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Redesign the Mosaic Den

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The whole idea just seems too wacky to be true: a delicious coffeehouse with pastries where you pay whatever you want (or nothing at all, if you think that's fair), big comfortable chairs, a well appointed children's playroom and a community gathering space available for whoever needs it. But the Mosaic Coffeehouse is stranger than fiction. Now, a group of folks are going to give something back. Amy Woidtke, Jessie Wolfrum, and Amy Darling, all members of the Fremont-based Biznik business…

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What Flavor is Wallyhood? You Decide!

What flavor is Wallingford? Lime "green" with just a hint of granola (though perhaps not as crunchy as Fremont)? Next month, Fainting Goat Gelato celebrates their one year anniversary here in Wallingford.  To mark the occasion, Wallyhood and Fainting Goat are teaming up to hold a contest in which readers can send in their ideas of what flavor gelato truly represents our neighborhood. Post your entry below, in the comments section, now through April 26. On Friday, April 30, we will…

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Beck not at Good Shepherd Tonight

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The things we do to get your attention. It shames us. We just heard from Nicole and Karyn at the Alliance Française de Seattle that "France's most-beloved daughter, award-winning actress and international musical star", Charlotte Gainsbourg, is stopping by the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N #205) tonight, Tuesday, April 13th from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Charlotte is currently on tour promoting her latest album, titled IRM, where she collaborated with chart-topping American artist, Beck. Charlotte will be answering questions not…

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Bike Blender

Hope you all made it to the Bikes are Beautiful event we told you about this past Saturday. We had hoped to, as well, but had a last minute romantic date with a stomach virus, instead. Ah, the sweet songs we sang. Our Wallingford informants did make, however, and sent us this photo of the bike blender they constructed for the occasion. ¡Vive la bicicleta!

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Green Auto Care

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We noted back in March that a new auto repair shop was opening where Walt's used to be on 45th St, across from the Taco Time. We're getting a few reviews, so we thought we'd share. Amy writes: Green Care Auto Repair (http://greencareautorepair.com) has opened in the old Walt's location on 45th Street. I took my car in last week and had a positive experience there. The owner, Alex, was friendly and helpful. He said the shop opened Monday, April 5.…

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The Burke Gilman Gets Marked!

True confession: Back in the day when I lived on Capitol Hill and ran down to catch the Burke Gilman near Husky Stadium, I occasionally brought my bike and a small can of spray paint. See – GPS wasn’t really available, and if I REALLY wanted to know my distance, or to measure my progress week by week – I needed to know the distance from one mile to the next. Bike – check. Bike computer – check. Spray paint –…

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Bikes are Beautiful

This is a Ballard event, but we're big enough fans of bikes that we're going to give it some love: BIKES ARE BEAUTIFUL! A one-night celebration of bicycle culture, SATURDAY APRIL 10, 2010 6pm - 2am Hosted by Viking Fire Foundry - 4710 Ballard Ave Seattle This is an indoor/outdoor rain or shine event. Bikes are not mandatory but spontaneous parading up and down Ballard Avenue is encouraged. Just down the street from The Tractor, Sunset Tavern and other venues. Come…

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