It is that time of year again! Time for green garlic, tender baby lettuces, spicy radishes and sweet carrots. Time to secure your annual CSA farm share membership. I have been a member of the Oxbow Farms CSA for three years. I love establishing my commitment to a single farm early in the year and knowing my investment helps to plan their growing season. It is important to me to contribute to the regional food system, and I appreciate the opportunity…
[Editor Note: May 7th is the deadline for comments to the city on future Green Lake repaving. Jack links to the survey below, but it is time sensitive so I thought it wise to add this quick note.] Those of us living in the vicinity of 40th St. know that crossing 40th on foot or bike -- especially during rush hours -- can be challenging. Now, thanks to SDOT's Neighborhood Street Fund and citizen action by some of our neighbors, improvements are…
The Wallingford Community Council continues to play a strong role in the community such as the recent Tenants' Rights Bootcamp. As with most players in local Seattle politics, the Community Council also has its detractors. Now is your chance to get involved with the Council and have your say in its future. However, you will have to act fast to vote in the election for officers and directors at the meeting on May 17th. To vote in the election, you must…
Bring Up the Sun, Bring In Summer! It’s been a long winter. As if the post-election pall weren’t bad enough, we’ve broken the 122-year-old record for wettest winter, and another record for the sheer number of wet days between October and April. How do you cope with such dismal weather? Take excessive doses of Vitamin D? Book a trip someplace sunny? Complain while binge-watching Netflix? How about getting up before dawn on May 1st to bring in the summer! It may sound…
Wallyhood reader Bridget Culligan wrote to let us know about a great garden/art event called Art in Bloom happening this weekend in Wallingford and other locations around North Seattle. Here are some details: The Garden Art is Blooming! Twenty local artists in a variety of media are opening their creative spaces this weekend for a free Seattle garden art and studio tour. This is a unique opportunity to see the artists at work and get an inside view of art in action! The tour…
This Saturday, April 29th, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM, the Jae H. Kim Taekwon-Do Institute (1900 N 45th St) will offer their 10th annual free women's self-defense workshop: Learn the strategies and gain the knowledge to arm yourself against a possible attack! Our women's only class (appropriate for ages 12 and older) will cover the crime process, strategies for self-defense, and self-defense techniques. There is no cost, and pre-registration is not required. Wear casual, comfortable clothes and come prepared to kick…
The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, founded in 1984 with offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Wenatchee and Granger (Yakima county), supports immigrant populations by, according to their website, “defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education.” The organization is headed by Seattle attorney Jorge Baron who was recently profiled in this Seattle Times article. Interested in supporting this organization? How about if you could drink a beer at the same time? Floating Bridge Brewing and…