On Saturday, March 6, the Burke Museum celebrates its 25th annual “Dino Day” with this year’s theme focusing on a “journey through time.” Dinosaur experts will be on hand to answer questions, and this is the day when the Burke pulls out all the best stuff from their fossil collection. If you’re a member of the Burke, Dino Days is a free exhibit, and you’ll receive priority entrance at 9 a.m. Doors open to the public at 10:00 a.m. until 5:00…
Portland-based author Elizabeth Grossman will be speaking at the Good Shepherd Center this coming Monday, March 8th about her book, Chasing Molecules. From her web site: Grossman is an eloquent scientific muckraker, outing the truth about commonly used hazardous chemicals that are leaching out of everything from plastic bottles to children's toys and infiltrating the biosphere and our bodies to deleterious effect...Grossman profiles the worst offenders, including bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, but she also portrays the good guys who are…
Good news on the Mutt Mitt front. I've just found out that our request has been approved and a work order was submitted this week for the return of our Mutt Mitt dispenser. In the next week or two, it will be installed at the NW entrance of Wallingford Playfield at 43rd and Woodlawn. For now, the Parks Department will regularly check the dispenser and re-stock as necessary. I've agreed to follow up with them in a few months to see…
A few months back, a Wallyhood reader had commented on the use of single-paned windows versus double-paned for the sake of energy efficiency at Hamilton. I spoke with Michael Romero from Heery (the Hamilton construction manager) and he informed me that due to Landmark Commission guidelines regarding replacement windows, all of the original 1926 windows and panes were left intact, with the exception of those that were broken or cracked. Each window was taken down, tagged, and sent to a window…
Hope you can join us for the monthly Wallingford Community Council meeting this evening, 7:00-9:00 at the Good Shepherd Center. This month’s agenda: 7:00 – Good Shepherd Advisory Board meeting report 7:15 – Wallingford Community Senior Center and Community Center Planning Update 7:30 – Featured Topic: Update on the North Recycling and Disposal Station – Representatives from Seattle Public Utilities and the Seattle Department of Planning and Development will be there to talk about current status and planned process for the…
The old Essential Bakery space won't be vacant long, according to Wallyhood tipster Ryan G: I spoke to the folks as Essential Baking, they said that a bicycle manufacturer is coming to town in place of the bakery. Brooke at Speedy Reedy (great shop) confirmed that the founders of Wheelsmiths, the first spoke manufacturer in the United States is opening some sort of facility where the bakery used to be. Let us know if you know more, please.
Some of the basic staples of our family outing calendar are going to local book stores and hitting up live music shows. So guess how excited we were to hear that we can do both at once this Saturday at Alphabet Soup Books! This fabulous local children's bookstore is featuring a free live concert with Recess Monkey at 10am Saturday March 6th. The band will be performing all your favorites from the new Field Trip album plus all-time Monkey classics. The S0up will open early on…