Wallingford, Seattle

Finding a restaurant you can bring kids is one thing. Finding one where you can sit and enjoy your meal, that's something else. Vios on Capitol Hill and more recently sharing space with Third Place Books in Ravenna created a model: good food paired with an open kids play area. Adults eat, kids play. Kids play, adults talk. To each other. Bliss. Now, the Malaysian street food restaurant  Satay (1711 N. 45th) has opened a new family friendly dining room: The recently remodeled separate…

Phil Greely tweeted: Anyone else hear that loud boom in what seemed like Lk Union area? Heard on morning walk in mid-Wallingford? @wallyhood — Phil Greely (@PhilGreely) July 14, 2013 Stacy Wedlake id'ed it as coming from the Transfer Station: @PhilGreely @wallyhood Came from transfer station: http://t.co/Q2oyPe63s1 911 Fire Dispatch says trucks went to 1350 N 34th St @ 8:24 — Stacey Wedlake (@staceyawe) July 14, 2013 The Seattle Times blog confirms it was an improperly disposed propane tank: The explosion…

I'm guessing that murals must be hip, because along with mustaches and fedoras, I am seeing them everywhere! With 45th Street becoming an outdoor art gallery, I thought I would document what I discovered between Aurora and 1-5.

If you see a bunch of folks on the Burke tomorrow (Sunday), it's the See Jane Run Half Marathon. Now you know.

KIRO ran a piece earlier this week about the intersection at NE 42nd and Thackeray, where drivers are apparently either ignoring or not seeing the stop sign. The article quotes Allison Bay as saying "the problem is many drivers can't see the stop signs because they are obstructed by trees. Drivers also have a hard time seeing the stop lines painted on the street, because they have faded," and when they "staked out the location", KIRO confirms that many drivers are…

Get your weird on this Saturday. Shana, the High Priestess of Rubber Chickens, writes: Happy 30th Anniversary to the Archie McPhee Store! Archie McPhee has been keeping Seattle weird since 1983. Time flies when you’re having fun and we’re about to celebrate our 30th anniversary. Join us on Saturday, July 13th as we celebrate 30 years of fun and frivolity. From noon to 4pm there will be games, prizes, a performance by the band Fez Monkey and… wait for it… the…