You still have time to recycle your old holiday light strings at nearby businesses: Whole Foods, accepting until January 15 at these nearby locations: Roosevelt Square, 1026 NE 64th Street, 206.985.1500. Box by garage/escalator. Interbay, 2001 15th Avenue W, 206.352.5440. Bin is outside. Westlake, 2210 Westlake Avenue, 206.621.9700. Bin in parking lot. Maple Leaf Ace Hardware, until January 31. 9000 Roosevelt Way NE, 206.522.3324
The BF Day PTSA sent the following bulletin to the school's families asking for help: BF Day is known as the Family School and right now one of our families needs our help. This family recently lost their home and all of their belongings in a fire. Our wonderful family support person, Diane Weibling is working very hard to help this family get back on their feet. One of the things this family needs is a bed or rather 6 beds. Diane is…
Email subscribers to King County Metro's bulletins received an update on Wednesday about a meeting that's scheduled for next Tuesday, January 10: "The Metropolitan King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee will continue its discussion about Metro Transit’s recommended service changes for June 2012." A copy of that email appears below. If you scroll down to the "Background" part of the email, you'll notice that Routes 26 and 26x aren't mentioned among the routes affected by the service change in June.…
What do you do when you have 12 lords-a-leaping on Twelfth Night? Why, Wassailing, of course! I learned a lot about Wassailing last January, when reader Kimberly C. told me about their event at Meridian Park. So, here's the scoop: Basically, Apple Wassailing dates back to the 16th century, though some may believe the tradition began as a Pagan ritual. This type of wassailing is to pay homage to apple trees and scare off the evil spirits so that the trees may bear…
Whether you're a casual cyclist, just starting out on a bike, or an old pro, you might want to check out this month's Spokespeople ride. The ride begins this Saturday, January 7 at 2:00PM at the south end of the Wallingford Playfield. The group will ride with UW Transportation Analyst David Amiton to the UW self-service bike repair stations. These repair stations were set up in five different locations around UW (The UW Medical Center, Spokane Lane north of Kane Hall,…
This Saturday (January 7) is Artifact ID Day at the Burke Museum (UW campus at 17th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street) from 1:00PM - 3:30PM. A perennial favorite among diggers of dirt and collectors of cultural objects. From the Burke: Artifact ID Day is your opportunity to access this knowledge and find out more about that intriguing object that’s been sitting on your bookshelf ever since Aunt Jane brought it back from her trip to the Far East. Past Artifact ID Days have uncovered such rare items…
Ready for some comfort food, Wallingford? Joule's 4th Annual Winter Supper Series kicks off this Sunday (1/8) from 4:00PM - 9:00PM. The full schedule isn't out just yet, but here's January's Family Supper Menu: Cold smoked escolar, grapefruit, radish, seaweed coulis Sunchoke salad, pickled black currant, walnut, date vin Roasted bone marrow, scallion salad, texas toast, bagna cauda Jasmine fried rice, endive, caper, smoked mackerel Grilled pork, Korean bean pasted rub, turnip, cilantro chimichurri Charred brussels sprouts, fennel, pickled apple, bacon vin Date…