Monthly Archives: April 2010

Fill The Pit

It's clear that Wallingford has put some serious thought into what to do with the Festering Pit at 40th and Stone Way. Now, perhaps, the city is listening. Stacey pointed us towards a Publicola article detailing several efforts underway to fill some of the eyesores around the city with...something better. The Seattle Design Commission has put out a call for ideas for interim uses for the stalled construction projects: Have you noticed how many lots have been left empty or partially…

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Put out your garbage

In honor of Earth Day, the Teamsters Local 174 announced that the two-day garbage strike will end Friday morning, and that they will once again pile our trash into trucks, haul it away and dump it into a huge hole in the ground somewhere we don't have to look at it. In related news, according to the World Bank, per capita energy use in the United States has not gone down at all in the past 30 years (but blessedly hasn't…

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TGIF! in Wallingford

Ahhh, another weekend.  Sleep late, read the paper, hang out in your bathrobe.  Or, get up and get out there! Friday, April 23rd Aqua Theater Plant Sale - The Seattle Canoe and Kayak Club is having a plant sale at the Aqua Theater at Green Lake starting Friday afternoon and continuing on Saturday.  Question contact Peggy Cleary at 206-349-3439. Live Local Music @ May - Visit Wallingford's most exotic-looking restaurant at 1612 N 45th S.  From 7-10 PM.  Also DJ Sunny…

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Tag – You’re It!

Round up the kiddos and come rock out for two fantastic local organizations - Family Works Food Bank and The Wallingford Boys and Girls Club. You'll be swinging to the vocal stylings of Seattle's own Not Its, featuring Sarah Shannon of the indie pop-band, Velocity Girl. The Not Its combine crunchy guitars with smooth four-part harmonies nestled within fantastic danceable pop gems about getting fancy, birthday parties, bath time and intergalactic play dates. The show is Saturday April 24th, 4 - 5pm at The Wallingford…

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Guild Exit Poll – ‘The Joneses’

Forget professional reviewers.  Find out what the people think!  Here are the impressions of actual, real-life Wallingford moviegoers as they were exiting The Guild's new film, The Joneses, with David Duchovny and Demi Moore (talk about a eugenics experiment): "For what it was, it was entertaining.  It was not deep in any way, an interesting romantic comedy.  It came out at the wrong time.  In our failed economy, this is more about economic affluence." "Great movie!  Well put together, very professional,…

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Meridian Market’s Leather Anniversary

This Saturday, April 24th Meridian Market (2201 N 56th St) celebrates their third year in business (which the Internets tell us is traditionally celebrated with leather). They'll be kicking it off with a breakfast buffet from 9 am - noon, and they'll be serving free coffee, lemonade and birthday cake all day. From 1 - 3 pm you can expect samples from their vendors, including 2 Chefs Hummus, Yukon Jackson - Herd of Turtles, and Uli's Famous Sausages (Uli himself is…

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It’s a boy!

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Spotted in the window of a dark, locked Fainting Goat Gelato shop yesterday: Congratulations to the Ataman family! Which reminds us, we're closing in on the deadline for the What Flavor is Wallingford contest. Pick a flavor of gelato to represent our neighborhood and earn free pints. Read the details and enter the contest here.

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