Wallingford, Seattle

Read more about the article Click to Earn Recycling Challenge $$ for Non-Profits

Click to Earn Recycling Challenge $$ for Non-Profits

In December the competition heated up in the Waste Management Think Green Recycling Challenge.  Our Friday North* volunteers organized a record 11 outreach activities last month, but the Tuesday South route, represented by West Seattle JuNo, matched us with 11 of their own. The Recycling Challenge is a contest sponsored by Waste Management for the 10 Seattle neighborhoods it services with residential waste pickup. Of those 10, the neighborhood route that reduces its garbage per household the most from October 2013…

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Crochets, Quavers and Silicon Parchment

Sometimes we'll run an announcement just because it makes a good headline. This could well be one of those times. Kicking off tomorrow, Thursday Jan 23 at the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center is: CROTCHETS, QUAVERS...AND SILICON PARCHMENT A TWO-NIGHT FESTIVAL OF INTERACTIVE ART DXARTS  & Wayward Music Series are pleased to present Crotchets, Quavers….and Silicon Parchment, a two-night festival of interactive art featuring a variety of new works for electronics, video, and interactive media. Included are new and recent works by Robert Blatt, Hector Bravo Benard, Donald…

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Read more about the article Wallingford Greenhouse Seeks New Home

Wallingford Greenhouse Seeks New Home

Editor's note: For several years, generous neighbor Cyrus Appel has hosted the Wallingford Greenhouse in his backyard. You can read more about that here. Cyrus is unable to host the greenhouse this year, but the volunteers who run the greenhouse, the gardeners who grow the starts into food for the hungry, and the organizations that receive the food are all hoping that a new home can be located quickly so that this amazing program can continue. Your personal home, your work,…

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Read more about the article St Ben Spaghetti Dinner

St Ben Spaghetti Dinner

Amy Martin writes: Don’t miss this year's SPAGHETTI DINNER at St. Benedict! Join us on Sunday January 26th, 2014 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM in the St. Benedict School Cafeteria. The St. Benedict School 6th grade class will host this classic community gathering to raise funds for Environmental Education at Camp Hamilton. Join us for amazing food and live music. Pasta (with a gluten free option) with vegetarian or meat sauce, bread, salad, and ice cream for dessert will be served…

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National Seed Swap

It's not too early to think about gardening. In fact, thinking about gardening is the only thing that gets me through the winter. Melany forwarded this announcement: National Seed Swap Celebration with Lots of Giveaways: Free Signed Books, Farm Co-op Gift Certificate, Tilth Membership, and of course SEEDS! Please join the King County Seed Lending Library (KCSL) for its First Annual National Seed Swap Day on Saturday, January 25, 2014. The adventure begins at 1:30 p.m. with a seed-saving workshop by…

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Happy MLK Day

As I will probably every year on this day, I'd like to thank my parents for what they did 49 years ago, and for the gift they gave me 44 years ago in binding me to that act. Read What’s in a name – an MLK Day Reflection for the story.

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Read more about the article New Family Tours/Events at Local Public Schools

New Family Tours/Events at Local Public Schools

I am so confused about which part of the neighborhood is going to which school next year, and I am probably not alone.  But school tours are coming up! Not sure what your reference school is? Try the SPS address locator. B.F. Day Elementary is offering parent visitations/tours from 9:30-10:30 am on Thursdays January 23rd and February 13th. No RSVP is required, but you are requested to check-in at the office upon arrival. These will be the only tours. On January…

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