As Wallyhood neighbor Jared writes, there is a German phrase, "Tu Gutes und rede darüber" which means "Do good and talk about it." Jared's son Kyle did good, and Wallyhood is going to talk about it. A few months ago, young Kyle was being dropped off at Interlake Childcare Center when he noticed his favorite teacher, Sherry Thomas, riding her bicycle near the school without a helmet. And this was a problem Kyle could solve. He decorated a bike helmet with a…
Here are the 2011 Wallyhood Pumpkin Carving Contest entries and I must say, it's an impressive lineup. This year, we have prizes for the Best Carving By An Adult and the Best Carving By A Kid, and we've created two separate slideshows (see below) for these categories. For folks who can't see the Flash slideshow below, here are the URL's to view the sets on Flikr: Adult Carvings Kid Carvings So take a look at both sets and vote on your…
We recently spoke with Patrick McCredie of Satay (1711 N. 45th St.) who filled us in on some neat stuff going on in the restaurant, above and beyond the awesome peanut sauce they serve. If you've been to, or walked past Satay fairly recently, you probably noticed a cool mural-in-progress on the storefront. The muralist is Tom Blayney, so if you see him, stop by to take a look-see. Very cool. Did you know Satay does trivia every Thursday? Yup, and they'll…
Geoff Kaiser over at Seattle Beer News tells us that The Publican will open in mid- to late December in the former Bandolero spot (2253 N. 56th St.), which was sold to the guys behind Brouwer's Cafe and Bottleworks last month. According to Seattle Beer News, The Publican will have 22 taps along with a selection of bottled beer and a full bar for cocktails. They'll open at 10am daily and will serve breakfast (all day), lunch, and dinner. Matt Bonney (who runs Brouwer's Cafe) told Seattle Beer News:…
Show your support for local folks who take the long-term view of food production. Thursday (11/3) from 5-8 pm, join City Fruit, Northwest Cider Association, and Northwest Sustainability Collaborative for a night of cider tasting from some of the best hard cider makers in the region. For $20 you get 5 tastes. Get your ticket on-line or at the door at 314 First Ave. S. Every dollar goes toward helping feed hungry people in our community. To learn more and purchase…
Wow, we've gotten a lot of cool entries this year for the Wallyhood Pumpkin Carving Contest. Lots of talented folk here in the neighborhood, I'll tell ya! I'm also gonna tell ya that this is the last call to get your entries over to us. You have until tonight (Wednesday, November 2) at 11:59pm to send your pictures here. Tomorrow, we'll put up a slideshow of all the entries so that the voting can begin for Best Adult Carving and Best…
Back in September, Julie from Wide World Books wrote to tell us some good news: I wanted to let you know that I’m taking over the Hemp store 2 doors down from the store, where I’ll be carrying travel clothing. We spotted the spiffy new banner on our neighborhood Halloween trek and while we don't yet have an official word on the opening date, we heard that a soft opening will happen within the next week or so. Stay tuned for…