Craving a closer relationship with this elusive object, I recently picked up Richard Cohen's Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life. It explains how life on earth depends on the ability of green plants to harness the energy of the sun, thus making almost all other living things plant parasites (the only exception being deep-sea life near thermal vents but this still requires oxygen created by plants on the surface and you don't want to…
A week or so ago, we spotted this cut-out on telephone poles going up 40th from the U District. We asked the Twitterverse what was up: Seen these popping up along 40th in Wallingford. Who knows the story? http://t.co/lYW7Y7z But heard few clues back: Sarah said she'd seen similar signs around Green Lake, but without the hair, but that was it. Fast forward to this past Thursday evening, which found us at the Fred Wildlife Refuge on Capitol Hill for the City…
Happy May everybody, it looks like Spring has arrived and brought Art Walk-worthy weather with it. Participating businesses will be easier to spot this month, as the Art Walk committee is rolling out a fancy new set of sandwich boards, plus you'll have the opportunity to enjoy the new mural on the side of Bottle Works, the Wallingford Art Walk robot. Here's the line-up, courtesy of the Wallingford Art Walk organizer, Tara Shuttleworth: Julia’s Restaurant- Painter, Levi Hastings Fuerte Fitness –…
Two weeks ago, we told you about a filmmaker who was going to be shooting scenes at Gas Works Park for his film about a man who worked out while sleepwalking. The production crew has given us another "heads up" that they'll be spending tomorrow night (Monday, May 2), starting at 6pm, to shoot additional scenes for "Bed Track and Beyond" up and down Sundial Hill. They wrote to tell us, "At this point in the story, at Gas Works, his…
Sunday is May Day, and the weather forecast calls for clear, sunny skies with a high of 66 degrees. Heaven! Reader Kimberly C dropped us a note to let us know that her Morris dance troupe, The Sound and Fury Morris Dancers will be greeting the sunrise on Sunday morning at Gas Works Park. You may remember, this is the same group who Wassailed their way around Meridian Park back in January. I'll let her explain the May Day dance: Morris…
A little late, but the folks at Stoneway Village, LLC. wanted to let neighbors to know about the street closure on 39th at Stone Way this morning. They made a last minute call this morning at 5am to close the street today, from 6:30 am to approximately 3:30 pm, so that they could "pour a slab on grade in the middle section of the project." The alley and the sidewalk on the south side of the street are both open. Another…
Pull up a bar stool and take a minute to get to know another wonderful Wallyhood sponsor: Jay Farias, Proprietor of Bandolero: Where are you from? - Dartmouth, Massachusetts. I moved here in 1991. What’s the secret of your success? – I'm not successful yet! But the secret to success is hard work, diligence and stick-to-it-iveness. You can't give up because the restaurant business is a roller-coaster ride. You have to serve a good quality product with a friendly staff. People…