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Now on Stone Way: Thackeray Cafe & Bar

Jack December 21, 2016 14 Comments

With the opening of Thackeray Cafe & Bar, the last empty retail space on the street level of the Brooks Building is now full. My wife and I stopped in on a recent Monday to give it a try.

As it happens, we had been to Thackeray on the previous night to check out the bar and conduct an initial reconnaissance. While they have an extensive list of cocktails and a wine list, we were in the mood for beer. Too bad for us! They had an IPA from Georgetown Brewing which might be special in some towns, but not …

Many Hands Make Unity Work

Kim November 21, 2016 2 Comments

I joined my neighbors on Saturday at Hands Around Green Lake, “a peaceful gathering to honor our community, our resilience as a nation, and the values we stand for: unity, freedom, equality, justice, kindness, love, resilience, compassion, and community.”

The event was inspired by a similar event held at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA. While it looks like our California neighbors enjoyed some sun on their day, consistent drizzle and a chill in the air didn’t stop a reported 2700+ folks from showing up at Green Lake on Saturday. Additionally, I’d venture to say at least 500 politically-active dogs were …

Operation School Bell Clothes Kids and Gives Them Dignity

Sammie November 19, 2016 2 Comments

I’ve probably walked or driven by The Assistance League of Seattle a hundred times, but never bothered to see what went on inside. This charity is run out of two houses on North 45th Street, opposite the Chevron gas station. The AL Seattle runs three philanthropic programs; the Enrichment Scholarship Program, the Financial Aid for Education Program, and Operation School Bell, which provides free clothing for children in need in grades K-5.

The Assistance League of Seattle is a chapter of the National Assistance League and it has operated here locally since 1962. The recently declared, State of Emergency Due …

How Blue Are You, Wallingford?

DOUG. November 17, 2016 8 Comments

Inspired by Danny Westneat’s column in Tuesday’s Seattle Times, which sifted through results from the 2016 Presidential election and found a precinct in Wallingford that had exactly zero votes for Donald Trump, I decided to poke around the data myself and see just how blue all of Wallingford is. Unsurprisingly, we’re pretty blue.

Using what I consider to be the traditional and natural boundaries of Wallingford (yes, I know this is highly controversial) I looked at the results from the 29 voting precincts from Lake Union to 50th Street and I-5 to Aurora Avenue. I used the numbers …

An Alarming Response to Neighborhood Disruption

Jordan November 5, 2016 89 Comments

I woke up crankier than usual one morning last week after a car alarm had woken me around 1:30 a.m. for the second night in a row. Earlier that evening, a cop had visited our street to follow up on complaints received from neighbors who reported the alarm had been going off all day and all night. The cop let us know that the owner of the vehicle lived nearby and he was on his way to speak with him. He also mentioned that leaving threatening notes on the vehicle was ill-advised. Noted.
So when the alarm sounded again that …

A New Chapter for Open Books

Erin L. McCoy October 27, 2016 4 Comments

Open Books, one of only four poetry-only bookstores in the country, has successfully transitioned ownership and is re-invigorating its events calendar with readings, book launches, discussions, signings and a children’s story time every Sunday. This Friday, Oct. 28, a reading and discussion will kick off a planned series on the ins and outs of translation. All events will be right here in Wallingford, at 2414 N. 45th St.

The event, titled On Translation, will feature Alejandro de Acosta and Maged Zaher as they read from their recent translations and discuss the challenges of communicating the nuances and musical resonances of …

Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Kim October 24, 2016 6 Comments

Seattle Public Schools will be renovating Lincoln High School and it will re-open as a permanent high school in September of 2019.

Join Director Burke and SPS staff this Thursday, Oct 27 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for a community listening meeting about the reopening. They will share plans have for the site renovation and restoration, while academic programming and student assignment plans are still developing. Come and share your concerns and ideas to help make Lincoln’s opening a successful start for a vibrant school. Representatives from Teaching and learning, International Education, Enrollment, Capital Projects, Bassetti Architects, and the …

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