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Design Review Recap

Many thanks to Kristen, et al, who attended the Tully's/Moon Temple Lot Design Review meeting on Monday night. Here's a recap from Kristen: I just returned to the meeting and it went amazingly well. I would guess there were 60-70 people there from the community, in a hot and stuffy room. The architects presented their designs (starting with an irrelevant presentation on the firm's background and previous projects: malls, giant hotels, stadiums), the board asked a few questions and then the…

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Design Review For Tully’s/Moon Temple Lot

A Design Review for the Tully's/Moon Temple lot is scheduled for this Monday (August 5) at the University Heights Community Center. Here are the details: The proposal is for a one-story structure with 9,365 sq. ft. of retail space, surface parking for 25 vehicles.  Existing structure to be demolished. You can see the proposed design here. Date:  Monday, August 5, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: University Heights Community Center, 5031 University Way NE, Room #209 All meeting facilities are ADA compliant. Translators or interpreters provided upon…

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Siblings Denied Enrollment at JSIS

Two Wallingford families have put out a "Call To Action" asking folks to join them in a protest/sit-in on the John Stanford Center grounds (not the school but Seattle Public Schools' downtown administrative offices, 2445 3rd Ave S ) on Thursday, August 8 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. The protest is in response to their incoming Kindergartners being denied assignment to their older siblings' school, John Stanford International School (JSIS). In a letter to the community, Parnel Lettunich writes: Both the Lettunich and Cisero…

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Aurora Tour

Aurora Avenue North: vile but vital, yes? Whether you love it or hate it, Aurora still supasses, in my opinion, that lousy stretch of I-5 from downtown to Mountlake Terrace, in terms of efficiency. If you're a history buff and you'd like to learn a little about Aurora's humble beginnings this Saturday, take a look at the following walking tour, offered through the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). A little north, but...Aurora! Aurora: Life on Seattle's Mother Road Thousands of…

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Bill the Butcher’s Grillin’ Grand Opening

Terri over at Bill the Butcher HQ tells us: Our Grillin' Grand Opening for our Wallingford shop (4612B Stone Way N.) will be this Saturday, August 3rd starting at noon. There will be meat, a marimba, and more! We will fire up the grill to serve and sample a variety of grilled meat to celebrate our opening and the neighborhood. Ed Hartman, our neighbor from The Drum Exchange will bring his marimba over for live music performance from 1pm to 3pm. In addition,…

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Wally Pets Turns Two

Tomorrow (August 1) from 4pm to 7pm, Wally Pets Food & Supplies Owner, Paul "Brownie" Brown and his friends (including the four-legged, furry kind), will be celebrating his second year of owning the store, located at 4411-C Wallingford Avenue North. Everyone is welcome to stop by and enjoy appetizers and beverages, and he'll also have treats for his feline and canine fans. Here's the invite: I am turning two! Aloha Bra! – it’s a Hawaiian theme so dress in your best summer…

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Project Cool for Back-to-School

Want to help out children in need of school supplies and books? Alphabet Soup Children's Books (1406 N. 45th St.) is participating in Project Cool for Back-To-School -- a program through the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness that aims to fill 1,300 backpacks this fall with school supplies, books, and toiletries and distribute them to homeless children.   Alphabet Soup Children's Books' owner, Janet Cavallo, tells us how to participate:   Purchase a book for donation to Project Cool for Back-to-School and…

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