Remember back in May 2009, we told you about how Friends of Waterway 18 (the slice of land just to the east of Gas Works Park) were hard at work beautifying and making the area accessible to all? Well, a year later, the work is done, and they'll be unveiling the results tomorrow, Monday June 21: Seattle Parks Foundation, Friends of Waterway 18, city and state officials, and community neighbors will celebrate the re-opening of Waterway 18 with a dedication and…
Take heed. Noted on 46th St. at Sunnyside Ave. N. Title speaks for itself:
If you’re looking for some summer fun for your school-aged kids, you might want to check out the array of programs offered by the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club. The Wallingford Boys and Girls Club summer program features adventure camps, camping trips, and a free afternoon drop-in program. The summer programs start on June 28 and run through August 27, and children between the ages of 5 and 18 are welcome. If you have a youngster entering Kindergarten in the fall,…
We don't get to spend as much time in bars as we'd like, these days, what with the kid and all. You know how it is. We did manage to get ourselves up to Vermillion on Capitol Hill last night (which has an amazing and disturbing set of art on the walls these days) as well as The Unicorn (which has an amazing decor coupled with a disturbing lack of service these days), but that's something of anomaly. Instead, we rely…
When we ran a story earlier this week describing the city's decision to reduce the hours at the Wallingford Park wading pool to Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, noon - 7 pm (Mommy, I Need To Swim), a number of readers suggested that they'd be interested in spearheading a fundraising drive to restore the missing hours. But, they asked, how much would it cost, what would it take? Ever the helpful neighbor, we sent an inquiry to the Dewey Potter at the…
Restaurant concept: Bachelor Pad All the tables are kitchen sinks you can eat over, and the waitress brings you sandwiches, no plates. Sweet, right?
Before you get any strange ideas, these are events this weekend, not a new ESPN2 show. So grab your father, get nude and watch some soccer! Fremont Fair- Ah, yes, the granddaddy of local weirdness and wonderfulness in an archaic embrace of the sun. (Will the sun be a theoretical object of worship this year?). Hours are Saturday 10 - 8, Sunday 11 - 6. "Artistic highlights include craft and art booths, street performers, local bands, wacky decorated art cars, the…