Wallingford, Seattle

Sean Richarz sent along this announcement for a show at Om Culture: On March 15th, two Seattle bands will join forces with a concert celebrating British Prog Rock of the 70's. Green Floyd will be playing the music of Pink Floyd, and In Stone Circles will perform Jethro Tull's music. Gary Stroutsous, nationally known for his presentations on Native American flute music, heads in a different direction leading In Stone Circles as they interpret Tull's music. Green Floyd is made up of four teachers from Bishop Blanchet High School, one from Meadowdale…

What do you do with your extra stuff? Take it to Goodwill? Save it for a charity garage sale? Give it to strangers via Freecycle or Craigslist? Toss it in the landfill (just kidding, Barb!)? If you’ve ever thought that you might like to give away your surplus items to people right in your own neighborhood, and that joining a “giving economy” might be a great way to get to know your neighbors and build a sense of hyper-local community, check…

You may remember that Christine Burgoyne, of the Wallingford Public Library, has been spearheading the creation of a mural of honoring the history of the Wallingford library. Here's her progress update and plea: The WALLINGFORD MURAL PROJECT is finally nearing completion! Read on for details and an easy way to help make it happen. The 44" x 103" mural (below) will provide a visual timeline that uses historic and present-day photographs to show the founders as well as the historic locations of the Wallingford…

Ellen Weird writes: Share Your Thoughts About Using Plants to Clean up Gas Works Park! I am a graduate student at the University of Washington, currently working on my dissertation in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. I’m studying the social acceptability of phytoremediation, which refers to the use of plants to clean up contaminated areas. I am planning a series of small community meetings to listen to what community members have to say about the possibility of phytoremediation at…