Margaret, Author at Wallyhood

Father’s Day Sale at Snow Leopard Trust

Margaret June 13, 2012 Comments are off

If you’re looking for last minute gifts for Dad, then you’ll want to check out the Father’s Day sale this Friday (June 15) at the Snow Leopard Trust, from 10:00AM – 5:00PM. They’ll be serving up free coffee to store visitors all day long at their Good Shepherd location (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Suite #225, which is located right where you walk in the front door at the GSC). Here’s what you can find at the store:

Items perfect for the Fathers in your lives will be on sale and include Snow Leopard Trust logo baseball caps, T-shirts, hand-felted wool …

Burglary on Whitman

Margaret June 13, 2012 14 Comments

An apartment resident on Whitman writes about a very creepy burglary that happened last week:

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Around 5:30pm on Monday I startled a young man in our basement when I went down to do laundry. He was crouched down by one of the water heaters and claimed he was a friend of one of the tenants in another apartment in our building and that he was checking on a malfunctioning water heater. He introduced himself, was very apologetic for having freaked me out and promised he’d get the neighbor guy to come smooth things out as soon as he returned …

Check, Please! with Satay airs Thursday

Margaret June 12, 2012 Comments are off

A few weeks back, we told you that Satay (1711 N. 45th St.) was going to be featured on the KCTS 9 show Check, Please! We heard quite a few neighbors came by in show of support, and now the feature is scheduled to air this Thursday (June 14).

Tune in to KCTS at 7:00PM and check it out, or watch the segment online when it’s posted on Thursday!…

Wallingford Greenway Par-tay this Saturday

Margaret June 12, 2012 15 Comments

The Wallingford Greenway celebration is this Saturday (June 16), from 4:00PM – 7:00PM, and everyone in the neighborhood is invited. Bring the dogs, kids, and, of course, your bikes to walk, roll, or ride the route along N. 44th Street which will be cordoned off between Bagley and Sunnyside during the event. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony with SDOT at 5:00PM.

Here’s the full schedule of events:

3:00pm – close N 44th St between Sunnyside & Bagley (parking/local access O.K.)
4:00pm – Bike blender and crafts
5:00pm – ribbon cutting
5:15pm – kids parade
5:30pm – dog parade…

Celebrate ‘Loving Day’ at Fuel Coffee

Margaret June 10, 2012 3 Comments

Next Tuesday, June 12, is Loving Day! “What’s that?” you ask, “Another fabricated holiday foisted upon us from Hallmark?” Absolutely not! As Bam from Fuel Coffee explains:

June 12 is Loving Day, which commemorates the 1967 court ruling that legalized interracial marriage nation-wide. Loving Day is named after Mildred & Richard Loving, who challenged the law against interracial marriage in their home state of Virginia, and won marriage rights for themselves and all interracial couples in the US. And of course the whole month of June is LGBT Pride month, which is particularly exciting and meaningful this year in Washington…

Reusable Tote Bag Drive to Benefit FamilyWorks

Margaret June 9, 2012 1 Comment

This just in from Wallingford’s romance writer and occasional (albeit, we wish more often) Wallyhood contributor, Kimberly Christensen:

Did you know that the city of Seattle’s plastic bag ban goes into effect on July 1? This is great news for the Puget Sound and sea animals of all varieties. Plastic bags tend to end up in the ocean, where they can be mistaken for jellyfish and other food by turtles, sea lions, whales and birds.

However, if you go grocery shopping in the rain (and we all do!), paper bags can be a pain. So dig out that collection of …

Re-Channeling Edith Piaf

Margaret June 7, 2012 Comments are off

In case you missed her back in January, or during the Stone Way Community Party a few weeks back, Wallingford’s Fathia Atallah is back by popular demand to perform her musical tribute to Edith Piaf this Saturday, June 9 at 8pm at Creative Music Adventures (4501 Interlake Avenue #2):

Come hear the songs of Edith Piaf as they were meant to be sung, by native French speaker Fathia Atallah. With a voice that captures the spirit of ‘the little sparrow,’ Fathia brings a unique understanding of how Piaf’s music speaks to the human heart. Don’t miss this journey into the …

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