Wallingford, Seattle

KapKa School Open House

Chris Park dropped us a note letting us know that the newly relocated KapKa Cooperative School will be holding its open house coming up this Saturday, January 28th: This is the time of year when many neighborhood families will be exploring elementary schools, hoping to find just the right fit for their child. For more than 20 years, KapKa, a cooperative K-5 school, has offered an excellent progressive elementary education in our neighborhood with inspiring teachers and small class sizes. At KapKa, we believe in educating the whole child;…

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Hansen’s Florist Grand Opening on January 25th

We alerted Wallyhood readers to the opening of Hansen's Florist back in December. Business is blooming and the Hansen's folks are introducing themselves to their Wallingford neighbours via an Open House on January 25th. Stop by to check out the flowers, enjoy refreshments and take home a free balloon for the kiddos! Hansen's Florist is a family-owned business that has served Seattle since 1945. This new Wallingford location replaces the Fremont store, and the Georgetown location is still going strong down on 4th Avenue South. See…

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Normal Garbage Pickup Schedule Friday – But No Recycling

Lots of excitement in Wallyhood because of the missed garbage, recycling, and yard waste pickups last week. I just got off the phone talking to SPU and here is the scoop for Wallingford. Residents whose garbage pickup was missed last week can put out double this week on their normal garbage collection day, which is Friday, Jan. 27 for Wallingford. Residents whose yard waste pickup was missed last week can put out double this week on their normal yard waste collection…

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Package theft

Ugh, this is no good. Joan writes: Hey Wallyhood - just thought we'd put the word out that a package was stolen off our porch yesterday afternoon. The mailman said this has happened to others in Wallingford as well, so might be a good idea to be on alert and extra careful with leaving things out and about, and also to help out your neighbors by noticing any suspicious behavior. This is nothing new, really (see Lurker Lurking, Package Stealing from…

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Elemental, My Dear Watson

We've lived 19 years in Wallingford, and somehow never made it to Elemental (3309 Wallingford Ave N) until this past Friday night. Sure we'd heard stories: the owner has an attitude, don't expect friendly, thinks he's too good for his customers. There are no reservations, and there's always a line, so there's no winning. Absolutely wrong. That we had to tromp down the slushy ice field that was the Burke Gilman on Friday night explains the lack of a line on our visit,…

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No Garbage Pickup Today

From Seattle Public Utilities as of Saturday AM: Normal residential collections to resume on Monday, Jan. 23. Neighborhood road conditions prevent safe collection of delayed residential garbage, recycling, and food and yard waste today, Saturday. All customers who did not have their solid waste picked up during the past week may set out double amounts for their next regularly scheduled collection at no extra charge. Most commercial and apartment customers will have waste collection service today or Sunday, Jan. 22.

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Creativity through ‘The Artist’s Way’

If you’ve ever found yourself lacking the same creative spirit others seem to use effortlessly, and to their fullest potential, then you might be interested in a course designed to tap into your own creative side.  According to Julia Cameron, author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way, we are all creative, but “in order to retrieve your creativity, you need to find it.” The Seattle Artist's Way Center is holding two 12 week long classes that introduce the teachings of Julia Cameron.…

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