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Mural, mural on the wall

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Yet another reason to be out and about in the neighborhood tonight: Wallingford's Urban Mural Project kicks off at CUTZ Salon and Gallery (4515 Meridian Avenue N.) during the Art Walk, where artist Ricardo Rimerez will be doing some finishing touches tonight on the mural. CUTZ owner and Wallingford Chamber of Commerce President, Colleen Kurke adds: I have asked the Chamber to help sponsor this project, and I will co-chair it with Kathy Liao, a renowned artist. We hope that this mural will be one…

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Wallingford Art Walk and Backyard BBQ Benefit

Tomorrow is the first of August (gaa-ack! already!) and Wallingford will be buzzing with all sortsa food, art, and entertainment. Here's the scoop: Backyard BBQ Keller Williams and Walgreen's are throwing a "Backyard BBQ" on the SE corner of Stone/45th, from 5:00-9:00pm. In addition to hamburgers, hot dogs, and root beer floats, they'll have desserts by Smokey Delights and musical entertainment by brass band Tubaluba (beginning at 6:30pm). Plus, they'll have a barrel on hand so you can donate school supplies and…

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Stone34 gets a (deep) green light

On Monday, the City Council unanimously approved changes to the Living Building Pilot Project, creating another tier called the Seattle Deep Green Pilot Program, which allows Skanska's Stone34 project to move forward. Projects qualified under the new ordinance must meet sixty percent of the program's requirements, including the use of less than 25 percent of energy and water used by comparable buildings. According to the City Council's announcement, the new buildings must also capture at least 50 percent of stormwater used on…

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TnT Opens

It's been an empty storefront (sometimes euphemistically called a "test kitchen") since August 2008, but no more. Chow Foods is back in action and has throw open the doors on the old Loki / Jitterbug Cafe spot with a new Mexican restaurant: TnT Taqueria. Chow Foods has opened its fourth restaurant, TNT Taqueria in Seattle’s picturesque  Wallingford neighborhood at 2114 North 45th Street. In the space formerly occupied by the Jitterbug; TNT Taqueria opened Thursday evening, on July 26th. The Taqueria is…

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Alley Scraper

(Ed note: Back in May, we posted a letter from Shannon about a large house being built on a tiny lot up near 55th and Kensington. The letter served as a catalyst for like-minded neighbors finding each other, researching the house and the developer and gathering to take action. We asked Shannon to come back and let readers who didn't follow the comments on the initial letter know what's happened since. Below is her response.) After the initial posting in May…

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Smooth Sugaring Studio Opens

Smooth Sugaring Studio is now open in Tangletown, at 1601 N. 52nd Street at Woodlawn Avenue. "What's 'Sugaring'?" you ask? Yeah, well, don't feel bad because I had no idea myself (or maybe it's just me, and if that's the case then, uh, whoops); but here's what I learned from Smooth Sugaring Studio owner, Jill Maurisak: Sugaring is an ancient form of hair removal that uses a paste made from sugar, water and lemon. The sugaring method removes hair in the natural direction…

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Garbage Forecast Tomorrow: Iffy

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Due to the Teamster's strike, there's a good chance that the city won't be picking up garbage and recycling tomorrow in Wallingford. Nonetheless, the city instructs that you put your bins out, presumably on the off chance that an agreement is reached: Friday Waste Management customers should still put their garbage, yard waste and recycling out before 7 a.m. tomorrow [Friday]. If collections are missed, carts should be put out next Friday, Aug. 3. If pickup is missed tomorrow, there will…

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