Did you make a New Year's resolution to clean out the basement of all that junk? But now you've got that liberal guilt of not wanting to fill landfill with all that mercury in the electronics and waste perfectly good metal and what have. But then, you're too lazy to actually do anything about it. So what's to do? Fret not, because there's a solution that aligns with your environmental concerns and your inclination for convenience. Consider hiring a professional cleaning…
Cold enough for you? Ha ha ha. Yeah, I never really got that joke, either. Well, it is cold (by Seattle standards) and promises to stay that way for the next little while. Shelly Rae Clifton tweeted at us "Hummingbird feeder is frozen but 2 hummers buzz busily around & stop to drink. Seattle clean & refill your hummer feeders!" and the PSCAA let us know there's a burn ban in effect: The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is issuing a Stage…
Yes, yes, occasionally even we neighborhood bloggers wander outside our neighborhood, and a recent ramble through Fremont had some surprising changes. Just a few that we know of: Maria Hines (of Wallingford's Tilth and Ballard's Golden Beetle has opened a new restaurant in the spot where 35th Street Bistro stood (and, more dear to our hearts, where Still Life in Fremont used to be). According to their press release, Agrodolce will rely on local products that are sustainable and organic. Maria will import a…
There's no denying that liquor prices have gone up since Washington State voters decided to privatize the selling of booze in the 2011 elections. While there's some reason to believe that will eventually change (the law stipulates that distributors pay the state 10% of their sales for the first two years, but only 5% thereafter), I wouldn't hold my breath. On the other hand, while liquor stores don't seem to be competing heavily on price, we have noticed a bit of…
Used to be, when I thought of wassailing, I’d picture Christmas carolers in full Victorian-era costume, going door-to-door to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. But in reality, as I’ve come to learn, wassailing is a centuries-old English tradition, with one form that’s deeply-rooted in apple trees. Apple Wassailing dates back to the 16th century, though some may believe the tradition began as a Pagan ritual. This type of wassailing is to pay homage to apple trees and scare off the…
Thanks to Greenways Guru, Cathy Tuttle, for providing us with an update to the N. 40th traffic signal project: The Lake Union District Council AND the Wallingford Community Council chose the N 40th St signal as their number one first choice for City funding – making the street more compatible for people who walk and bike including transit users, kids walking to school, and dog walkers. Thank you to the eight of you who wrote letters in support of traffic signal on 40th in…
It's that time of the year when Girl Scouts (and their parents) begin their annual cookie push. And this year, local ice cream purveyor and lifetime Girl Scout, Molly Moon, is calling out to all local Girl Scouts for her annual purchase of 84,000 Thin Mint Cookies. This Friday (January 11) after 3:00pm, if you bring your Girl Scout to Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream (1622 1/2 N. 45th St.), she and her staff will be ready to hear each enterprising…