Hope everyone's enjoying some family time, some friend time or some quiet time today. Here's a note from Lisa about what the folks up at the KapKa School are up to: More than 20 needy seniors will enjoy a homemade Thanksgiving dinner thanks to the hard work of the students at KapKa Cooperative School, located just south of Woodland Park Zoo. For the past week, kids from Kindergarten to 4th grade have been scaling up Thanksgiving recipes, grocery shopping, cooking and…
For those of you tired of the kitchen, or thirsty for a pint, Murphy's will be open Thanksgiving Day for a "Wallybration", plus drink specials all week.
The Wallingford Chamber of Commerce spent some time this weekend cleaning the streets of leaves and debris, as they have in years past. But, with the transfer station in south Wallingford closed, there's no easy way to dispose of the collected waste. Colleen Kurke, who is spearheading the effort, has piled the bags by her Cutz Meridian salon and asked if we would put a shout out for volunteers who would pick some up and fit them into their own bins. The bags…
Sorry, way late with this news, but Eva's Restaurant in Tangletown has closed for good as of October 31. According to their web site: After fourteen years in Tangletown Eva is closing. Thursday, October 30, will be our last dinner service. We’d like to thank you all for your support over the years, and we hope to see you again in the not too distant future. Watch this space in 2015 for updates on a possible new location. You can enter your…
Jake and Sarah fro FamilyWorks sent over this request: As you do your holiday shopping, or even just run errands around town, consider buying some small gifts for children at FamilyWorks. Our goal is to be able to give 200 children and youth a Wonder Bag filled with toys that they select. You can help by donating new or VERY gently used gifts for these bags! Some good ideas for gifts are: Children’s books: ranging from board/baby books to young adult…
If you're scratching your head about what your kids going to do all day this week, what with many schools on vacation, check out the Seattle Public Library's list of Thanksgiving school break events for Kids and Teens.
In 2014, City Fruit harvested over 28,000 pounds of fresh, organic fruit from residential and public trees in Seattle. Of that total, nearly 5,000 pounds came from Wallingford fruit trees. This was the first year City Fruit has harvested in Wallingford. The fruit was donated to food banks, meal programs, and homeless shelters, including FamilyWorks Food Bank, the University District Food Bank, and the Wallingford Community Senior Center. From March through October 2014, over 250 volunteers with City Fruit's orchard steward…