In honor of Earth Day, the Teamsters Local 174 announced that the two-day garbage strike will end Friday morning, and that they will once again pile our trash into trucks, haul it away and dump it into a huge hole in the ground somewhere we don't have to look at it. In related news, according to the World Bank, per capita energy use in the United States has not gone down at all in the past 30 years (but blessedly hasn't…
Round up the kiddos and come rock out for two fantastic local organizations - Family Works Food Bank and The Wallingford Boys and Girls Club. You'll be swinging to the vocal stylings of Seattle's own Not Its, featuring Sarah Shannon of the indie pop-band, Velocity Girl. The Not Its combine crunchy guitars with smooth four-part harmonies nestled within fantastic danceable pop gems about getting fancy, birthday parties, bath time and intergalactic play dates. The show is Saturday April 24th, 4 - 5pm at The Wallingford…
Forget professional reviewers. Find out what the people think! Here are the impressions of actual, real-life Wallingford moviegoers as they were exiting The Guild's new film, The Joneses, with David Duchovny and Demi Moore (talk about a eugenics experiment): "For what it was, it was entertaining. It was not deep in any way, an interesting romantic comedy. It came out at the wrong time. In our failed economy, this is more about economic affluence." "Great movie! Well put together, very professional,…
Spotted in the window of a dark, locked Fainting Goat Gelato shop yesterday: Congratulations to the Ataman family! Which reminds us, we're closing in on the deadline for the What Flavor is Wallingford contest. Pick a flavor of gelato to represent our neighborhood and earn free pints. Read the details and enter the contest here.
Our friend and neighbor, Christen Mattix, is offering a class over at the Fremont Abbey on May 1st that looks to be fun: Fashionable Wrists from Failed Sweaters Join Wallingford artist Christen Mattix as she teaches creative approaches to transforming old, ugly sweaters into elegant wristwarmers. These are not only sustainable, they’re also cheap, fun, and trendy! Get your creative juices flowing as Christen demonstrates techniques, shares patterns, and leaves you time to create your own masterpiece. Sewing machines will be…
Get your garden on! Seattle Tilth's Annual Edible Plant Sale is coming up on Saturday, May 1st and Sunday, May 2nd at the Good Shepherd Center. Those rows and rows of tiny seedlings are so hopeful and enticing, aren't they? Or, if you don't garden, come for the festive atmosphere, food booths and kids' activities. Take part in this annual spring garden ritual and choose from the largest selection of organically, sustainably and locally grown vegetable starts in Seattle. Beginning and…
The ballots for the Seattle 2.0 awards, the local tech start-ups' self-congratulatory but nonetheless respectable (and fun) version of the Oscars are open, and, in the "Best Start-Up Designer" category, we have a Wallingford vs. Wallingford showdown: Matt Lerner is the CTO of Front Seat, makers of Walkscore and City-Go-Round. Front Seat is a "civic software company", specializing in socially progressive services that build communities (in the "real world" sense, not just in the "Facebook" sense). Matt has declined our frequent…