The preferred transfer station rebuild option will be chatted through tonight at the Wallingford Community Council, at 7 PM in room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center. A key question is if there’s a rezone, what amenities would make up for it? I personally would love to see a visitor space for school classes, but I’m biased by my youth. The highlight of going to school in Virginia is the school field trip to the cigarette factory- all those little cancer…
Matt Lerner's brother is giving a reading at Open Books (2414 N 45th St) this Friday night at 7:30 pm. Now, ordinarily, when Ben Lerner gives readings, the press starts off by noting that the Fulbright scholar won the Hayden Carruth prize for his cycle of 52 sonnets, The Lichtenberg Figures, or that his second book, Angle of Yaw, was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006, or perhaps that Library Journal named The Lichtenberg Figures one of the…
Did your jaw go slack, your eyes sag open and misty, your breath slow when you read about Joe Hurley's new house on 44th across from Mosaic? If so, and if you were on the fence about whether to attend this year's Wallingford home tour, hope yourself off that fence and into Joe's yard: his house is on the tour, and he's blushing eager to show you around. See all the details in our previous Wallingford Home Tour Post.
Tomorrow is the first Wednesday of the year and the first Wednesday of the month, meaning it's Wallingford Art Walk, and the organizers have a special treat to lure you out. They've recruited local artists to create a collector's set of art work for the backs of the brand new maps of participating businesses. Collect 'em all! Along with Art Walk fridge magnets, they'll be available at some participating businesses, but especially at the "starting point" for the Art Walk, Wallingford…
With the holidays behind us, it's time to start thinking about taking down those beautiful lights adorning the outside of your home. If you find yourself stuck with burned-out light strands that are ready for the trash, don't throw 'em out! Instead, recycle them through the Seattle Public Utilities "Holiday Light Recycling Program". From now through January 15, if you take your old light strands to the following nearby locations, they'll recycle the copper wire inside them: Whole Foods Market –…
The Wallingford Home Tour (canceled last September) has been rescheduled for Sunday, January 9th, 2011, from 11am-4pm. Tickets are $15 and children under 12 are free, and are now available for purchase at Tweedy & Popp Hardware (1815 N 45th St), Cutz Meridian Salon & Spa (4515 Meridian Ave N), and the Wallingford Neighborhood Office (2100 N 45th St. Behind Tully's) Never been on a home tour? Here's what you can expect: Once you purchase your tickets, you'll receive a map…
From "Weird Lost", we turn now to "Weird Found". Steve sent this photo along with a note: It may be winter but a large red flower sprung up in our Bagley Ave. yard on New Year's eve. Perhaps you could publish the picture to see if anyone is missing this bloomin' creation. Leave a note if it's yours, we'll hook you up with Steve.