Margaret
Margaret

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Margaret Steck is a freelance writer, mother of two, and has been a resident of Wallingford since 1996. When she's not out covering the neighborhood schools or any other interesting haps for Wallyhood, Margaret writes articles pertaining to running, parenting, and international adoption.

Project Cool for Back-to-School

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Want to help out children in need of school supplies and books? Alphabet Soup Children’s Books (1406 N. 45th St.) is participating in Project Cool for Back-To-School — a program through the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness that aims to fill 1,300 backpacks this fall with school supplies, books, and toiletries and distribute them to homeless children.

 

Alphabet Soup Children’s Books’ owner, Janet Cavallo, tells us how to participate:

 

Purchase a book for donation to Project Cool for Back-to-School and get 25% off your entire purchase! * We’ll also be collecting books for donation that are on the…

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Spoke & Food = Biking & Dining for a Cause

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The fourth annual Spoke & Food takes place next Tuesday, July 30, from 5:30 to 9:30pm. That’s when folks hop on their bikes and visit one (or more) of the 19 participating restaurants,who, in turn, donate 20% or more of all diners’ checks during the event. 100% of those proceeds go directly to a Seattle-area non-profit.

How cool is that? Very, I’d say! In fact last year, $4,450 was raised for FamilyWorks. This year, the event will benefit Bike Works, a non-profit that works for kids, bikes, and the community through their family biking programming, encouraging and supporting parents and …

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Beer, Bikes, and Outdoor Movies at Gas Works Park

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The 4th annual Clips Beer & Film Tour, the travelling beer and film festival, is headed to Gas Works Park this Friday night, July 26.

Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, Clips Beer & Film Tour brings 18 independent short films to be projected on an outdoor screen, as well as 18 of New Belgium’s “Lips of Faith” varieties of beer for movie-goers to try. 100% of the event’s proceeds goes to Nature Consortium, a local grassroots, community-based organization that brings people, art, and the environment together.

At the end of the night, Nature Consortium will raffle off a one-of-a-kind …

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Help Harvest Fruit Trees

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Mariah at Lettuce Link asked us to repost our call for volunteers to help harvest fruit trees so that they can donate it to local food banks.

“I’m still particularly looking for folks to volunteer as Harvest Leads in Wallingford,” Mariah adds.

Here’s the skinny:

Harvest Fruit for Donation!

The Community Fruit Tree Harvest, a program of Lettuce Link at Solid Ground, serves our community by gleaning fresh fruit from backyard trees to donate to food banks and free meal programs. Fruit Tree owners put their trees on a list to be harvested by teams of volunteers. The volunteers then …

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Shannon Conner to leave Hamilton Middle School

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Shannon Conner, Assistant Principal for 8th Grade at Hamilton International Middle School, will take leave of her post so she can serve as Principal for McClure Middle School.

In a letter to the Hamilton community, Shannon writes:

Dear Hamilton International Community:

I am writing this letter to you with very mixed emotions. Hamilton International has been such an ideal place for me to land and to begin my new career as an administrator.  Here I learned so much about the intricacies and wonderment of truly skillful teaching and, because of our talented staff and student body, I came to understand …

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New Turkish Eatery to Replace Golden Olive

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Wallingford photographer, Rebecca Sullivan wrote to tell us some good news about the former Golden Olive space:

Just thought you might like to know, the Golden Olive space is being renovated by Sedat Uysal, the owner chef of Cafe Paloma in Pioneer Square. Maybe you know the place, it’s a very popular lunch/dinner place with a strong European cafe feel. Sedat is a well-known and beloved Seattleite and Cafe Paloma is a gathering place for artists, musicians, Pioneer Square business people etc. He’s opening up a dinner-only restaurant in mid-August. It will be a sophisticated restaurant with modern Turkish cuisine.…

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Found Dog

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Joan tells us that her neighbor, Terry, found this pup and thinks his people might be missing him. Joan writes,

“[He’s] very friendly, but chasing his [Terry’s] cats so he can’t keep him long. He’s already contacted the shelters.

You can contact Terry at 206-355-5695.…

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