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Let’s first get a couple of things straight. This article is not about a Friday afternoon tea; it’s about Friday Afternoon Tea which recently opened on Stone Way. And the other thing to realize is that many may not consider Friday Afternoon Tea to be a replacement for the Teahouse Kuan Yin which closed it’s doors last year. While Teahouse Kuan Yin had that very “lived in” feel that comes with being in its space literally for decades, Friday Afternoon Tea…

Second to pickles, I like olives. It's rare you get "local" olives, around these parts, but Rina over on 40th and Eastern gets us pretty close. She'll be selling her home-cured olives, in the Israeli-style, from her home to raise money for Women for Women International: As an Israeli, I am used to having olives on the table for every meal (whether it is breakfast, lunch or supper.) As an American, I tasted olives from many of the supermarkets, delicatessen stores…

I have just learned of an exciting new Wallingford organization, Historic Wallingford. A group of very enthusiastic Wallingford residents have developed this organization, had it incorporated as a non-profit entity in May 2017 and will orchestrate its official launch in January. Why Historic Wallingford? In years past, local architects and historians led walks and tours in Wallingford to highlight our unusual concentration of architecturally significant buildings. Seeking to expand upon this, it was suggested after discussions with several noted Seattle historians,…

If you walk down Interlake Avenue, just north of 36th Street, there’s a good chance you’ll see a hive of bright green, two-wheeled activity. That’s because the bicycle share company, LimeBike, has made this Wallingford warehouse its operational hub in Seattle. I recently spoke to Gabriel Scheer, who is in charge of LimeBike’s strategic development in Seattle, to ask him why the company chose Wallingford for its main facility in Seattle. Turns out it has less to do with our proximity…

From the press release: Lion, Witch, Wardrobe Directed by Michael Schwartz Stone Soup's Fall Youth Conservatory presents Lion, Witch, Wardrobe. During WWII, four children were sent to live with another family member. It was there little Lucy discovered the magic of the wardrobe. She brought her brothers and sister along into this wonderful world of Narnia. Celebrate Stone Soup Youth actors by attending one of the three performances this December. Performances are at Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Dec 14th and 15th at…