Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair

We almost forgot that this weekend is Seattle Tilth's annual Harvest Fair, a wonderland of fresh veggies, workshops, informational booths and live music, all going on Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. behind the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N). Says they: There will be free hands-on activities to engage people of all ages.  People can meet urban livestock such as backyard chickens, goats and bees, and ask their owners questions.  The art of canning at home will be taught…

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John Ross, 1947 – 2009

We almost passed over a "Free Stuff" sign over Interlake and 42nd this Sunday, and would have been the worse for it. We didn't pick up any shirts or plates or records, but we did learn a little something about a Wallingford resident who recently passed away. The Estate Sale was over, and now, as the weekend waned, everything left was free. When we entered the house, it was fairly picked over, wires left hanging where appliances had been, but the…

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Today’s Happenings

Reminder, the Pirates and Pipsqueaks kids carnvial is going on now until 5 pm in the parking light behind Solid Ground. Also, a reader tweeted that there's a designer streetwear sale going on at the top of Wallingford steps. And the sun is shining and you should get outside.

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