Wallyreader Yolanda writes: It would be great if you could do a spot on dog-friendly Wallingford. Especially with the summer heat a lot of people are out with their dogs, many stores offer air conditioning, a safe space outside of the hot and dangerous car plus treats and water. So, on one of our few warm and sunny days, I leashed up Wallyhood Rover Reporter, Scout, and set out to do a recon mission to see just how many stores in Wallingford are…
The 30th Annual (congrats!) Seattle Peace Concerts are in full swing and coming to Gas Works Park this Sunday, 8/15. The concerts have been part of Seattle summers since 1981. Concert coordinator Don Glenn, known as the "Chief" of the Seattle Peace Concerts, attributes their continued success to the underlying spiritual nature of the gatherings. As the Seattle Peace Concerts website puts it, "The concerts are non-political in nature (no speeches) and celebrate peace and the oneness of all people. AT…
We've always been a bit jealous of Portland's awesome bike culture and food cart culture. Well, how about this: this Saturday, as previously mentioned, we get a bit of bike culture with the Fiets of Parenthood, and tomorrow we get some food cart culture. Street Treats, a mobile dessert truck, will be parked outside of Fuel Coffee on 45th Street tomorrow, Wednesday Augusth 11th from 4 - 7 pm. From the Street Treats web site: Street Treats will offer homemade baked…
If you live near the John Stanford School and happen to see a long-haired black cat with white on his chin and paws, please let me know. It was nineteen years ago and the other side of the country when that cat and I first crossed paths. I had another cat, Sadie, at the time, black with white on her chin and paws, just a few months older than a kitten. We used to call her "Third", an in-joke between my…
Late night last night was a bad night for Golden Oldies, the old record* shop on 45th St. Mark says he heard a crash sometime after 10 pm last night and that when he snapped a photo this morning, a worker said it was a Jeep: As Kelley notes, it appears Elvis escaped with his life, as did Chuck Berry. As for their vinyl croonings, we can't say. You can consult Flickr for a view of the mural, pre-crash. * For…
We returned to the new piece of art on the Burke Gilman the other day and noticed that it had the artist's signature on it this time: Jonelle Johnson, and it was funded in part by Seattle Print Arts. Now you know. We've added it to our ever-growing map of outdoor art around the neighborhood. Remember: if we're missing something, tell us! View Wallingford Outdoor Art in a larger map
Many Seattleites will have Seafair on the brain this weekend as the Blue Angels buzz overhead. But for those of us seeking other flights of fancy, here are some fun-filled alternatives in Wallingford (and beyond): Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and its Effect on Our Lives Friday, August 6, 2010, 3 – 4:30 p.m. Bertha Landes Knight Room, City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue, Seattle With Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies on a brief hiatus, I thought it'd be worth mentioning an…