Wallingford, Seattle

Food Stamped

Rick sent this (late) announcement for tonight's Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies at 7 pm at 5019 Keystone Place N. (in the community room of the Keystone Church): Please join us this evening for Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies’ showing of the film Food Stamped, a humorous and entertaining documentary film with a serious message.  Joining us for the community discussion following the film, will be Nancy Amidei, Director of The Civic Engagement Project, and former Director of the…

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Wallingford Library Mural Project

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,…

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PEPS for New Parents

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,…

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Drink the Brown Water

Alan on Latona forwarded this email he received from a neighbor: Hi neighbors,  You may have noticed that your tap water is brown. My next-door neighbor Sallie checked with SPU, who is aware of the issue and says it's affecting the entire Wallingford region. They are going to send the fire department out to start flushing the area if they can't find the problem. Despite this they seem confident that it is safe to drink the water. I thought I'd send…

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Thurston’s – New Neighborhood Jazz Venue

(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,…

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