(Sharon continues her Notes from the Playground series) When you take your kids to the park, say once, twice, maybe three times a day, you end up meeting lots of people. Well, more like you run into a lot of parents, who are in the same boat as you. Luckily for us, the hood seems to attract very cool “rents.” Folks are really down to earth, into their kids, and the neighborhood. And what’s not to like about the neighborhood? It’s…
You're probably filling out your ballot for November's election, so we wanted to give you a quick heads up. The way it's laid out, the box to vote on I-1033 can be really easy to miss (see illustration at right). We advise you to not miss it and to vote NO. For us, the fact that that douchebag Tim Eyman wrote it is reason enough to know we're against it. For those of you who require more informed arguments for your…
We just got a note from Jennifer of the Friends of Seattle Public Library letting us know they'll have someone in front of the Wallingford branch today collecting signatures to maintain the hours and funding for the public libraries, including the Wallingford branch. She writes: The Friends of The Seattle Public Library are going to have volunteer collecting petition signatures Monday, October 19th from 2 to 4 pm. The petition is to the Mayor and Seattle City Council opposing any closure…
Regular readers will know how we feel about national chains: food, coffee, clothing, whatever. By focusing on "top sellers", they destroy diversity. If you're a movie buff, you're lucky to have Scarecrow Video (5030 Roosevelt Way NE), one of the largest independent video stores in the country, in strolling distance. And we're lucky to have them as our newest sponsor. There's a million things we love about Scarecrow, but let's take one obvious one: their main section is organized by director,…
Off at a 40th b-day party for a friend, we finally managed to meet Jake Beattie, Deputy Director of the Center for Wooden Boats and quizzed him a bit on their efforts to open a waterfront activity center just to the west of Gas Works Park. View Larger Map There's quite a bit of background on the Friends of North Lake Community Wharf web site, but we were still scratching our heads a bit trying to figure out exactly where they…
Autumn, it seems has made herself at home in our neighborhood, and Winter is just a few months behind. So it's a timely time to start think about weatherizing your home. Cathy Tuttle sent out an announcement for a free workshop on home insulation to be held on Saturday, Nov 7th from 9 - 11 am: Join Bob Thoreson, head energy auditor for EOS Alliance and the Green Blocks program, as he leads a FREE hands-on workshop on simple weatherization you…
Jupiter Recording, the little recording studio tucked next to the Durn Good at the corner of 40th and Wallingford, was robbed last night. They've sent out a message via Twitter with a list of the items stolen. Keep your eyes peeled for these appearing in pawn shops, Craigslist, and some guy's trunk: Seattle area musicians and studio types watch out for someone trying to sell 2 Neumann M147s, 2 vintage AKG C414EBs, Royer R122, 2 Crown CM700s, Oktava ML52 Ribbon, Lots…