Monthly Archives: August 2010

Blue Angels Back in Town

"There will be closures to the I-90 bridge next week so the Blue Angels can terrorize Lake Washington,"  says lower Wallingford worker bee Stephen Parris.  I couldn't say it better myself, so I didn't. Road closures really shouldn't affect Wallingford much but if you're headed east, or if you're passing through town Thursday-Sunday, be sure to check out the traffic details here. If you're a fan of the Blue Angels, your best bets for catching glimpses of them from right here…

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Congratulations Maria Hines!

Tilth Organic Cuisine chef Maria Hines kicked some ass and won her match against Iron Chef Morimoto on last night's airing of Iron Chef America.  What a sweet win for this young James Beard Award winner.   A hearty congratulations to Ms. Hines and to her talented sous chefs, Larkin Young and Jason Brzozowy. Hines' natural style and organic cooking lent themselves to a compost joke in the show's opening moments.  Then it was all business.  The secret ingredient didn't hurt:…

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Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed in Wallingford

North Crime Prevention Coordinator Diane Horswill tells us that a suspect in the July 26th Key Bank robbery was arrested at the Wallingford Playfield last Friday.  We suspected as much Friday morning, and now our hunch is confirmed. The arrest was made thanks to the keen eye of newly appointed Community Police Team (CPT) Officer Loren Street. CPT officers work a little differently than patrols cops.  Rather than respond to 911 calls, they are assigned to specific areas or neighborhoods with…

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Gas Works Park, 1971

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Following Paul Dorpat's Sky River and the Universal Worm post last week, we found this photo from the Seattle Archives of Gas Works Park, 1971, before it was Gas Works Park: Click the photo to read the commentary on Flickr.

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Bye Zeb!

If you've been annoyed by the graffiti that seems to appear regularly around the neighborhood, take some cheer. Twenty-one year old Samuel F. Lehtinen was booked into jail a couple weeks back, accused (and caught paint-handed) of being the vandal spraypainting "Zeb" all of Seattle and Portland. Here's a few images of his handiwork, shot by Jeff over at Bedrooms & More: Have fun spraypainting the inside of your cell.

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Lion Dance Tonight

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Saw this posted by LatonaJack in the Wallyhood Forums, thought it was worth "promoting": If your kids have never seen a Lion Dance, most find it to be a pretty enjoyable experience. Perche No restaurant, just south of Kidd Valley & across the street from Bamboo Village, is celebrating their anniversary with a Lion dance around 6ish along with champagne and music from 6:30 to 9:30 Sunday evening. Seems an unusual choice of celebration for an Italian restaurant until you learn…

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