As we all know, the views in Seattle can be spectacular, and some people will go to great lengths to create them or preserve them. Trees, even those on public land, can be cut down – as in this case in West Seattle back in March. (Here's a very recent update to that story.) Some have even resorted to poisoning trees, as occurred along the Burke Gilman trail back in 2008. And there are a host of strictly legal means to…
Wallingford's own FamilyWorks Food Bank and Family Resource Center has its largest fundraiser of the year on Nov. 6th. This event includes a silent auction and FamilyWorks is in need of a few more item donations. Would your business be willing to donate any of the following? Restaurant gift certificates Nice bottles of wine Store gift certificates Jewelry If so, please contact Joey Ashenbrenner at 206-694-6725 or [email protected]
Strolling down to Dunn Lumber on Sunday morning, I was shocked to see a charred facade where our neighbor's house at 4019 4th Ave NE had stood unscathed just days ago. It was especially disturbing because I know that it was a duplex with newborn twins living on the second floor. So it was a relief to hear from Scott today that while it was serious, everybody got out safely: Friday night, we settled in to bed and were awoken at 4:20…
One of my favorite Wallingford excursions is taking the kids on the bike and going to Montlake Playfield. My route is almost all dedicated trail from my house and so I'm not too worried about the combination of cars and kids and bikes. My five-year old is hitched up to my bike on a Follow Me, and my two-year old rides on a co-pilot child seat. Montlake Playfield is a hidden gem of a park. The climbing jungle gym is a step up…
Back in March, readers took me to task for calling the police when I caught a young man stealing a basketball off my front porch (Porch Thief Caught). Today, frequent Wallyhood commenter Marie of Romania brought to my attention that this young man, Walter Burton, was killed by a drunk driver Monday morning while he slept in his tent by the I-5 entrance ramp off 50th NE Street. According to King 5 news: Burton was struck by a driver during the Monday morning commute…
Reid Haefer writes: The community group I work with, Friends of North Lake Union, is hosting community meetings on Tuesday September 13th and Tuesday Sept 27th at Miir Flagship store (3400 Stone Way N) at 6:45 pm. We need the community's input on a plan to improve a piece of shoreline land called Waterway 22 (between Gas Works and Stone Way). We will be doing a brainstorming design session to get an idea of what everyone would like to see happen with…
I am super excited to report that East Wallingford has a delicious new food truck in the parking lot of Rancho Bravo, where the Pinky's truck used to be. It's called Mabel's Kitchen & BBQ and I just brought home some samples after chatting with Auntie Mabel, as she called herself, who is a lovely, very friendly lady originally from Hong Kong. Today's special was BBQ chicken sliders with cole slaw on them and a choice of 3 sauces: North Carolina…