Artifact ID Day at Seattle’s Burke Museum

Clean out the attic and dust off those family heirlooms!  Artifact ID Day is just around the corner, taking place at Seattle Burke Museum (UW campus at 17th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street), Saturday, February 12, 1:00-4:00pm.  The museum is calling all treasure hunters and future American Pickers to this favorite perennial museum event.  There will be local experts ready to analyze your treasures and interesting finds (no appraisals will be given). Did you receive any unique family heirlooms this holiday season? Perhaps…

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Coastal Kitchen

No, sorry folks, Coastal Kitchen isn't opening a Wallingford branch in the abandoned Winchell's or the Chow Foods spot across from the Guild. Instead, as you may know, Wallyhood has a partnership with the super-active Green Lake Moms to offer special deals from local (and some not-so-local) businesses, and today's deal is a good one: $25 for $50 worth of food at Coastal Kitchen on Capitol Hill. We've had many a fine meal there. Now maybe you will too.

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What in the Wallingford?

Yes, it's time again for our weekly contest (cue the theme music), What in the Wallingford? in which you, the reader, guess what and where a photo was taken. The only clue we'll give: it's in Wallingford! Last week's puzzle was a bit too easy, with the first correct answer coming a mere six minutes after the contest was posted. Hopefully, this one will take a bit longer. We only ask that if you were involved in the creation or placement…

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Love Thy Neighbors

This Saturday, February 12th, is Neighbor Appreciation Day: February 12, 2011 will mark Seattle's 17th annual celebration of Neighbor Appreciation Day. It's the day when we reach out, create new bonds, and express thanks to those who live or work around us. The celebration began in 1995 when Phinney Ridge activist Judith Wood suggested that the City designate "a special day to celebrate the goodness in those around us and to reach out and strengthen our bonds to each other." Mayor…

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Intern!

Interested in getting a first-hand taste of the high-paced, action-packed life of a hyperlocal journalist? You may or may have the opportunity to sneak into secured compounds hanging from the undercarriage of a truck with magnetic grips, dodge rock-throwing crowds to interview the outgoing dictator of a small, North Seattle neighborhood or even join a team of wise-cracking, ghost-chasing teenagers as they careen through the streets of Tangletown, but you'll certainly have fun. Wallyhood has distinguished itself as a new model…

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Drunk Drawing

Ever been to a Boozy Doodle at Al's Tavern?  Nope, this isn't some ploy to get your Labradoodle drunk---though this is Wallingford, so we can see why, you know, people might interpret it that way.  Boozy Doodle is all about sketching with Wallingford's sketchiest every Tuesday night, beginning at 9pm.  We wrote about Boozy Doodle Drawin' Night last January, when Jordan spied the sign taped to the window at Al's Tavern.  Al's Facebook page nicely sums up a description: Come one,…

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Valentine’s Day Dining in Wallingford

Nothing says "I love you" like a Whitman Sampler from Bartell Drugs, in my humble opinion**; but if you're willing to go the extra mile on Valentine's Day, there's plenty of romantic dining right here in Wallingford.  Here are a few picks. Please call ahead for reservations: Tilth (1411 N. 45th Street. Tel: 206.633.0801 ) Tilth has put together a great menu once again with three options under each course for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy such options as Porcini Crème Brulee, Grilled…

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