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B.F. Day Principal McCloskey leaving

Margaret March 22, 2012 18 Comments

After 14 years, B.F. Day Elementary Principal Susan McCloskey will retire from her post at the end of the school year, though she hints that she may come back as a substitute for Special Ed. from time to time.

The principal position was posted to the public and the District is currently reviewing resumes. At the end of March, the B.F. Day PTSA will assist Seattle Schools’ NW Region Director Marni Campbell with narrowing down candidates.

We’ll keep you posted once the new principal has been named.…

Update From Monday’s ‘Stone34’ Design Review

Margaret March 22, 2012 24 Comments

A Design Review for the “Stone34” project was held on Monday night at the University Heights Center. We couldn’t attend, but reader Mike pointed me to a Facebook page called “Hey Skanska & Brooks: Down In Front” which provided the following recap from that group’s point of view: The neighbors showed up in force at last night’s Design Review meeting. Two-thirds of the comments were on our side. They were thoughtful, clear, and substantive. The prevailing message to the Design Review Board (DRB) was that a recommendation to the city at this time is premature because the proposed Skanska/Brooks building…

Last call to register for Edible Book Festival

Margaret March 21, 2012 3 Comments

Do you love books so much you devour them? Are you good with puns? Can you create an edible masterpiece? Then you’ll want to register your entry for the 7th Annual Seattle Edible Book Festival which takes place on Saturday, March 31 at the Good Shepherd Center from 12:00PM-3:00PM. Entries are due in email by midnight, March 28 (mail to: [email protected]).

Every year, families, foodies, bibliophiles, punsters, and chefs come together to display their masterpieces in front of the festival judges. Here are last year’s winners:

Most Drop Dead Georgeous: Crack Up, by F. Scott Fitzjello, artists Mark Wilson and…

Hip-Hop artist has Wallingford roots

Margaret March 21, 2012 4 Comments

Wallingford native“Scribes” a.k.a. Henry Kleaveland is a hip-hop and R&B artist whose self-released title, “What Was Lost” has been in the top ten on CMJ’s Hip-hop chart and has had a fair amount of airplay on KEXP. He’s played at Bumbershoot and headlined all over the city, including the Showbox at SoDo, Chop Suey, Nectar, and the High Dive; and this Memorial Day weekend, he’ll be performing at the 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival.

Though he no longer lives in Wallingford (his mom still does), Scribes recalls growing up here, and attending Hamilton Middle School. He played piano as a child, …

St. Paddy’s Day in Wallingford

Margaret March 15, 2012 Comments are off

Whether it’s green libations, Corned Beef and Cabbage, or a good ol’ fashioned sugar rush you’re wantin’, here’s a couple of ideas for celebratin’ St. Patrick’s Day this Saturday—all within stumbling distance from your home:

Murphy’s (1928 N. 45th St.) “We are going to have a blast on St Patricks Day. Seattle’s first St Patrick’s Party. We open the doors at 10AM, and have a full line up of musicians ’til close. The loud and energetic Seattle Firefighters and Pipe band will be performing at 8.30PM. We also have the garden deck open for those who don’t want the “loud” …

Goodbye to ‘The Publican’, hello to ‘The Burgundian’

Margaret March 15, 2012 Comments are off

Nope, The Publican isn’t closing, folks. Can I get a collective “Pheeeeewwwww!” We just heard that due to some pesky legal issues involving The Publican in Chicago, The Publican in Tangletown (2253 N. 56th St.) has changed its name to The Burgundian Tavern. Last week, owner Matt Bonney told Seattle Met the reason he chose “Burgundian”:

The region between present-day Belgium and France long ago ‘became known as a place for good food and good drink, and people from there were considered to be people of leisure and drink and food,’ says Bonney. In Europe especially, the term ‘Burgundian’ has …

Happy Birthday, Ivar!

Margaret March 15, 2012 Comments are off

Ivar’s is “shellebrating” the 107th birthday of its “flounder”, Ivar Haglund, on March 20 (next Tuesday) with a “reel” deal (oh, these puns! Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck): buy an entree, get a second entrée for $1.07 (and yep, that goes for their $20+ entrees, as well). You can take advantage of this offer simply by saying, “Happy Birthday, Ivar!” at any of Ivar’s full-serve restaurants and Seafood Bars, including Ivar’s Salmon House (excluding stadium locations). The first 107 people at each location will also receive a blueberry cupcake, Ivar’s favorite flavor.

You can also croon your way to winning a gift …

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