If there's one thing Wallingford (and Seattle) doesn't have enough of, it's sidewalk cafes. Sure, the weather renders them inhospitable for 9/10ths of the year, but oh, that other 1/10th, sitting in the sunshine and watching the world go by, chatting with your neighbors: heaven on earth. So we reveled in the news that Ken L. just sent us: Walking past Silver Tray this morning I noticed the SDOT application for a sidewalk cafe permit taped to their door. It sure…
Linda Mitchell, the Community Outreach Director for the Stone 34 construction project at...wait for it...Stone Way and 34th, sent an update yesterday on the project. Some tidbits: Demolition is done and excavation has begun; they're currently at the 3rd level of the garage. Heavy trucking for the mass excavation is anticipated to run until late April. The tower crane footing is formed and reinforcing has been installed. The tower crane base will be set on March 30 and the cranes are…
For the second year in a row, John Stanford International School (JSIS) was awarded for "Overall Excellence" by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education. The Washington Achievement Awards recognize top-performing schools, identified through the state's Achievement Index and criteria set in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver. In addition to receiving "Overall Excellence", JSIS was also recognized as a top-performer in "Science" and in "Closing Achievement Gaps." From OSPI: Washington’s…
The announcement on the Family 4th home page almost reads like a bad April Fool's Day joke; and at first, I thought it was a prank since One Reel made the announcement to the media on Monday morning. But as the day wore on, and more media outlets were announcing the cancellation, I realized it was the real deal: Soooo what, that's it? No last minute plea? No pitch to giant corporations? Or is this *final* as in -- sometime in…
4/1, 7:41pm Update: We received an email from Don Baxter of the Seattle Animal Shelter, in response to the information reported below regarding the shelter's euthanasia policy. A copy of the email appears below. 4/1, 4:27pm Update: Jim thought he had a lead on the cat's owner earlier today, but it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. If you think you have a lead on the cat's human, send us an email at [email protected]. Jim wrote to tell…
The following post was written by lower Wallingford beekeeper, Kevin. Honeybee swarming season is coming soon. Swarming is the natural way honeybee colonies reproduce. What happens is that during the winter of dormancy in the hive, the queen bee starts laying eggs and the workers raise the young as the colony starts ramping up their numbers for the upcoming spring’s bounty of flowering trees and plants. If and when a hive becomes too crowded, the hive decides to split in two.…
Good news for Satay fans: The restaurant's freshly-roasted, house made peanut sauce is now available in 16 oz bottles to take home for $9.95. And for those of you who are willing to try some new Malaysian dishes, owner Peter Ringold recently returned from a trip to Malaysia and brought home some more recipes to try out as weekly specials including Malaysian Fried Chicken (topped with fried chilies, red onions, curry leaves and ginger), Ayam Masak Merah (chicken in tomato sauce), and Black Pepper Tofu. These dishes…