Here's the latest happenings on the neighborhood food scene: Free Slices on Saturday at Pagliacci Pizza on Stone Way The Pagliacci Pizza location on Stone Way at N. 40th St. (4003 Stone Way N.) has transformed from a tiny take-out spot to a sleek 'n snazzy dine-in restaurant, complete with a new pizza slice bar. To celebrate, they'll be handing out free slices (2 per person) on Saturday (September 14), from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Patty's Eggnest Now Open The popular breakfast…
The Wurst is yet to come, neighbors. In fact, it’s this weekend! The 31st annual Great Wallingford Wurst Festival takes place Friday and Saturday (September 13-14) on the grounds of St. Benedict School (4811 Wallingford Avenue North). The festival is family-friendly, featuring lots of kid bouncies, games, crafts, a Biergarten, tons of homemade goodies for sale, plus lots of live entertainment on the outdoor stage. On Friday night, The Dudley Manlove Quartet will be playing for folks 21 and over in St. Ben’s Auditorium from 9:00pm…
Updated 12:04pm. See (*) below for additional content. Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin has introduced new legislation to implement minimum density requirements to Neighborhood Commercial Zones. You can read the entire legislation here) but here's the gist: "The legislation requires a minimum density for Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zones in urban centers, urban villages and station area overlay districts that have a pedestrian designation overlay. The minimum density level, measured by the Floor Area Ratio (FAR), would be based on the maximum allowable…
Get ready for Seattle Tilth’s Harvest Fair happening at Meridian Park (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North) on Saturday, September 7, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. This hands-on festival is a fun day of workshops, activities, music and dancing, cider pressings, and cooking demonstrations. Try your luck in playing Chicken Poop Bingo, check out the harvest parade, see some chickens, goats, and bees. Plus, there will be up to 100 community organizations, vendors and organic farmers. But wait -- there's more! Wallingford's own Fathia Atallah is…
This morning, children throughout the neighborhood will shoulder their backpacks to begin the new school year. But what will they do during those hours between when school gets out and bedtime? Or on the weekend? If you are looking for back-to-school activities for your students, and if you want to avoid the nasty rush hour commute that often accompanies those activities, check out what’s available in the neighborhood. Think of it - supporting local businesses, saving gas, and wearing your kids out…
Tara Shuttleworth of Babette's Events reminds us that The Goddess Festival will be returning for its 3rd year on Saturday, Sept. 14th. Like last year, this event, which benefits The Wallingford Community Senior Center, will take place at Woodland Park. Tara writes: "The Third Annual Goddess Festival will take place in Seattle’s Lower Woodland Park on September 14th, 2013 to bring together the community and create a unified inspirational heartbeat. Live music, local artists and vendors, performance workshops and a Kid Zone…
Just in time for school to start (which is Wednesday, September 4, barring any last minute announcements of a teacher strike), a Hamilton International Middle School parent has created a handy walking map to Hamilton (1601 N. 41st St.) from points in Wallingford and Fremont. The map also points out some interesting places in the neighborhood. You can click on the map legend here (Hamilton Walking Map Key) and download a full sized map here (Hamilton Walking Map). While we're on the…