Wallingford, Seattle

Christine from the Wallingford branch of the Seattle Public Library writes: It's not too late to help! Donations for the Wallingford Mural Project (for our local branch of the library) now total $305 of the needed $500 goal to cover printing and installation.  Thanks to everyone who has donated so far! You can read more about the project on Wallyhood's February 28th posting, and if you'd like to contribute, any amount helps! Send your donations made out to Wallingford Mural Project, c/o POB 31161, Seattle,…

Laura Sager asked us to post this announcement: PEPS (Program for Early Parent Support) has many groups starting in April, just a couple of weeks away! Little Peppers is for families with 2 children ages 3 and under. Toddlers and babies stay with the parents and participate together. In Wallingford, Greenwood, West Seattle and Bellevue. Newborn Groups are always starting in neighborhoods in King and Snohomish Counties. Newborn Groups meet once a week for 12 weeks. Daytime groups may be in the morning or afternoon,…

(Rory Link sent in this review of Thurston's Bistro & Lounge, the new restaurant at 6421 Latona Ave NE, where Mona's used to be. Which reminds me: Ethan Stowell opened Mkt. in Tangletown, and I know I won't be getting up there anytime soon. Who wants to write a review?) Monday night, Matt McClosky plays soulful keyboards in this almost, dare I say it, classic jazz bar.  This young man already has a sure command of the jazz vernacular.  Black and red walls,…

Heather McNamee of the Wallingford branch of the Seattle Public Library forwarded on this announcement of classes for kids during the mid-April spring break, many of them at the Wallingford branch:

Here's a happening at the Good Shepherd Center this Wednesday, March 26. The vegan rap artist is not the headliner, but certainly the eye-catcher: