Margaret, Author at Wallyhood

The Whale Wins

Margaret November 2, 2012 Comments are off

Stone Way has been a busy corridor this past week, with Eltana Bagels opening at the Prescott Wallingford complex and Joule (re)opening at The Fremont Collective.

Chef Renee Erikson (The Walrus and Carpenter) has also opened her newest restaurant, The Whale Wins, in The Fremont Collective (3506 Stone Way North). The menu features food with influences from southern Europe and northern Africa, with an emphasis on wood-fired vegetables like oven roasted tomatoes, radicchio, or cauliflower. Whole roasted trout, clams, chicken, or beef are also on the menu.

I had every intention of going down to The Fremont Collective to snap …

Now Open: Eltana Bagels

Margaret November 2, 2012 19 Comments

The much anticipated Eltana Bagels has finally opened on the SW corner of the Prescott Wallingford complex (nee, “The Big Pit”), at 3920 Stone Way N. The bagel purveyor specializes in hand-rolled artisan bagels that are baked in a wood-fired oven, which customers can see right as they walk in the door.

I’ll admit, I was a little worried I wouldn’t like them since I read that Eltana’s bagels were not the traditional NY-style bagels, but closer to Montreal-style bagels. Having lived in Bergen County, N.J. for the first 15 years of my life, I consider myself somewhat of a …

2011-12 School Reports for Seattle Public Schools

Margaret November 1, 2012 18 Comments

Today, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) released its District Scorecard for the 2011-12 school year, along with school reports for each school in the district. The SPS Office of Public Affairs sent an email out to families enrolled in the District noting that “The District Scorecard for the academic year 2011-12 shows year-to-year growth in 12 of 23 area, including one of the District’s most crucial goals: on-time, four-year high school graduation.”

Both the District Scorecard and individual School Reports can be found online at http://bit.ly/school_reports.
For quick access to each of our neighborhood schools’ reports, click on the following:

Hamilton …

Lost a set of keys?

Margaret November 1, 2012 Comments are off

If you’re an owner of a Nissan and you’re missing keys, then today is your lucky day. Reader Alex writes:

I found a set of Nissan keys, along with 3 others at Wallingford Playfield yesterday. I would be happy to deliver them to the owner.

If you think you are the owner of these keys, drop us an email at [email protected] and we’ll put you in touch with Alex.…

Family Movie Night at WCSC this Saturday

Margaret October 29, 2012 Comments are off

The Wallingford Community Senior Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Basement Level) is hosting Family Movie (and Pizza!) Night this Saturday (Nov. 3) from 5:30-8:30pm, featuring “WALL-E“.

Bring the kiddos and your appetites for some pita pizzas (made in the WCSC kitchen), salad, beverages, and, of course, popcorn for the feature presentation!

All ages are welcome. Entrance is free though donations are always appreciated. Click on the flier for more info and please register in advance, since space is limited! You can do that here: [email protected]…

Free Consult at Union Physical Therapy this Tuesday

Margaret October 29, 2012 Comments are off

In honor of National Physical Therapy Month (who knew?), Union Physical Therapy LLC at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Ste. 302) is hosting a day of free consultations and assessments on Tuesday, October 30, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Here’s more info from the owner, Mitch Owens (MsPT, CMPT):

The sessions will be from 15-30 minutes depending on the level of community interest and can cover a broad range of orthopedic physical therapy topics. These topics could include but are not limited to the following areas: exercise and flexibility recommendations, foot wear recommendations, orthotics use, assessment of an …

Trick or Treating in Wallingford

Margaret October 26, 2012 2 Comments

While we may have earned third place as the most Trick or Treatable place in Seattle (according to Zillow), the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce tells us that they have every intention of taking back the #1 spot — and they mean business! (< see what I did there?)

This year, the Chamber has enlisted the support of 65 Wallingford merchants to hand out treats on Halloween, between 4pm – 7pm.** Look for an orange “trick or treats here” sign on participating merchants’ doors. You can also find the list of merchants here: http://wallingfordcenter.com/WallingfordRocksHalloween.htm

While you’re out and about, grab …

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