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Bluegrass/Folk Jam Sessions: Mondays at Al’s

In an effort to escape the merciless downpours and warm up with a pint, my sister and I ducked into Al's Tavern (Corliss and 45th) around 9pm on Monday. Accustomed to seeing just a few bearded-and-flannelled men in their fifties and the occasional mutt stretched out under a booth on weekday nights, we were surprised to find the dive bar packed. Then, we heard the music. About five or six bluegrass/folk musicians had crammed themselves, several chairs, guitars, violins and what appeared…

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Molly Moon was a girl scout

Ya can't make Scout Mint Ice Cream without genuine Girl Scout's Thin Mints, so Molly Moon's is offering to buy 'em from local scouts. To keep both her stores stocked through 2010, she says she'll need 4,500 boxes, which is enough to give us a stomach ache just thinking about it. Last year, her ice cream empire bought $18,000 worth of cookies and helped to send more than 30 girls to Girl Scout camp with “camperships” (scholarships earned by campers that…

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Big Tree Bikes comes to Wallingford

When it rains, it pours. After years of no bike shop at all in Wallingford (anyone remember Bike Smith on 45th St? All that's left is an orphaned web site), Wallingford now has two, count them, TWO bike shops. A few months back, Speedy Reedy pedaled about 100' west across Stone Way, thus crossing over from Fremont into Wallingford (and leaving space for the fantastic Solsticio coffee shop to put down roots in its place). Now, Big Tree Bikes has taken…

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Wallingford Pizza House

Finally checked out the Wallingford Pizza House on a recent Sunday evening, and now I'm wondering why it took me so long to swing by. The Wallingford Pizza House is proud to be Seattle's only classic Chicago Style Pizza House. They're located in a cute little old house (circa 1913) on 45th street, right between the two Guild 45th Theaters.  Our waiter was friendly and attentive while also being laid back in a really comfortable sort of way.  No hovering, no overly anxious…

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45th St Viaduct to U Village to close temporarily

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We've always enjoyed the rich, swampy smell of the Burke-Gilman trail as it wends under the 45th St Viaduct (the bridge that leads from U-District down to University Village) and alongside the hill leading up to the U-District. It feels like the bike path has taken a brief detour through the Pleistocene, engendering Sound of Thunder-esque daydreams. Chris MacKenzie, Wallingford Community Council rep to the City, University, Community Advisory Committee reports that changes may be afoot in that region: The 45th…

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Seattle Public Schools Upcoming Levies Election

On February 9, residents within the Seattle Schools district will have a chance to vote for two new levies, using a special election mail-in ballot.  These levies replace two that expire this year and cover basic costs of education--from employee salaries to school building safety and maintenance--and will result in tax rates at current levels . According to School's First, the levies campaign organization, the Three-year Operations Levy, totaling $442.7 million, funds 23% of the Seattle Public schools operating budget for:…

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ISB Research Papers Have Highest Impact in US

(Full disclosure:  the author of this post is a proud member of ISB's administrative team.) Have you spotted a gaggle of grinning scientists in Lower Wallingford this week?  You just might!  Wallingford's own Institute for Systems Biology was ranked #1 in the United States, and 3rd globally, for highest scientific impact of their research papers by the SCImago Research Group in Spain. The Institute for Systems Biology is an internationally renowned non-profit research institute dedicated to the study and application of systems biology.  ISB has…

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