Smash Wine Bar and Bistro is offering a great deal through the Green Lake Moms / Wallyhood Deal Coop: $25 for $50 worth of food and drink! The usual restrictions apply (e..g, can't be used for Happy Hour pricing), but $25 off this great little restaurant is not to be missed. We had an interesting conversation with Dana Hannon, Smash's owner, about the relative merits of the coupon sites when we were setting this up and it was good to hear that…
The fate of the Wallingford Farmers Market remains in doubt. Whole Foods (aka "Whole Paycheck") recently capitulated to Monsanto's drive to genetically engineer pesticides into our food supply. What's a lefty, organic-food-lovin' locavore to do? Go CSA, of course! CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture) are farms or groups that will deliver (mostly) locally grown produce to you on a regular basis based on what's in season. You're not going to get strawberries in December, but that's just as well: eating local doesn't…
Two e-mails about fresh Wallingford burglaries greeted us this morning. First, from Andrew: My house at 43rd & Corliss was broken in to between noon and 9pm today (Friday). The burglar entered through a locked window in the rear of my house in a fenced yard, by breaking the latch on the window. Despite there being several valuable items left about, the burglar only took about $40 in quarters, but rifled through nearly everything in the house. When a police officer…
Jiggles, the Gentleman's Club that has operated just over our border on Roosevelt in the U District, has been closed by court order today. "Superior Court Judge Suzanne Barnett awarded the injunctive relief sought by Assistant City Attorneys Bob Tobin and Carlton Seu at the end of an hour of oral arguments," according to the Seattle City Attorney's office. "Barnett rejected the First Amendment argument that was central to the defense by Jiggles’ owner Bob Davis ... As long as its…
Two notes from the blotter. Jeff Garfield at Bedrooms and More dropped us a frustrated note about graffiti that had appeared on his vans and building last Saturday, Feb 25th: Our brand new truck parked in the locked and gated lot by our store was painted. The parking garage under Wine World was also hit along with others places. We need the community's help in apprehending the person(s) responsible for tagging our truck which was parked at the the vacant lot…
Continuing our series of schools within the Wallingford attendance area, here's a look at Roosevelt High School. Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th St.) is located in the Roosevelt neighborhood, just a block north of 65th and Roosevelt. We include it in our school series because it is our attendance area high school; however, for those 8th graders in the Advanced Placement Program (APP) at Hamilton International Middle School, a new APP program will begin at Ingraham High School in September…
What a week! Finally, it's time to start planning the weekend. Woot, eff tee dub, and all that. Here's what's going on: Friday 5:00-7:00pm Wine tasting City Cellars (1710 North 45th Street) Continuing with Washington Wines, this week, they'll feature Tertulia Cellars from Walla Walla. $3.00-$5.00. Christopher DeLaurenti, a composer and sound artist living right here in the 'hood, invites us all to his gig at the Chapel Performance Space in the Good Shepherd Center. It's called "Thrill: A Jazz Madrigal." …