Sound Transit recently removed two beautiful Scarlet Oak trees near Roosevelt High School in order to make way for light rail. Rather than let that wood go to waste (and since oak is perfect for growing several different varieties of edible mushrooms), FECO teamed up with Roosevelt Neighborhood Association volunteers to salvage the logs and convert them into mushroom logs.
These logs will …
This year we don’t get to vote for Obama, gay marriage or pot. But that doesn’t mean it’s a slow news cycle! Washington has the opportunity to be the first state in the nation to label genetically modified foods (take that, Monsanto!) if we pass Initiative 522 (and accomplish what California couldn’t last year). There’s also a contentious school board race, the mayoral race, public financing of campaigns and a chance …
There are a lot of creative people living in Wallingford, and a lot of smart ones, as well as a lot of people who love cats. But only one Wallingford resident could be described as the creative genius of cat videos, and that’s Will Braden: creator of Henri, Le Chat Noir.
If you are not yet acquainted with Henri, take a moment to watch the embedded video, which is my personal favorite. (And yes, I am considering how to disguise myself as Crippling Self Doubt for Halloween this year).
You don’t have to be a connoisseur of cat videos to …
The Freeway Estates Community Orchard (FECO) is hosting their third annual cider press, which features an old-fashioned cider press (aka kid magnet), apple bobbing and a scavenger hunt. Head on over to FECO between 2 pm and 5 pm on Saturday to meet neighbors and partake of the apple harvest.
If Saturday’s event whets your appetite for cider making, you are in luck! On Sunday, City Fruit will be hosting a cider press along the Burke …
It’s pure craziness. It makes having any sense of neighborhood school impossible. It costs a lot …
Orchard mistress Ruth wrote to invite the neighborhood to convene again for the grand unveiling of the landscape architecture plans. The meeting will happen rain or shine, as they have cleverly …
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