Spin (Spyridon Nicon) curates a rotating collection of local art on his barber shop walls (4501 Interlake Ave N). Given how often swaps in a new artist and how often I get my hair cut, it’s almost a guarantee that there will be someone new and interesting on the walls each time I head over for a clip.

This month is no exception, and if you’re out for a stroll, and want to enjoy sharp and vibrant prints, you could do worse than popping your head in. You’ll find Mike Klay on the walls, paying homage to the majesty of …

April is National Poetry Month, so in honor of such, I took a pedal around to the three spots where you can consistently find public poetry in our neighborhood.

The Poetry Bench at Eastern Ave N at N 40th St had a piece by Leigh Hunt (1784 – 1859) out:

Abou Ben Adhem Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold:— Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem…

This Friday is 4/20, and thus a stoner holiday. Wikipedia explains the origin of this odd toking tradition:

In 1971, Steve Capper, Dave Reddix, Jeffrey Noel, Larry Schwartz, and Mark Gravich, five high school students in San Rafael, California, calling themselves the Waldos because “their chosen hang-out spot was a wall outside the school”, used the term in connection with a fall 1971 plan to search for an abandoned cannabis crop that they had learned about, based on a treasure map made by the grower. The Waldos designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School …

Earth Day clean up is sponsored by the Wallingford Community Council and City Fruit. We will be picking up trash, cutting tall weeds, digging weed roots and grass come rain or shine.  Wear long pants and work shoes and bring work gloves.  If you have tools please bring them but we will have extras to share.

CHOOSE FROM TWO MEETING TIMES AND LOCATIONS

Option #1: Clean up and weeding with City Fruit

When – 11 am – 2 pm, Sunday April 22nd Where – Meet at 2400 N Northlake Way, between Waterways Cruises and the Sunnyside Boat Ramp and we…

Looking for something a bit out of the ordinary this weekend? Want to walk there? Try the Drone Cinema Film Festival this Saturday, April 21st at the Good Shepherd Center:

The Drone Cinema Film Festival, now in its fourth year, showcases cutting-edge, minimalist works of ethereal beauty that transmute sonic drones into the visual realm.

This year’s film festival, whose theme is LUNAR/SILVER, takes place on April 14th at the Qbus Club in Leiden, Netherlands, and on April 21st
at the Good Shepherd Chapel in Seattle.

What is Drone Cinema? Drone Cinema draws its inspiration from a wide range …

I asked the Seattle Police Department for more information on the incident and received the following reply.  It is cut and pasted, unchanged from the SPD response below:

  On Saturday evening at approximately 8:00 pm officers responded to reports of a man with a gun in the 200 block of NE 45^th St.  As officers were headed to the call, there were updates from other 911 callers stating that the same individual had been harassing tenants inside an apartment building, and walking into neighboring businesses threatening employees and customers.  One of the witnesses stated that the man lifted his …