Aditi is a special place, and for me personally, a sacred space. As I walked into Aditi’s new location in the Wallingford Center today I recalled my memories of Aditi when I first moved here years ago. I was always intrigued by the beautiful Aditi Yoga sign on an otherwise drab building on Stone Way, but it wasn’t until I became pregnant with my daughter that I found a reason to go inside and check out a prenatal yoga class. What…
If you shop at our neighborhood QFC, then you’ve probably seen the rack of scanners. On a recent visit, I found them just inside the door on the front of the building (where you might normally exit). Perhaps you’ve looked right past them never noticing that they were there. I’ve seen very few people actually using them; I had only used them once. So what’s the deal with these hand scanners? I headed to QFC to, ummm, check them out. The…
Wallingford has seen something of a bakery renaissance in the last couple of years – though we miss the sweet smell of the old Boulangerie and its kind proprietor Xon Loung, we’ve also been fortunate to have both Sea Wolf and Damsel and Hopper open up, serving both Upper and Lower Wallingford alongside the Essential. But 45th has needed a sit-down, bread-soup-sandwich-sweets place for years. And years. So we extend the warmest of slightly belated Wallingford welcomes (polite clapping! subtle nods…
There's a new(ish) yoga studio in Wallingford, Commune Yoga (313 NE 45th St., conveniently located between Kate's Pub and the American Mary weed shop). I say "new(ish)" because they opened back in May, and even then, it was strictly new, as much as "new to Seattle": the original Commune Yoga was opened in Los Angeles, and the owners, Patrick Beach and his wife Carling, have migrated it up to Seattle. Patrick Beach and Carling Harps, Commune Yoga's co-owners Before I let…
A few weeks back, Loretta confronted this guy tagging the northwest entrance to Meridian park with spray paint. She called 911, while fending off his implorings about the significance of his art. She says he left on a bike, with black backpack full of paint and an orange bucket. From Wallingford / Fremont Facebook Community Page Wallingford has some beautiful murals, as well as some ugly walls that could use a beautiful mural. If turban-man wants to express himself, I'd encourage…
You’ve certainly seen their trucks moving about our neighborhood (and if not, I’ve provided a photo). Waste Management is the city contractor responsible for collecting recycling, trash and compost/yard waste here in Wallingford and about half of the remaining areas of Seattle. (The half of the populace not served by Waste Management gets their garbage collected by CleanScapes.) Waste Management, in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities, has just announced that grants are available for projects conducted within the communities that they…
A reader recently wrote to us alerting us to a possible scam artist who’s making the rounds of Capitol Hill, the U District and now, apparently, our neighborhood. Details are posted here on Reddit, but the basic story is that this guy came to Seattle for a job interview, had his stuff stolen, and now he needs your help with bus fare back home to San Francisco. I can’t independently confirm whether this is true or not, but our reader writes:…