I talked to my brother in Brooklyn last night. He tells me that, with the influx of well-heeled families to what was once a low-rent hub for artists (Brooklyn, for those of you who don't know, was kind of like the Georgetown of New York), new schools are popping up left and right. Apparently, event the Blue Man Group is getting in on the action, with the Blue School, if you can believe it. Locally, we're also seeing new schools opening,…
Craig writes: In case anyone recognizes this idiot: Amazon van dropped off the package yesterday (1/15) at 1:30pm on Sunnyside. Thief showed up at 2:00pm. I have the whole thing on video. I was at home in addition to my two dogs, but didn't hear him on the front porch. Package was an $8.54 8 oz container of plant fertilizer! I would loooove to get this guy identified, or at least put people on the lookout for him and his large black bag…
The Selena's Guadalajara / Chabela's / Patty's Eggnest / Salut Bistro spot on 45th has a new tenant on the way: Pam's Kitchen. According to their web site: The story of Pam’s Kitchen starts over 20 years ago, when the owner and chef Pam Jacobs was still living in her native country of Trinidad. She had a small establishment there, called ‘Pam’s Snack Shack’, but she always dreamed of coming to the Pacific Northwest to open a full restaurant. When Pam moved…
Elementary school tour season continues. Trung Hua, Geen Lake Elementary's PTA New Student Liaison for New Families, writes: We would love to share with new families considering to start their child at Green Lake Elementary. We have two SPECIAL guided school tours for new families, which will require your registration. These tours are an opportunity to meet our principal and staff, and see the facility including our new Cafetorium (lunch room and auditorium opening this Spring). They may bring their child, though…
Pecado Bueno in Fremont is hosting a fundraiser for Wallingford's FamilyWorks on Monday night, with all proceeds helping out the food bank. A $15 admission for adults or $10 for kids gets you an all you can eat Taco Bar and music by Tangletown String Band. Stop in between 5-8pm.
Happy birthday, Wallyhood: it was 6 years ago this week that the first post appeared. Since then, there have been 4,408 posts and 21,937 comments, if Wordpress is to be believed (and 4,291,243 page views, if Google is to be believed). 2015 is going to be a bit different: on March 9th, my wife Michelle, my six-year-old son Zev and I will all three board a plane for Seville, Spain, beginning a three-month (or more) trip abroad. Our plan is to wander…
Always fun happenings at the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center. This coming Saturday, January 17th, the Tiptons Sax Quartet and Drums presents Mythunderstandings: An Oral History-Driven, Multi-Media Performance This collaborative performance features an award-winning creative team: film maker Adam Sekuler and director Lisa Halpern, with the Tiptons Sax Quartet collaborating with Coastal Salish story-teller/musician Paul ‘Che oke ten’ Wagner. Mythunderstandings explores the common threads of our individual experiences and the myths we tell ourselves and each other to…