Thanksgiving is undoubtedly the most wasteful time of the year as far as food goes. Don't buy more food than you'll need. Freeze leftovers before you're tired of them. Avoid unnecessary packaging. But for those items that just need to get out of the house, use this checklist of what goes in which bin: FOOD AND YARD WASTE: Poultry, meat, fish and bones, pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns (no candles), plus every other kind of food item except fat, oil, and grease (see…
Tom over at Seattle Bike Blog posted a pic of an accident that happened on the Burke Gilman Trail this afternoon. The photo was sent to the blog by Wallyhood neighbor Geoff. It seems the car, pictured below, crashed and came to rest on the Burke Gilman Trail @N. 36th St. and N. Pacific. The incident happened around 2:00pm this afternoon and the trail was reopened by 2:45. No ambulances were called to the scene, according to the 911 report. Be…
The Occupy Seattle folks will be descending on Wallingford on Thanksgiving, but you won't be seeing any pepper spray, just pepper jelly: Occupy Seattle is pleased to announce a community Thanksgiving potluck on Thursday 11/24/2011 at Gas Works Park at 2:00pm. We celebrate the community we have created, the kindness and support we have received, and the hope we are inspiring by our work to shine the light on economic injustice. We gather as a community in support of Occupy Seattle…
Don't want to cook for Thanksgiving? I don't blame you, and I do have a little piece of good news if you were planning on having a Thanksgiving meal out: Chutney's Bistro in Wallingford Center will be serving a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner buffet with all the trimmings, from 11:00am until 8:00pm. The cost is $13.95 per person which also includes a complimentary glass of champagne or wine, or a non-alcoholic drink of your choice. I'm told, too, that guests may also…
So, I was walking to my weekly pickup frisbee game around noon yesterday, and as I was passing QFC there were two men with about 20 EMTs tending to them. I stopped to talk with another man at the bus stop about what happened, and two more city police pulled up and began to arrest the men, but I was late for my game and went on my way. Checking the police reports now, the incident has been classified under "Mental…
Regarding the bus service cuts, Mike Ruby let us know that he received a note from Chuck Lare: Attend the "Save R 26" meeting this Tuesday, November 22nd, 5:30 to 7 PM at the Wallingford Mosaic Coffee House, 4401 Second NE just south of Dick's DriveIn in the basement of the Seattle First Church of Nazarene. Background: Bus Rider Unions have been organized in several cities, e.g.: Seattle Transit Riders Union, ref: http://saveourmetro.org/ Approval of the County's car tab tax preserved some…
An early design guidance meeting for a four-story structure at 3636 Stone Way N. will be held on Monday, December 5 at 8pm at University Heights Center (5031 University Way NE, Room 209). The existing building is home to Stoneway Roofing. The manager wasn't available for comment as to if and when Stoneway Roofing would be vacated. The new structure would have 110 apartment units and 8 live work units above 4,500 sq. ft. of retail space. Plans also call for underground…