Wallingford, Seattle

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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GO, GO! – School Meeting TONIGHT at Hamilton

Yow! - this is happening in less than an hour and a half!  Hurry over to Hamilton if you' d like to have a chance to catch the ear of the Seattle Public Schools Superintendent and other district and school leaders: "Welcome Back" Regional Meetings A meeting is scheduled for each region of the school district where families can meet with Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson, the leadership team, and the region's Executive Director of Schools.   The meeting for our region (the…

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Community Engagement on Share Shelter

It's been over a week since the indoor SHARE shelter opened its doors at the Gift of Grace church in Wallingford. A few days prior to its opening, SHARE held a notfication meeting to discuss the shelter with immediate neighbors of the church. Then on September 18th, Gift of Grace held the first of two open community meetings at Mosaic Coffeehouse to continue the dialogue. The second community meeting will be held on October 23rd from 10:30am to noon. In both of…

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Help Save the Home Tour

Last week, we reported that the Wallingford Home Tour, scheduled for October 3, had been canceled, due to lack of homeowner participation. Today, Weaving Wallingford Director Janet Stillman sent us an e-mail to let us know that the Home Tour's volunteer organizers recently met to discuss how they could keep the annual tradition going.  They've come up with a plan, but they need your help. The plan is to host the Home Tour on January 9, 2011, if they can get…

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Got Drugs?

If you are like me, you have a medicine cabinet overflowing with random prescriptions that have either been expired for years or unused, which are taking up needed space.  Does this qualify as a medication hoarder?  I sure hope not; but finally there is an answer to how to safely dispose of these unwanted prescriptions and over-the-counter medications. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is participating in National Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, September 25th, 10am-2pm. According to the Seattle Police Department, the…

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