A few weeks back we noted that the writer, music-lover and long-time Interlake and 42nd St Wallingford resident John Ross had passed away. Mary recently posted a comment on that notice letting us know that there will be a memorial service on September 26th: There will be a celebration of John's life held on Saturday, September 26 Sunday, September 27th, 2009 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. at Pioneer Hall, 1642 - 43rd Ave E., Seattle, WA (between E. Blaine and E.…
One of the treats of living in Seattle is that we share the town with many musical greats, such as Bill Frisell, Sir Mix-a-lot, Caspar Babypants and that jam-band guy who lives in Wallingford. Living here means you get to hear them play here, sometimes, too. No, not that jam band guy, sorry. But you will have the opportunity to hear the world-famous jazz musician and composer Wayne Horvitz this Saturday night at the Chapel Performance Space in the Good Shepherd…
We first envisaged this blog as a sort of combination newspaper and gossip column for our neighborhood. We feel we've been fairly weak in the gossip department, though. Our apologies. In the hopes of righting this omission, we offer the following tale, as told to us, of the latest events at SeaMonster Lounge (2202 N 45th St). About a year ago, Andrew, the owner of the SeaMonster Lounge, sold it to Todd and Julio, who agreed to make regular payments. They…
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…
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.