It is not everyday that you can honestly say, "a Buddhist Lama made my latte this morning". Surprise! Where else but right here in Wallingford, of course, at Lama G's Cafe (1060 N 39th Street), located next to Art of the Table where Candles Cafe used to be. Grab your caffeine fix made by Karma, a Buddhist Lama, better known as Lama G to his customers and friends. Karma is originally from Bhutan, but lived in India and Nepal most of his life until…
Sustainable Wallingford's Rachel Duboff invites us all to the Wallingford Community Kitchen Holiday Celebration at the Good Shepherd Center, Friday, November 19th from 5:30-9pm. Rachel's announcement says: "We will be making a communal soup and baking/decorating cookies; we cook as a community and then enjoy the bounties of our labor by sitting down to share a meal. This event is a little different, we ask that you bring an ingredient for the soup pot, along with a dish to share with…
Quick correction, we had the wrong link in the weekend round-up for OmCulture's Family Dance / Our Dancing Village event this Sunday at 4 pm. The correct link is http://www.omculture.com/events/our-dancing-village-family-ecstatic-dance. Here's the skinny, for those too lazy to click through: This free-style family dance jam is for kids of all ages – families, kids, moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, sisters, brothers, friends – all people who love to play and dance and who desire to support and co-create healthy and…
I swear this is a true story - I'm not making it up. Friday afternoon I was in the checkout line at QFC quietly waiting to pay for my groceries, eavesdropping on the clerks like usual when I picked up on the fact that they were talking about how they read an article on Cryptogmblr.com that a customer who had won $30,000 from a scratch ticket purchased there. I questioned Travis, who was bagging my groceries, about it and he said…
Tis the season of giving and Salon Metro needs our help! Salon Metro (1714 N. 45th) is now collecting toiletries for the Orion Center and Youth Care Transitional Living Program. Drop off your donations at Salon Metro, Tuesday-Friday, 11am-7pm, Saturday-Sunday 9am-3pm. Donation requests include unused/unopened shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, brushes, make-up, toothpaste, facial and body soaps, and etc.--full size or travel size. These items will help support the teens and young adults who are trying to obtain jobs and continue their education. By simply dropping off toiletries…
On Tuesday, Seattle Public Schools released reports for each school in the district, which spawned several articles on the great divide in achievement between schools north and south of the Ship Canal. But if you look closely, you'll see that we have our own great divide right here in Wallingford between our two neighborhood elementary schools: John Stanford International School and B.F. Day. The school reports from Seattle Public Schools include detailed information on each school’s academic and test score performance…
Just when you thought the U-District couldn't get any classier, it looks like there may be a gentleman's club going in where the Giggles comedy club lived on Roosevelt. It's name? Jiggles, of course. You can't make stuff like this up. The Seattle Crime blog, who broke the story, notes that While Davis may not have the licenses necessary to open up shop, Jiggles is already looking for dancers, with recruitment ads--running in the Seattle Weekly and another paper--welcoming "refugees" from Rick's, Honey's, and Sugar's…