Last Saturday, as we coasted down 2nd Ave from one garage sale to another, Baby Z snoozing in the bike trailer, we spied a tent set up on a front lawn. Expecting more garage sale goodies, we pulled over onto the sidewalk to inspect the goods. Imagine our surprise when, instead of dusty romance novels and jazzercise videotapes, we found free vegan desserts. Turns out Jen "JennyMac" McPherson was kicking off her new vegan cakes business by handing out free samples…
Happy first anniversary to Sock Monster, Wallingford's very own sock-centric retail shop on 45th. We checked in with Sock Monster owner Holly Gummelt recently, to see how things are going. And she sure does have a lot of news. First, the pinball machine and sodas are gone. But this is really a good thing, because those items were actually placeholders until the shop grew a bit, which it has. Today, there is a kids corner where the pinball machine once stood. …
Who knew this one would be such a puzzler! Several weeks ago, we posted the photo on the right, asking for readers to ID where in Wallingford it was taken. After two weeks, we had received zero correct answers. Really? Is it just because we pass it every day that we thought it would be obvious? The sculpture is in the front yard of 4061 4th Ave NE, just across from the John Stanford School (and our immediate neighbor), and is…
According to HistoryLink.org, exactly 142 years ago today (June 3, 1869), Philip Ritz purchased 80 acres of land from the federal government for a mere $1.25 per acre. His purchase stretched from what we know today as Woodlawn Avenue N. to Meridian Avenue N. and from N. 40th to N. 45th Streets. A year later, Dexter Horton bought 160 acres adjacent to Ritz's land, which is now N. 42nd to 57th Street, and from Meridian all the way to 5th Avenue…
McDonald Elementary is holding a family dance with the Tall Boys Old Time String Band that is open to the community on June 10 from 6-8pm at the Lincoln High School Gym (McDonald's interim location, 4400 Interlake Avenue N.) Tickets are $25 per family. Here's the skinny from the school: This is a family affair and all are welcome. Whether or not you attend McDonald, will be attending McDonald, just want to support our neighborhood school, or just love the Tall…
Facebook can come in handy sometimes. Like Thursday night, when we learned that Mighty-O Donuts will be recognizing National Donut Day Friday, June 3rd. Here's what the Mighty-O Facebook page says: Tomorrow is National Donut Day. We will be featuring our Ginger Sugar donut as seen on the Food Network Challenge. Don't forget to stop by for your special donut and a free small drip coffee. If you're not familiar with National Donut Day, Jordan did a great job explaining it…
Two weeks ago, we told you to "Beware of 'Eric' who is known legally as Jeffrey McCaslin. He had been involved in some burglaries in the neighborhood and throughout north Seattle, plus, he was one of Western Washington's Most Wanted. Well, neighbors can breathe a little easier tonight, as we just received word that McCaslin has been apprehended and booked yesterday (June 1). A commenter on our original post, named "Jane" clued us in, and we verified that comment by looking…