Wallingford, Seattle

Post-Holiday “Green” Donations

"It's The Most Wa-asteful Time Of The Year" - you know the tune,  now  put those holiday trappings where they belong. Such as: Old computers: The very best place for refurbishing and reusing computers and computer peripherals is InterConnection, at 3415 Stone Way N. InterConnection will also take non-computer electronics and pass them on to local recyclers. 206-633-1517 Wrapping paper: Save the best for next year. Recycle other paper  wrapping, remove tape when possible. Metallic and plastic wrapping goes in the garbage.…

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Bike Lane at Dick’s

You may remember back in October, when Madi alerted us that 45th Street in front of Dick's held the dubious honor of being the most dangerous intersection for cyclists in the city. It looks like the city has taken some steps to address the problem: The Seattle Bike Blog reports that "SDOT has installed a buffered bike lane in front of the popular burger joint. The lane replaces what previously was empty space on the roadway. The extra-wide lane on this segment of…

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Art of Gifts to Close

We just received the following note from Amita, owner of the Art of Gifts, the shop tucked in next to the 45th St entrance to Wallingford Center: Amita “The Art of Gifts” at the heart of Wallingford on the steps of Wallingford Center will be closing mid January 2012. I am sad to announce this news to the many people who have entered my life through the store over the years. It has been a great 9 years here and wish there…

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Publican Opens Tomorrow

North Seattle Sarah got to attend the "soft opening" of The Publican, the new restaurant and bar by the Brouwer's Cafe / Bottleworks crew opening where Bandolero once stood in Tangletown (2253 N 56th Street). On her blog, she reports: The Publican has 21 taps for craft beer, and offers an incredible selection from an efficient storage system. [...]  If you don’t want a beer on tap, just try their bottle selection – no wait, scratch that.  There is NO bottle selection. …

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Updated 411 on the 4111

(Updated: 12/26 9:20 am: I misread the order of things and got "newer" and "older" designs reversed. Corrected flow and opinions on same below.) There was quite a bit of conversation a week ago about the 4111 Stone Way development project, and whether the building design was a "fit" for the neighborhood. One sharp-eyed reader pointed out that older drawings of the building provided in the Early Design Guidance document available on the City of Seattle web site shows a much…

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A Gingerbread House on Kite Hill

Imagine taking a walk to Gas Works Park and finding a life-sized gingerbread house perched atop Kite Hill. The roof is tiled with chocolate snaps and festooned with gumdrops! The eaves are dripping with snow-white frosting and, wow! Look! There are people climbing on the steps of the house to enjoy its sugary goodness! Just thinking about it brings out the kid in me. But alas, it's only a camera trick, though a marvelous one created by photographer Tracie Howe. Tracie…

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Christmas Day eats in Wallingford

By request, here's the lowdown on Wallingford restaurants open tomorrow (Christmas Day): Chutney’s Bistro (11AM-8:30PM) Murphy’s Pub (12PM-2AM) kitchen open until 7 or 8 May (11:30AM-10PM) The Iron Bull (3PM-9PM) Bamboo Village (10:30AM-9PM) Changes (6PM-2AM) Moon Temple (4PM-10PM, bar closes at 2AM**) Restaurants not open: Julia's (the one on Broadway on Cap. Hill will be open), Dick's, Ivar's Salmon House, The Rusty Pelican, Irwin's, Gypsy Java, Essential Baking Company, La Casa Azul, Blue Star, Olympia Pizza and Pasta, Issian, Elysian Brewing Company, Djan's, Rancho Bravo Tacos, Pudge…

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