Inevitably, you get to an age where some of your possessions are older than grown adults walking around who weren't even born when you bought them. This sad situation occurred recently in our house with my husband's pajamas. Yes, he loves them, but, yes, they were purchased in the late 1980's, which not only makes them old enough to vote, but also serve in the military and drink alcohol. They had to go. Now, in these days of environmental awareness I…
Kate Talbott, who runs the Present Sense space at 42nd and Woodland Park Ave. N. wrote us recently about what she's created down that way. Here's what she had to say: I started Present Sense because I wanted a place to do the things I loved with other people: make art, write, practice mindfulness, and create community. These practices have brought so much richness and meaning to my life, and I am thrilled to have the chance to give back some…
We mentioned this earlier this week, but just think it's so awesome it's worth a reminder: tonight is the kick-off of what could be a semi-permanent street food pod right here in Wallingford. Sure, we're never going to be a Portland in this regard, but if there was ever a trendy we can get behind getting all trendy on, it's food trucks! From 5 - 9 pm tonight, Friday, CurryNow, Barriga Llena and Buns will be setting up shop in the lot in front…
(Wallyhood welcomes Wallingford resident Barb Burrill, a lady with a lopper and a ladder. Barb is an urban orchard steward in Wallingford for City Fruit and also oversees the recycling/composting program at John Stanford International School. She'll be sharing some tips from time to time on caring for fruit trees and on keeping Wallingford green.) Did you know that Wallingford has its own group of stewards that take care of public apple trees along the Burke-Gilman Trail? A group of Wallingford neighbors (coincidentally,…
Update: Saturday, September 24, Susan wrote to tell us that Tamara has been found and is back home. She was spotted at the Zoo, and the Zoo Keeper saw the ad on Craigslist and called to let Susan know she was safe. Susan added, "Thanks to all the neighbors who were looking out for her." Susan wrote to tell us that her sister's dog has gone missing: My sister's dog got out of the house while we were at the fair…
Though it's slightly beyond our borders, we didn't think anyone would mind a post about a week of free grand opening events happening at the Neptune Theatre (1303 NE 45th St.), beginning this Sunday, September 25. The Neptune was recently converted from a single screen movie theatre to a live-performance venue, and is now operated by the Seattle Theatre Group (STG), which also manages the Paramount and Moore Theatres. Here's the lineup of events from Sunday, September 25 – Thursday, September…
Tomorrow is your last chance to opt-out of Yellowbook and SuperPages phone book deliveries for the fall. The City of Seattle's Opt-Out Registry (www.seattle.gov/stopphonebooks) is free for residents and businesses to use for notifying publishers to stop delivering phone books. If you've already done this once before, you're golden, but you can also check your "account" to make sure you've checked off what you don't want by clicking here. The City of Seattle tells us that so far, 55,000 Seattle homes and businesses have…