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Thursday is Halloween, and in most parts of Wallingford, that means hoards of trick-or-treaters sweeping up and down your steps to collect their goodies. Time to stock up! If you haven't already bought your goodies, I'd like to delicately suggest this article on Cocoa's child laborers to you. If you can't make it past the Washington Post's paywall, I'll summarize: despite pledges made almost two decades ago, Mars, Nestlé and Hershey still buy the cocoa for their chocolate from farms that…

I know I'm late to the party, but Damsel and Hopper, the bakery that opened in the heart of Wallingford two years ago September has closed as of last week. I stopped in a couple days before the closing and chatted with the owner, Rob Salvino, and offered to write a post before it closed, so people could come in and get their last loaf, but he gently waved me off, gesturing to the almost empty shelves and the steady stream…

As part of the ongoing remake of the southern part of Stone Way, Seattle Bouldering Project plans to expand into a new location at 3535 Interlake Ave. This is the space immediately behind (east) of Hashtag and the Stone Way Cafe (two businesses whose future seems in doubt given the Land Use Action sign out front). A small building to the north will also house some SBP facilities. For those unfamiliar with bouldering, SBP offers this definition: “Bouldering is rock climbing,…

A new 3-story mixed-use building is going up at 100 NE 45th St. Demolition of the existing building (a satellite space rented by Seattle Stained Glass) is scheduled to begin this week. The new structure will be a modern Seattle-style box consisting of 4 live/work units and 2 residential townhomes. Roland Development is spearheading the project. Live/work units are essentially condos stacked on top of a ground floor that is intended to function as a small office or studio. The idea is…

SNAP (Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare) is a city program designed to help nighborhods help themselves in the event of an emergency. Toolkits and presentation materials are available online to help you and neighbors get organized. To help get the ball rolling, a meeting will be held this Thursday. Admission is free. Date: Thursday October 17, 2019 Time: 7:00 pm Place: Room 202 Good Shepherd Center (50th and Sunnyside) We are all familiar with how the great Cascadia Subduction Zone off Washington's…

Back in January, I wrote about a City Light program to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers in 10-15 locations throughout the city. One of the chosen locations was Gas Works Park, and work was slated for completion by late Spring or early Summer of this year. I get down to Gas Works quite frequently, but I haven’t seen the charging station. And that is easily explained by the fact that it just isn’t there. I snooped around on the internet to…