Nancy warns: IF you take a vehicle to the Roosevelt Ave TJ's note that the paid parking has been extended to 8pm (the little number 6 has been changed to a little number 8 way up high on the way up in the sky sign, no notice anywhere). The parking ticket police vehicle is LURKING and they are issuing tickets at $44 each at a fast clip. What a gig harsher and basically entrapment. We dunno about entrapment, but definitely a gig harsher. We…
Borrowing tools from neighbors has always been common practice, but now communities are stepping up efforts to make tools accessible to everyone through a tool lending library. Sustainable West Seattle opened its tool library in June 2010 and now have over 1,500 tools available for people to use, from ladders to lawn mowers, and extension cords to clamps. The tool library is such an awesome idea that even Popular Mechanics took notice. Now, plans to start a Wallingford Tool Library are under way,…
Between Wine World, with its yodeling dominatrixes and oyster shucking, the Wayward Music Series at the Good Shepherd Center, and Seattle Tilth classes alone, we've practically got our own cultural in this little wedge between I-5 and Aurora. And then there's Wide World Books and Maps, dolloping a creamy spoonful on the top of it all. Here's what we've got there next week (as written by Yvonne's publicist): Next week is the 21st anniversary of America’s declaration of success in Kuwait during…
Are you and your sig other clashing over design styles at home? Then sweat no more, my friend. Interior designer Melinda Slater and financial advisor Stacy Willoughby are hosting a workshop on financing and interior design this Wednesday (February 29), from 6:30-8:30PM at Wine World (400 NE 45th St.): Let Interior Designer Melinda Slater and Financial Advisor Stacy Willoughby help you tackle two tricky areas where couples often collide: finances and interior design. Issues we will bat around: An alternative to…
Thrive Natural Family Medicine (5020 Meridian Ave N., Ste 104) is celebrating its first year with an open house next Wednesday, February 29, from 4:00PM - 8:00PM. The public is invited to join in the celebration which includes birthday cake, appetizers, goody bags, and door prizes. During the celebration, the clinic will offer $10 vitamin B-12 shots and all proceeds will benefit the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club.
Honk Fest West, the fabulous, boisterous bacchanal of tubas, trumpets, accordions and drums put on by street musicians from all four corners of the country, will be returning to Gas Works Park and other spots around Seattle this June 1st - 3rd. To help you get in the spirit (and to help put it on), they're holding a fundraiser this Saturday night over in Fremont. Tina touts: The fundraiser is called Honk! Around the World! and is being held Sat 2/25 at Hales.…
Let’s talk UTILITY SAFETY, specifically natural gas. Ever wonder what you should do if you smell natural gas or how to turn off your gas in case of a leak, fire, or major earthquake? Aging appliances, corroded pipes, and aging infrastructure can be the cause of fire or explosion in your home or neighborhood. North Seattle experienced an explosion in September 2011 and gas fires have caused widespread damage in many cities after a major earthquake. The Wallingford Community Preparedness Committee…