Monthly Archives: November 2010

Wallingford Art Walk – December

This Wednesday will be the last Wallingford Art Walk of the year. With temperatures dropping to the low 40's, it may be tough to get a crowd out, but on the other hand, it's a great opportunity to do some local holiday shopping and Tara Shuttleworth, the new director, has been hard at working wrangling in new businesses, reviving participation from old and keeping the old standbys on-line (including Wallyhood sponsor School of Oom Yung Doe). She writes: Please welcome Fainting…

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1912 Baist Map of Wallingford (and Seattle)

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Paul Dorpat, Wallingford's official unofficial historian is at it again. This time, he worked with Ron Edge to scan in a huge map of Seattle from 1912, breaking it down into individual PDFs for careful viewing. What's amazing to us is how much the basic layout and grid of the city was already well established by that time (we'd always thought of Seattle as "newer" than that), but it's also fun to see how street names and such have changed. Take…

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Christmas Trees from GLM

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Today's Green Lake Moms "Deal of the Day" is $79 for a freshly cut 6.5' - 7' Noble or Fraser Fir Christmas Tree delivered to your door ($120 value): The Fraser Fir is often referred to as the 'Cadillac' of Christmas trees. With luscious blue-green branches that are sturdy enough to support a wide range of decorations. The most remarkable characteristic of this premium Christmas tree is its outstanding needle retention. A properly cared for Fraser Fir can be placed in…

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Christmas Ships Heading to Gas Works

The Christmas Ships are coming to Gas Works Park this Wednesday, December 1st. From Argosy's web site: The Argosy Christmas Ship™ festival is a holiday celebration that has been a Northwest tradition for 61 years. [...] Each night, through December 23rd, 2010 the Argosy Christmas Ship™ sails to different Puget Sound waterfront communities, over 45 in total. Choirs onboard sing 20-minute performances to these communities, all broadcast via state-of-the-art speaker system. [...] On shore, thousands of people gather around roaring bonfires…

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Dumpdate

Progress on the North Transfer Station (aka "Garbage Dump") renovation project continues to be made, at the rate one expects of such things. Andy Ryan sent us this update: Meeting Highlights Despite the cold and snowy weather, nearly 20 stakeholders and community members turned out at the North Transfer Station stakeholder meeting in Fremont last night. At this follow‐up to the October 21 workshop, Seattle Public Utilities presented five hybrid concepts that were developed based on feedback received at the October…

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Long Weekend in Wallingford

(Updated Friday, 3:58 PM.) Here are some fun things to do in Wallingford this weekend, while you're digesting all of that food you've eaten yesterday: Friday, 11/26 - Sunday 11/28: Friday kicks off Izilla Toys' weekend-long, store-wide sale with 10% off all in-stock merchandise. Friday, 11/26 - 5PM-7PM: City Cellars (1710 N. 45th St.)  has its last wine tasting for 2010 and it's "Turkey Leftover Wines". Mmmm, mmmm.  No, wait, not leftover turkey-tasting wines, but wines that pair nicely with your…

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Happy Thanksgiving

When we were growing up, we'd "work up an appetite" by taking a walk around the block with the family. When we moved to Seattle, the tradition changed to games with friends at the playground across the street: four square, kickball, whatever it took to get us good and hungry. This year, it looks like it's going to be sledding. Hope everyone has a warm place to spend this Thanksgiving. Thank you for spending this past year with us!

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