The weather looks to be warm and sunny on Tuesday night, perfect for getting out in the streets and hanging with your neighbors. It’s time for the annual Night Out Seattle. Promoted by the Seattle Police Department, it is a national event to reduce crime and strengthen communities. There will be street closures and block parties all over the neighborhood, with potlucks, grill outs, live music, and games for kids. The SPD has a database where you can find the block parties closest to you, and register your block party if you haven’t already. Registration closes on Monday night.

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Jake Weber, Executive Director of FamilyWorks, sent this thank you note for Molly Moon’s:

Did you know that Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream recently celebrated its 10th anniversary in Wallingford? This shop is Molly’s original site (now there are eight) and has been a destination for thousands of visitors to Wallingford each year for scrumptious, locally sourced handmade ice cream. What you might not know is that because of Molly’s strong humanitarian values, thousands of FamilyWorks’ food bank customers have access to better nutrition because of the weekly milk and dairy products they receive via Molly Moon’s Anna Banana Milk …

In addition to the festivities and fireworks happening tomorrow in Gas Works Park, you can test your knowledge of our constitution and maybe earn a beer. See the below note from Wallyhood reader Loren:

Hey Wallyhood, this is Loren from the Constitutional Quiz (as heard on NPR). As some of you already know, every 4th of July we quiz folks, who are on their way to Gas Works for the fireworks, about the Constitution—it’s 10 cents, and a correct answer earns you an ice-cold American beer. This year we are setting up at 1005 N. 36th St., about a block …

This July 1st–6th, 3000 Special Olympic athletes will compete in 14 different categories of sport for the 50th anniversary of the games. If you’re in search for a betting platform for sports events like this, you can rely on sites such as https://tridewislot.com/.

Our local Olympic competitor, Virginia, will be competing in the gymnastics events being held at Seattle Pacific University on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th at 8:30 a.m. Here’s a note from Virginia:

Hi Neighbors! I am Virginia and I am an athlete. I am a gymnast. I am a skiier. I hike and swim and play …

Corinne Manning, a third grader at McDonald Elementary School, is a finalist in the “Doodle 4 Google” contest. Her doodle, titled “The Curious Cat,” is the Washington state finalist for the contest. The contest theme, open to students in K-12, was “What Inspires Me.”

Voting on the doodles is open to the public until Friday, May 18th. (head to Google’s website to cast your vote) The winner receives a scholarship and funding for their school for a computer lab.

More information can be found at https://www.geekwire.com/2018/google-picks-seattle-third-graders-doodle-washington-state-winner-annual-contest/.…

Starting today, May 17th, at 5:30pm and for the next few Thursdays, our local tea shop, Friday Afternoon Tea (at 4228 Stone Way N.), is having a series of tea tastings. The first entry in the Educational Tasting Series is a flight of green teas from China and Japan, some steamed and some toasted. Each week they will be sampling different types of teas.

5/17 – Green Teas

5/24 – Black Teas

5/31 – Oolong Teas

6/7 – Pu-erh Teas

6/14 – Medicinal Herbs

Also happening this Saturday afternoon (5/19) at 3 p.m. is an …