Wallingford, Seattle

Thackeray bus re-route cancelled today

Last Wednesday, Margaret told us about the repaving of Thackeray Place, and that Metro buses would be rerouted down 45th last Thursday & Friday, as well as today. Metro has just cancelled that re-route, so catch your bus on Thackeray as you normally would today! From Metro: " The scheduled reroute for Route 26 local & express are canceled for today Tuesday, August 16.  Routes 26 local & express will be on regular route." Does this mean the repaving effort is…

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Pirates and Pipsqueaks

Ahoy there, me harties! Come join the SeaFair Pirates during the annual Pirates and Pipsqueaks carnival at the Solid Ground parking lot (1501 N. 45th St.) this Sunday, August 21, from 12pm - 5pm: Pirates and Pipsqueaks is an old fashioned carnival for kids of all ages. Enjoy a lovely summer afternoon with the Seafair Pirates. Vintage carnival games will include Dunk the Pirate, a Pirate Bounce House, Walk the Plank, Cupcake Walk, Pirate Whiffle Ball, Ducks in the Pond, Balloon…

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$20 car tab fee enacted, no Metro cuts

Last Friday, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced that the King County Council had enough votes to pass a $20 car tab fee at Monday's scheduled meeting about Metro funding.  If the Council voted to enact the car tab fee, there would be no reason to put that decision before the voters in November.  And no reason for Metro to cut 600,000 service hours beginning in February. We saw a number of articles and news stories about Monday's vote late last…

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Diva Workshop

How's your diva-ness, Wallingford? Got enough? Or maybe you need a bit of a help to get down with your diva-tude? Help is on the way. Internationally known chanteuse and preeminent diva Julie Cascioppo will be sharing her divalicious self with aspiring divas in her 3 hour coaching session titled "Get in Touch With Your Diva-Ness" this Thursday, August 18th from 6 - 9:30 pm at the Good Shepherd Center's Chapel Performance Space (4649 Meridian Ave): GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR…

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Bubbles gets a touch-up

On Sunday, folks around N. 41st St. and Interlake gathered together for a neighborhood block party, and to give Bubbles the Turtle street mural a touch up. Kids were treated to a bouncy house which was still going strong by 8:15 pm when I stopped by. Bubbles looks good as new, and gosh, I'm amazed it's been a whole year since we first told you about the neighbors getting together to create the colorful turtle.

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Free Trees

Pssst...buddy, you wanna Asian pear Shinselki? How about a Paperbark Maple? Oh, I see what you got your eyes on, and you can't have it! That's a Reivers Purple beech, and she's my favorite, I wouldn't give her away to just anyone. You just anyone? If you got a hankering for free trees, head on over to the Seattle reLeaf web site, where the city is giving away trees to qualified homeowners: The Trees for Neighborhoods program helps Seattle residents plant…

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Neighborhood Bilingual Preschool: Zoom

If you're interested in sending your pre-schooler to a Spanish-immersion school in the neighborhood, in addition to Cometa Playschool (which we reported on back in June), Zoom Playschool has a Wallingford location with classes for children ages one through ten. Zoom owner Angelica Camargo reports that Zoom is a Spanish immersion program "that is presented in conjunction with a creative curriculum designed to stimulate intellectual curiosity, develop logical thought processes, support cognitive growth, enhance language opportunities and build phonological and written…

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