How many of you remember when Patty's Eggnest was open in the Seamonster Lounge spot on N. 45th St? According to Yelp, that was back in 2005. Eons ago. If you peruse some of the Yelp reviews, you'll see the popular breakfast spot was missed from the moment it left. Well, good news for Patty's fans: Reader Joan tells us that she spotted some action at the Chabela's space on Tuesday, and when she asked someone, they told her that Patty's Eggnest would…
Heather McNamee, Supervising Librarian at the Wallingford Branch of the Seattle Public Library (SPL), wrote to tell us about some new, free, family-oriented programs at the library. This Sunday (July 21), from 2-3:00pm, the Wallingford branch (1501 N. 45th St.) will host "Ponto el Ritmo" ("Put Your Rhythm On!"), which, Heather tells us, is "a fun, interactive, music workshop for the whole family where we will learn about Brazilian and Cuban music and instruments, and dance dance dance!" More from the SPL…
Jacqui alerted us on Twitter that Paron's Closet in Wallingford Center was closing its doors; so we went in on Monday and spoke to store manager, Ashley, who confirmed the sad news. The consignment shop will indeed close on Wednesday, July 31. Joan also shared with us a letter sent to consignees by owners Kimberly Holmes and Bev Ward: To Our Consignees and Friends After almost four years in business, Paron’s Closet has decided to close our doors. We can’t fully…
The North Transfer Station (aka the garbage dump down on N 34th Street near Fremont) is making its slow way through the design process. These Tuesday, July 9th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm there will be a public meeting on the progress at the Lake Washington Rowing Club, 910 N Northlake Way. According to the announcement, the meeting will feature a full presentation on the station design process, and attendees can learn about the current station design, and the plan for…
Have you been toying with the idea of building a backyard chicken coop or starting your own little farm? If you want some creative inspiration, then you'll definitely want to check out Seattle Tilth's Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour on Saturday, July 13, from 10:00am to 4:00pm: In this self-guided tour, you will see simple chicken coops built in an afternoon and elaborate finely-crafted coops that took weeks of planning and building. See what accommodations are needed for keeping miniature…
Earlier in the year, we told you about the rise in the number of kids attending Hamilton in the 2013-14 school year. Initially, there was some speculation that the district would open an annex for incoming 6th graders at the John Marshall site on Ravenna Blvd. in Green Lake; however, that idea was taken off the table. Still, there are capacity management issues that remain, which will not only impact the school building, but also the traffic and parking around the…
On July 15th, The Seattle Department of Planning and Development will be holding a design review meeting to consider a permit application to demolish the building at 2100 N. 45th St, presently housing a shuttered Tully's, Radiant Medspa and the Chinese restaurant / dive bar Moon Temple. The plan calls for the Velmeir Companies to build "a one story commercial structure with mezzanene [sic] , containing 11,076 sq ft. of retail and accessory spaces, with surface parking for 25 vehicles". Curbed notes that…