Wallingford, Seattle

Let’s Make A Deal with Greenlake Moms

Have you seen those Daily Deal junkies?  Are you, in fact, secretly one? I used one recently to get a haircut (paying a lot for haircuts is a pet peeve) and the stylist said a huge wave of people cashing it in had come through, all opening up about their deep obsession with getting deals (psychiatrists should do double duty as hairdressers). Well, a very local outlet for those outrageously discounted, virtually irresistible bargains has opened under the aegis of the…

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3rd Annual Dine Out For Animals

At age five, I was organizing tea parties with Cabbage Patch dolls and My Little Pony make believe horse shows; five-year-old Lucas Engles-Klann is organizing this Sunday, October 3rd's Third Annual Dine Out for Animals Silent Auction, Make-Your-Own Pizza Dinner (vegetarian of course), and Fundraiser held at Elemental and Elemental Next Door from 2:00 - 7:00 p.m.  The space has been graciously donated by Phred Westfall and Laurie Riedeman. All proceeds made will benefit the Woodland Park Zoo.  Last year the annual…

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In other news

My Greenlake announces that painting the new street mural on Stone Avenue N. has been postponed until Friday,October 1. Eastlake Ave. reports that the intersection of Fairview Avenue N. at Fairview Avenue E. is one of 11 city-wide projects to receive funding from the Neighborhood Street Fund Large Project for reconstruction. Fremont Universe points out some green rooftops in Fremont. PhinneyWood provides details for the “Phabulous Phinney Pig Out” held on Thursday, October 14 Capitol Hill Seattle describes the swanky new…

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Costume Swapsies!

Closet getting full with Halloween costumes that are either too small or too big? Perhaps you're just too tired of being a "sexy cat" year after year? Well, we know it's slightly beyond the neighborhood, but this is definitely worth mentioning:  in the spirit of promoting a Green Halloween , beginning this Friday, October 1, Whole Foods will be collecting gently used Halloween costumes for the National Costume Swap Day in exchange for a ticket to pick out a "new-to-you" costume…

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Dinner tonight: tomatoes au tomatoes with a side of tomatoes

Have a hankering for some tomatoes?  Then you’ll want to head over to the Wallingford Senior Center tonight at the Good Shepherd, where the Wallingford Community Kitchen will celebrate that savory, botanically classified fruit that’s more commonly known as a vegetable.  The kitchen will be held this evening from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Not only will everyone have a chance to participate in making and enjoying the meal, but here’s what else is in store for this evening: Community Kitchen leader…

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Hamilton – lights on, lights off; lights on, lights off…

Folks living adjacent to Hamilton International Middle School may have noticed that the school's outside lights and the lights inside the gym are turning off and on during odd hours.  My first thought:  could it be the legendary ghost, roaming the halls once again, now that the school remodel is complete?  Nah!  She only hangs out in the bathroom on the second floor. The real answer comes from Michael Romero, the project manager for Hamilton's.  Michael issued a memorandum this week…

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Up and Down Night on “The Town”

Audiences at the Guild 45th had mixed reactions to Ben Affleck's second stint behind the camera in another Boston crime flick, The Town.  (On the plus side, from Wallyhood's perspective, it does have guys dressed as nuns): "Overall really good.  We're from Boston.  They toned down the accent from real life.  The authenticity was right on.  That's Charlestown trash for you." - Steve & Lindsay "Good movie.  It kept me entertained.  But Hollywood-esque.  Ben Affleck's character was good.  Overall thumbs up."…

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