Wallingford, Seattle

Phinneywood reports that there's a great opportunity this Saturday to find ways to get involved in your local community:A number of local organizations will give people plenty of opportunity to get involved in the neighborhood at the Civic Engagement Fair this Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Greenwood Senior Center at 525 N. 85th St. Sponsored by the Greenwood SAGE (Seniors, Active, Giving and Engaged) Project, the nonprofit groups will talk about the diverse needs of our community and…

The Seattlest reports this morning that, in just a few minutes, Randy Dorn, the new state schools superintendent, will announce his new vision for standardized testing in Washington.Dorn campaigned on the promise that he would revamp the public schools assessment strategy, replacing the often-criticized Washington Assessment of Student Learning with "a simpler, fairer test." So far, it looks like the 10 a.m. announcement will be related to his expected support of a bill before the state Senate this session that would…

Most people's understanding of the Kabbalah boils down to a vague notion of some mystical wackiness that Madonna inexplicably regards as profound. Despite years of Jewish education, Wallyhood's own understanding of Kabbalah is drawn mostly from our reading of two novels, Myla Goldberg's The Bee Season and Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum.Nonetheless, we're certain we know more then most of you, so we will affect the easy arrogance of a cocktail party know-it-all and enlighten you: Kabbalah is a school of thought…

We don't know about you all, but Wallyhood found ourselves in tears at the end of Obama's speech this morning, our babe nestled in Mrs. Wallyhood's arms.Now, it's back to work, but if you've got some time today, drop in on Not A Number, where they'll be celebrating all day. Kara reports:oh, yes, anyone can come on in for our lil' party...we'll prob be throwing shoes at the Bush standup too. deets are only: yummy munchies & drink; incl Obama cookies…

The Other Wallingford Blog (henceforth TOWB) uncorked a month or more's worth of news today. We won't re-report it, because it's all there in black and aqua, but here are the highlights:Blogs galoreObama wants you to bring cans to FamilyWorks (yes, you can!)Cantinetta is awesome (we agree)Joule is awesome and has a sale (we're going to try it)The good Lord giveth, the good Lord taketh awayThere's an auction (we'll tell you about it in late February so you don't forget)There's a…

Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off these streets. But until then, it's up to the semi-fictitious East Wallingford Hot Tub Association (EWHA). As we did last week, Wallyhood will be out with fellow EWHAers his Saturday from 10 am until noon, cleaning the streets of East Wallingford of litter and debris. It may seem like a little thing, but we're big believers in the Broken Windows Theory, the idea that small things, like a…

Wallingford got radio!Wallyhood recently got a tour of the Hollow Earth Radio studios, located in the Latona Ave loft attic of the founders, Garrett and Amber. Hollow Earth is an Internet radio station, broadcasting an eclectic mix of music and interviews 24 / 7, but it's Internet radio, so don't bother adjusting your dial.In early 2007, as members of the band Beast Please Be Still and frequent hosts of house concerts, they found themselves frustrated with the amount of great, interesting…