I stopped in Wine World & Spirits in its new location over on Fremont Ave last week, hoping to pick up an interesting spirit, QFC and Trader Joe's selection being exactly what you'd expect from a grocery store. Unfortunately, the "& Spirits" part of the name is still aspirational: their license only allows them to sell wines, beers and ciders, at present. There are still some issues to resolve with the WSLCB, it seems. While there, though, I was roped into a…
There's this whole set of stuff that I can't get rid of. It's not sentimental, it's garbage, but garbage that doesn't fit in my can AND that our otherwise excellent curbside recycling program doesn't take. This Saturday, we have an opportunity to purge it. The City of Seattle is holding a special recycling and reuse event this Saturday, March 31st, from 9 am - 1 pm at the Woodland Park Gravel Parking Lot (west of the Upper Woodland Tennis Courts). Accepted items…
[Correction! Alert reader Richard noticed that the plan which I referenced for this article, dated May of last year, was updated this past March 20 (a few days after I downloaded the PDF of what was then the current plan). Although bike lanes will still run along 40th, the layout of those lanes has changed significantly. I have updated this article to reflect this new plan. I apologize for not checking to make sure the plan was still current before this…
Michael from City Cellars writes: Check your archives for a story about Mr. Big Hands about ten years ago (maybe not that long). Well he is back. He will steal something and try to return it for a cash. He tried his scam today at City Cellars without success. We knew who he was right away. There's a blast from the past! Looking back in our archives to 2010, we had this report from Kara at the (now moved on) Not…
Editor note: This a repost of the earlier announcement to remind everyone of the upcoming event. Greetings Reminding you that Tom's talk is just a few days away. We hope to see you , Friday, March 23rd at 7pm Coffee and get acquainted starts at 6pm Seattle First Church of the Nazarene 4401 2nd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98103 Presentation by Thomas Veith Architectural Historian , Designer and Author The Cultural Value of Historic Neighborhoods Thomas Veith was contracted by the City of…
The first day of Spring has arrived and with it more daylight. As of March 20th we are officially getting 12 hours of light with a sunrise of 7:12 and a sunset of 7:22. It is time to start planting some seeds outside. Cool season crops are the best bets for this time of year, so don’t even think about your tomatoes yet. Here are a couple of suggestions for some easy plants to get started from seed and require very…
Friends and neighbors of Lita Byrnes, who was found dead in her home on Interlake just off Stone Way on Monday, are holding a candelight vigil tonight, Wednesday, starting at 7 pm the intersection of N 43rd Ave and Interlake Ave. Linda, who is organizing the vigil, said she would bring candles for all. The police are investigating her death as a homicide, but we don't have any additional information. She was much loved and had put herself out tirelessly to help…