On the grim side, this means that there will be a full service liquor store just blocks from the I-5 entrance ramps, where homeless alcoholics have established permanent residence. On the bright side, Dick’s milkshakes + Cointreau = Crazy Delicious.
Anne says they anticipate opening on May 28th.
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As the owner of the Yoga Life studios in Green Lake and Queen Anne, he had experience driving projects like this to completion, and he was making progress. Wallingford Center offered an ideal, central location and had vacant spaces. Over a period of …
Kara from Not A Number reports:
today, on our day off, we got a call from our employee saying that Big Hands Guy was back (just a half hour ago). […]
here’s this guy’s M.O.: he usually has a NY accent, says he’s from Alaska (he’s real friendly, see), and his 8-month pregnant wife is sitting in a coffee shop down the street, and she has all the receipts in her purse. this is after he’s scouted the premises, found a high-ticket item, and brings it up to the counter to “return”. luckily, this time, after today trying to “return” …
The Eastlake Ave blog reports that the Red Robin restaurant just over the University bridge will be closing its doors for good on March 21st. This is the original Red Robin, and long-time residents may recall a time when the Red Robin’s red eyes seemed a good fit for its less-than-family-friendly atmosphere.
Full details, including a short history of the Red Robin, over at the Eastlake Ave. blog.…
Hot on the heels of the new auto shop opening where Walt’s used to be and a bike company going in where the Essential Bakery was, we learn that the empty space where Tweedy and Popp used to be (before moving to Wallingford Center) has a new tenant. We don’t know who yet, just this note by iyqtoo from our comments section of our Walt’s post:
The former Tweedy & Popp space was leased too! Just last night we were mourning the lingering “For Lease” sign in the window, and today there were two men cleaning it up. They said …
Grossman is an eloquent scientific muckraker, outing the truth about commonly used hazardous chemicals that are leaching out of everything from plastic bottles to children’s toys and infiltrating the biosphere and our bodies to deleterious effect…Grossman profiles the worst offenders, including bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, but she also portrays the good guys who are coming to the rescue, John Warner and Paul Anastas, founders of the burgeoning green chemistry movement. Green chemistry aims …
Just got back from dinner at the Golden Olive, one of our n’hood faves, and saw that the Walt’s Muffler building has been leased to a new auto repair business. Ward & I met Brian, the owner, as he was preparing to open for business in about a week and a half. He seems to be a very nice young fellow who LOVES Wallingford and …
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