Pills, Pills and More Pills

You can't resist that headline, can you? OK, not as exciting as it seems, but important. This Thursday, June 11th at 10 am, the Wallingford Senior Center is holding a Special Healthy Aging workshop entitled "Pills, Pills and More Pills: Practical Medication Management", led by Dave Jackson, MD, an internal medicine physician who started his career as a pharmacist. The workshop will be held at the Wallingford Senior Center in the lower level of the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave.…

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Morris Dancing

For those of you who missed the Morris Dancing at Dawn back in April, here's your second chance to get in on the action. Plus, bonus: you get to sleep in! Kimberly of Wallingford's own Sound and Fury Morris Dancing troupe writes: Please join Sound and Fury Morris for a *free* all ages Morris Dance Workshop! When: June 13th from 11 am-12 pm Where: Phinney Neighborhood Center, Room 2 in the Blue Building Who: All interested folks! Children (and children at heart)…

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Wallingford Farmer’s Market

Don't forget the Wallingford Farmer's Market this afternoon (Wednesday) from 3 - 6 pm at Wallingford Center. Here's what's fresh from their press release: Stoney Plains now has the season’s first green beans...along with pea vines, purple kale and carrots. They will have sugar snap, snow and English peas in a week. ... Sidhu Farms is back ... with strawberries.  Also with strawberries is Tiny’s ... and Collins .... Alm Hill also has fennel bulb, sunflowers (to pretty up your house)…

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I want a pony!

Hey mom, hey mom, can I have a pony? No, mom, really, I'd take care of it and brush it every day. I could keep it in my bedroom with me. But mom, they're giving them away for FREE, this Saturday June 13th from 10 am to 2 pm outside of Mighty-O Donuts. The Seattle Humane Society is bringing a big yellow truck called MaxMobile and they're parking it outside and they have cats and dogs and critters they're giving away…

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Sassy Fit Celebrity Boot Camps

If Fuerte Fitness' work out didn't ring your bell, we've got another option for you. The women over at Sassy Fit are holding their "Celebrity Boot Camp" in Gas Works Park. What's the "celebrity" part? We'll let them explain: Sassy Fit researched the workouts of Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, and Jennifer Aniston to create an intense, highly efficient boot camp perfect for getting your legs, arms, and abs in summer shape. Choose 2, 4, or 6 workouts per week over the…

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Block Party?

We got a question from Linda today, we thought maybe some neighbors could help answer: I'd love to hear from people that have organized a block party. How did you get people involved? Did you have to notify the city to block off the street, etc? Whatever the answer and whatever the block, we want an invite!

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Fuerte Fitness

Wallingford may have found a solution to the energy crisis. Her name is Adriana Medina. She's not a solar scientist, but we swear if we could somehow figure out how to harness the energy this woman exudes, oil tankers would be turned back from U.S. ports. Adriana is the owner of Fuerte Fitness, the little gym you pass as you cross Stone Way on 45th St heading up into Fremont (1225 North 45th St), and she is a powerhouse. She gave…

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