Wallingford, Seattle

Man, is this neighborhood a happening place or what?? After you hit the Art Walk this evening, swing on by the Good Shepherd Center  (room 202) for a little spirited community culture. The monthly meeting of the Wallingford Community Council will be happening from 7:00-9:00 PM. This month’s agenda  features: Reports and announcements on ongoing projects like the McDonald School Playground Discussion about the vision of the future for the Good Shepherd Center Wallingford Community Senior Center update and some news…

Oasis Art Gallery, the hood's affordable stop for exceptional art is hosting a new exhibit; Life Manifested. This exhibit runs through July 25th and focuses on five different artists that portray unique perspectives of how life manifests in our world: Lynne Auld presents a Focus on Paris Life; Tomoko Briggs portrays Otherworldly Habitats and Communities; David Harrison beautifully depicts Impressions of Madrona Trees; Ryan O'Keefe expresses the Elements of Movement; Arturo Torres shows us Doorways to Cultural Discovery. Tonight during the…

Bush beans, cucumbers, sunflowers and IEEE 1394 cables. It must be springtime! Now, before you start singing "one of these things is not like the other", turn your attention to Barb's mail, reminding us of the John Stanford School's spring plant sale and electronics drive this Saturday, May 8th starting at 10 am: Come and help John Stanford International School support its sister school in Mexico.The JSIS Kindergartners have been growing starts from the Seed Savers Exchange, a non-profit organization that…

Here's what's happening in our neighboring 'hoods this past week: Our neighbors in the U District finally have a new blog of their very own, courtesy of the same Ballard-based Next Door Media company that is behind many "local" blogs north of the ship canal. Since they share articles with each other, you may have already seen some of their work (e.g., 1, 2). Welcome to the local blogging scene, guys. Two bodies were found at an Aurora Motel. Police believe…

The Senior Center's "New Start" community pancake breakfast on April 25 brought out 204 attendees and raised $1,700 toward the center's $25,000 challenge grant. The event was put on by a group of 40 volunteers, ranging from 12-years-of-age to the eldest, who was in her eighties. Additionally, the center raised $900, which will go toward the actual event cost. WCSC's Executive Director Kathleen Cromp tells us that while they wanted to raise money and move closer to their 25K goal, the…