Wallingford, Seattle

A new salon has moved into the old Alterations and Reweaving space on 45th at Woodlawn (1601 N. 45th St.). Sugar On Top is holding a pre-opening special: $10 off any service. For now, they accept cash and checks only. The salon's Grand Opening will be on Saturday, September 10. Walk-ins are welcome or you can call for an appointment: (206) 427-9377.  

¡Señoras y señores, por favor ayúdame felicitar Bandolero en su primer aniversario en Tangletown! (Man, I hope I didn't mess that up. High school Spanish was a lonnnng time ago...) In honor of their first anniversary in Tangletown, Bandolero (2253 N. 56th St.) is celebrating on Thursday night (September 1) from 6pm to close. Here's what they have planned for the evening: Live Music by The Core We're super fired up to have a great local band like The Core performing…

The Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) program was created in 1988 to provide neighborhood groups with City resources for community-driven projects that enhance and strengthen their own neighborhoods. Wallingford has benefited from these funds in the past, such as the 46th Street Mural and the installation of new playground equipment at McDonald School. The Fall 2011 cycle of the Small and Simple Projects Fund will have a single focus: emergency preparedness. Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has partnered with the Office of Emergency…

Perhaps you've seen these cute, colorfully worded socks around town: They're all the rage among sock fashionistas and were recently featured on NBC's Today Show as a fun new find. All summer long, Wallingford's very own Sock Monster (1909 N. 45th St.) has been holding a contest to get customers to come up with clever words they'd like to see on socks. They've narrowed the entries down to the top 14 and are asking folks to come in to the shop…

If you walk past Hamilton on the Densmore side some time around 1pm or so on a school day, you'll hear the school's awesome Marimba players in their daily practice. That's got to be, in my opinion, one of most uplifting sounds to hear (especially coming from a middle school!) and the kids really do one heck of a job. If you've got a budding percussionist at home, The Drum Exchange (4501 Interlake Ave N) is hosting not one, but two…