Dick's Drive-In is giving away free cheeseburgers to grads who stop by in their cap and gown now through June 21. Aww, I love seeing all those colorful little mortarboard-clad heads! Congrats to all the grads! And here's a neighborly heads-up regarding tomorrow's traffic around the I-5/45th St. Corridor: UW is holding their 136th Commencement Ceremony at Husky Stadium. Doors open at 12:30pm.
Reader Vanessa tells us that the "Gas Man" scammer is back on the ramp of I-5 south at 45th, asking motorists for some money to refill his empty gas tank. Here's our story from last year. Block Watch Captain, architect, and coolest home owner Joe Hurley forwarded a bulletin to us from SPD's Terrie Johnston about more door-to-door scammers, and he added this helpful tip: "if you get the shave-and-a-haircut knock, don’t answer the door." Dear Block Watch Captains and Contacts:…
Hawaiian Breeze (1719 North 45th Street), featuring Hawaiian Island cuisine, is expanding their restaurant to add a sushi bar. The additional space is right around the corner at 4429 Wallingford Avenue North, formerly occupied by Cutz Salon. Patrons will have access to both dining areas from a back passageway, in addition to both storefront entrances. I spoke with owner Karen Law today who said she hopes the new space will be open in the next week or so. I snapped a…
The 62nd Annual Wallingford SeaFair Kiddies Parade is coming up in one month, Saturday July 9th, and they're looking for participants (not just kids). Join the tricycle riders, floats, marching bands, dancers, princesses and pirates, fire trucks, and the Seafair Clowns and their families, and much more for this fun family friendly event. All children are welcome to join in the parade with or without costume, or just come and watch for fun. Families, groups and individuals are invited to participate…
We've got three, count 'em, three free fun picks for this weekend: Friday Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies (Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ 5019 Keystone Place N.) 6:30 to 9:30 PM TRANSITION FRIDAY! (NOTE EARLY START TIME) An Evening Focused On Positive Solutions at a Local Level! FILM: “VANISHING OF THE BEES”...Plus a selection of Short Films beginning at 6:30. Please join us for this great film, followed by a community discussion with: Dr. Evan Sugden PhD, Entomologist, UW…
Congratulations to Sarah Nelson--winner of the Sock Monster Anniversary Contest! Sarah's name was chosen randomly among the group of people who correctly identified the snake painted on the floor of the store, and she'll be presented with a $20.00 store credit. Now I'm off to get me some of those sexy granny panties. Thanks for playing along, everyone!
A few weeks back, we stopped in at Express Market, at the corner of 4th Ave NE and 45th across from Wine World, to see about some chocolate for Baby Z. The store seemed oddly bare, full of mostly empty shelves. The counterman noticed our puzzlement and told us that they were expecting more stock soon, "one way or the other". We pressed him for details, casually dropping the name of the stores (and building's) owner, Bob, who we knew from…