Monthly Archives: April 2012

Double XX Fest 2.0 at Stone Soup Theater

In 2011, Stone Soup Theater debuted the Double XX Fest, a festival of plays written and directed exclusively by women. And they're back, baby. Join Stone Soup for the Double XX Fest 2.0, running from April 19th through May 6th. This isn't your run-of-the-mill, sit down and watch the play and then go home kind of festival. Double XX Fest 2.0 blankets Seattle with 3 weeks of plays, cabaret, spoken word, a 24 hour All Female Play Fest, workshops, solo performance and full-length…

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Operation Beautification Wallingford

Brooms and rakes? Check. Plastic bags and gloves? Check. Comfy shoes, canned goods, and an appetite for baked goodies? Check, check, and check! Ladies and gentlemen of Wallingford, Earth Day is fast approaching, and that means it's time once again to clean up our beloved neighborhood. Everyone is welcome to attend and lend a helping hand (or two) for the third annual "Operation Beautification Wallingford" which takes place next Saturday, April 21 from 11:00AM - 2:00PM at Wallingford Center. The event…

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Scratch Deli food truck at Wine World

A new food truck called Scratch Deli is offering midday fare outside of Wine World Warehouse (400 NE 45th St.). Scratch Deli offers sandwiches and soups made from, well, scratch. Owner Ian Thackaberry is a former butcher at Whole Foods, and anything that isn't made in-house is supplied by local farmer's markets. Sandwiches from chicken salad to a Blue Cheesesteak Sandwich are priced between $6-$7, and you can get potato salad or chicken noodle soup as a side for under $3. There are…

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Neighborhood Matching Funds Workshops

Suppose you had a great idea for a large neighborhood project. Maybe you'd like to start a community P-patch, or install a "Little Free Library" kiosk, or maybe you want to improve or update safety features of a building in the neighborhood. How do you get started? Well, you can visit Seattle's Neighborhood Matching Fund website for starters, but if you're serious about seeking a matching award from the city's Large Projects Fund, you'll have to attend one of their three…

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The Sinking of the Titanic

This coming Sunday, April 15th, is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Expect lots of retrospectives and memorials in the paper, radio, TV, Internet and the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N). The Good Shepherd Center? Why, sure: An all-star ensemble of thirty-plus Seattle avant musicians commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy with an epic three-hour version of the classic piece by British composer Gavin Bryars. This multimedia concert will appeal to history buffs and…

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Keys Lost, Keys Found

This seemed like it would be such a happy story: Blanka wrote that she lost her keys "between N 46th and Meridian on Monday 4/3, most likely dropped them as I was running to catch a bus # 16." Judy wrote "Any chance I could find a way to tell neighbors I found some keys in Meridian Park?" Blanka, meet Judy. Judy, meet Blanka. Except that they did meet, and those weren't her keys. So, if you either lost or found…

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