Wallingford, Seattle

McDonald School Seeking Volunteers for PTA

This is an exciting time for the parents and children who are attending McDonald School Elementary next fall.  If you're a parent of an incoming student, now is the time to start thinking about your involvement with the school.  Parents are invited to join--and lead--the PTA for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. As a former board member for the PTSA at B.F. Day, I can attest that it's a rewarding experience, and the only way to develop high quality enrichment programs…

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Banjo, The Professor, and your Kids!

Okay, let’s get the banjo jokes out of the way first: Q: How do you tune a banjo? A: Everybody yells the answer: “Who cares!” Q: What’s perfect pitch? A: Tossing a banjo into the toilet without hitting the rim! Okay, enough already. Despite the fun to be had making fun of the banjo (don’t get me started on flute jokes) it’s a terrific instrument. It can be fun, mournful, cheerful, sad. Love classical music? Check out Bela Fleck’s “Perpetual Motion”…

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Huge Crowd Grabs Free Comic Books

Just a few blocks from the Tilth's Edible Plant Sale, another great Wallingford annual tradition was drawing big (albeit different) crowds:  Free Comic Book Day at Comics Dungeon on 45th Street. An employee there told me there was a huge line wrapping around the Free table from 10:40 to 12:30 and that it's always their busiest day of the year, but this was even busier than last year.  By 1 PM most of the good stuff had been taken, but this…

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Edible Plant Sale Photo Album

Despite chilly, blustery, damp weather gardeners turned out in record numbers this weekend for Seattle Tilth's Annual Edible Plant Sale. "Wristband entry", new this year, was in force where buyers were assigned a time to enter to even out the load.  Arrive early if you don't want to wait! Long lines formed but there were plenty of other distractions. Donuts! Talks! Crafts! The lucky ones who had been able to get their plants finally emerged from the picnic shelter ready to…

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Wallyhood Flavor Gelato Contest Winners

The Wallyhood Newsroom has been abuzz all afternoon, as we prepare to announce the winner of our Fainting Goat Gelato/Wallyhood Flavor contest!  But before we do, let's talk about our Readers Choice award and the week-long dead heat between Squirrel Swirl and Chocolate Chipotle Chai.  Great to know our neighbors love a good spicy flavor and our neighborhood's vermin woodland creatures. In the end, though, readers picked Chocolate Chipotle Chai between the two.  Our congratulations goes to Nicole for her innovative…

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May we thank…

Every once in a while, we like to thank the many fine businesses that help keep the lights on over here at Wallyhood, our sponsors. We've got one new one to add to the list this month, Smash Wine Bar and Bistro, which, in addition to serving organic produce, natural meats, a happy hour everyday and all day on Sunday, over 30 wines by the glass as well as full bar and beer, distinguishes itself by having one of the few…

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Bike to Work Month

Bike to Work Month is a time to park your car and put away your bus pass in favor of a nobler vehicle -- the bicycle! During the month of May, you can compete with Bike to Work Teams around the region, and be counted as one of the many thousands of bike commuters around Seattle. There are a couple of ways you can participate: Join the Group Health Commute Challenge – Commit to riding 5 round trips between May 1 –…

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