If you see a group of people sprinting up the street, a map in hand, you may say to yourself: "what is a map?" Ah yes, gather the young ones around and we shall tell tale of the way things once were, in a time before GPS, when people found their route with a paper-based contraption known as a "map". Need to zoom in on an area? Just double-tap and say "here, I'm talking about here". The reader only need lean…
Rain Sushi on 45th has closed, but last we heard, there were two bidders still vying to take it over. Yesterday, we discovered who was the winner: Hi, my name is Mutsuko Soma. We got Rain spot. Our Restaurant name will be Miyabi on 45th. This is second restaurant of Miyabi at Tukwila*. Also collaboration with Kamonegi. We will be open Nov 4th 2012. It will be North west Japanese. Not much sushi, but good hand made buckwheat noodle (aka soba). 相馬 睦子…
It's that time of year again: the Wallingford Orchards are hanging heavy and sweet with fruit: plump plums, crunchy apples, badonka donk pears, all within reach. But should you reach for them? Therein lies the conundrum: is fruit that grows from a tree planted by a private citizen but hanging over a city-owned sidewalk community property or private property? Are the property rights of a plum derived from its roots or its airspace? What about fruit growing from a tree planted…
Update: 9/11/12, 9:56am: This morning, The Daily Weekly reported that City Council approved the emergency legislation in a unanimous vote. Back in May, Shannon told us about the Disturbing Development in Tangletown, in which a new, three-story house was being built on a tiny lot at 55th and Kensington. In July, Shannon provided us with an update, letting us know that the infill issue has cropped up in several neighborhoods throughout Seattle. Now, Shannon has provided us with information about a…
John Stanford International School's (JSIS) largest annual fundraiser, the JSIS Move-A-Thon will take place on Sunday, September 30 on the Burke-Gilman Trail and the parents/organizers of the event are looking for corporate sponsors to help pay for participant and volunteer t-shirts. Neighborhood businesses like 4 Your Eyes Only, Ivar's Salmon House, Blue Star Cafe and Pub, Teahouse Kuan Yin, Dunn Lumber, Pharmaca, and Harold's Lamps and Shades were among the 40 sponsors who supported the 2011 Move-A-Thon, and here are the…
If you have plans to come to the Harvest Fair at Meridian Park on Saturday (9/8), come early and come hungry! The Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) is hosting a Harvest Breakfast, in the basement of The Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North) from 9:00am to 11:30am. Kathleen Cromp of the WCSC writes, "This year we’re changing it up a bit and will feature a burrito bar – including homemade muffins, homemade salsa!" Tasty Seasonal Fare for Our Neighbors &…
Katie over at Present Sense tells us about a beautiful bird photography exhibit called "Wings in My World" by Tom Talbott, opening this Friday night (September 7): Local photographer Tom Talbott has spent the past year photographing birds from Northern California to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. To mark the end of this project, you are invited to view a selection of works at Windows Art Gallery during the month of September. Some of the stars of the show are from our…