Monthly Archives: August 2009

Ivar’s adds adult offering

Don't you just hate those eye-catching headlines that, while technically accurate, are misleading? A struggling little blog will sink to anything for click-throughs, it seems. OK, we admit it, Ivar's waitresses aren't going topless, but they are serving a new "adult" offering: spiked sno-cones. Jim writes: We wanted to forward you information about Ivar’s Salmon House’s new offering – something we tested out last week during the major heat wave – sno-cones! They’re served in a rock glass – due to…

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Matt’s Climb for Kids

This Story from the Community comes from Matt Kowalczyk, an old friend and upper Wallingford resident who founded a charity, Climb for Kids, in memory of his daughter, Emma, whom he lost to TTTS. Every so often comes a time to push yourself to the limit for the betterment your community. Recently, groups of mountaineers, some from our own hood, embarked upon mountaineering trips in the Northwest and in the Alps to raise money for a Wallingford charity called Climb For…

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Golden Olive

Continuing Stories from the Community week, we share this rave review of the Golden Olive (1712 N 45th St) sent in by Rory: It was hot!! Too hot to cook. So out to dinner. The Goddess of parking gave us a parking spot in front of the Golden Olive restaurant. I thank her. We had intended to go to another restaurant within easy walking distance. My wife mentioned that she had thought to try the Golden Olive as well. We of…

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Brzozwy

In addition to Wallingford Art Walk, today is Wallingford Farmer's Market (3 - 7 pm, Wallingford Center). We thought we'd share our favorite morning recipe with you, just in time for you to pick up the ingredients. There's no better way to start a day than a good, rich smoothie. Everyone has their own recipe. This is ours: The key to this smoothie is that it's got something a bit different every time you make it, so you never get bored…

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Missing Ferret

OK, we were just about to lay off the lost / found animals thing, then we see this posted on the Green Lake Moms mailing list: I saw and tried to catch (unsuccessfully) a ferret in our backyard this morning. My four year old son had seen 'the rat' a couple times yesterday. When he pointed it out today, 'the rat' turned out to be a not-so-shy ferret that almost came to me when I stretched out my empty hands. Unfortunately,…

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Small Business Awards Nominations

This post is submitted by Lower Wallingford Correspondent, Chris Witwer. The Office of Economic Development is seeking nominations for the Mayor's Small Business Awards 2009 through September 2nd. According to the OED (not the Oxford English Dictionary, the economic guys downtown), the annual awards honor the diversity and excellence of 10 small businesses in Seattle, as well as their contribution to our economic vitality and quality of life. Wallingford is great, and so are our small businesses.  Nominate your favorite.  Nominate your own. …

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An Oasis of Art

Usually, when we talk about Wallingford Art Walk, we focus on Wallingford's hub, centered around 45th and Wallingford. This month, we'd like to remind you that there are several spots further afield that participate. Maybe you live near them and want something closer to home, or maybe it's time to stray a bit from the beaten path. For example, Oasis Art Gallery is down at 3644 Wallingford Ave and conveniently located next door to Cantinetta: fine art and fine food, perhaps?…

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