Wallingford, Seattle

The Wallingford subject here is historical - quite. This, I'll wager, is the first time the Gasworks were used for playful purposes and musical performance.  Although we were more impetuous then, it was not a guerilla invasion of the industrial ruins, for Richard Haag, the architect who proposed, planned, and carried the conversion of gas factory to wind swept park through much political and physical turmoil was complicit.  He allowed it. Richard graciously opened the gates to friends (chorus members) and…

Since there isn’t a whole heck of a lot going on in Wallingford this weekend, we wouldn’t blame you if you trotted over to Capitol Hill for its annual block party. The three-day passes are long gone but there are still single day tickets available for Saturday and Sunday.  Just be sure to come back to Wallingford afterwards! For those of you sticking around, here’s some cool stuff to check out: BBQ at Leny’s Saturday, July 24th from 1 – 4…

Update:  Spoq came home Friday night.  Thanks to everyone who kept an eye out for this adventurer. Angela & Nancy are doing all they can to get the word out that Spock is missing. I mean Spoq, the tabby explorer. From Angela: Hey everyone, My cat has been gone since yesterday around 3:00 and I think he may be in someones garage! He usually comes home by now and I have not seen him at all. Please help and check your…

A very nice neighbor on Corliss found a bike in her/his yard Tuesday morning & would like to see it returned to its rightful owner. If it might belong to you or someone you know, you can contact the current keeper of the beautiful bike by replying to the Craigslist post here. May human & machine be reunited!

We seem to have some pretty cool celebri-chefs in the neighborhood—what with Rachel and Seif from Joule appearing on Iron Chef America and Tilth’s Maria Hines on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters. Continuing the tradition of chefs par excellence in Wallingford, Hines will also be on Iron Chef America.  Tune in Sunday night, August 1 at 10:00 p.m., where she faces some pretty fierce competition from Japanese Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. If you’ve ever wanted to feast like an Iron Chef judge,…

Kimberly let us know that a Silk Tree has been designated as Seattle Heritage Tree, and the neighbors are gathering for a dedication and celebration this Sunday, July 25th at noon at 3827 Bagley Ave. What, you may as, is a Silk Tree? Albizia julibrissin is a species of legume, native to southern and eastern Asia, from Iran east to China and Korea. It is known by a wide variety of common names, such as Persian silk tree, pink siris, or…