It never fails in my house on Christmas Day — either I’ll need some random ingredient for dinner, or we’ll be out of “x” (dog food, milk, or heaven forbid–wine) and my poor husband will be sent out on a quest in the middle of the day. So, to make my life (and hopefully yours) easier, here’s a list of stores and whatnot that will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including the most important among life essentials: coffee…
When my husband and I were planning our wedding in 1999, we considered having our reception at the Kalakala. Back then, the iconic streamlined vessel was berthed on Lake Union, still somewhat structurally sound and open to the public. I had grandiose visions of an art deco-themed party. In the end, we discovered that the Kalakala was only open for fundraising efforts, so we bagged that idea. But we hoped that someone would host a New Year's Eve party on the old…
Wallyhood welcomes new sponsor North Central Little League, for ages 5-18. Registration is now open for the 2012 season. Click on their ad in the sidebar to register. Here's a summary of what the league offers: North Central Little League serves over 600 families in the Freemont, Green Lake, Wallingford, Phinney Ridge and Ballard neighborhoods. NCLL is a Double Goal league, which means competing/winning is important, but our focus is more on creating a positive, character-building experience. To that end, for…
Yesterday we received a reader tip from someone whose name I cannot discern from the email address. The reader asked if we'd seen something on Facebook about Changes Bar on 45th Street here in Wallingford, and included the following link: http://changesinwallingford.com/wp/blog/changes-in-wallingford-needs-your-help/ . It's a tab on Changes' official website for "Changes Petition" which states the following: "For the last 22 years Changes has been a much loved fixture in Wallingford and in the Seattle gay community. Recently, new elements in the…
If you've tried to get your usual morning coffee at A Muddy Cup these last few days, you've no doubt seen the sign on the front door indicating that they're closed until further notice. We contacted owner Sarah Dolezal who explained that she's going through some "serious health issues" right now. Her partner, Mathew, is taking care of her while she's down for the count. She did say, though, that they'll reopen after New Year's. Sarah also told us that they've…
(Ed. note: Seattle Schools is on break until January 3, not January 2, as previously reported). While Seattle Public Schools is on break until January 3, parents in the neighborhood are still reeling from the current challenges at John Stanford International School. We have a recap of some of the reader comments from our posts on this topic, including some suggestions for taking action, contact information and additional resources: The school district proposed to find 2 additional homerooms to support 4…
On Monday night around 8pm, fire trucks closed off a section of N. 45th St. at Burke, and some of you asked what was up. We discovered that it was a rollover accident. This picture was taken by Amy: Amy wrote, "All that I know about the accident is that the driver hit the curb, probably making a turn, and one of the wheels exploded and the car flipped over. There were several police cars and a fire truck or two…