It can sure be a blast to live in Lower Wallingford on the Fourth of July. It can also be a serious pain in the ass if you're trying to move through the lower 'hood by car. We visited the Family Fourth website for traffic info, and here's what we came up with based on this year's website & last year's instructions from the city. Beginning at noon on Sunday, July 4th, areas north of Gas Work Park will be restricted…
This isn't actually about current climactic conditions. But Winter's Bone, new at The Guild, sounds like it has a bite as fierce and hard to withstand as winter's worst. Here are some quick impressions from your neighbors, caught as they exited this past weekend: "Great. Very very well done. Very depressing. Very raw and gritty." - Kim "I hope Middle America is not actually like that but I'm afraid it is. Pretty scary to think of what meth has done to…
Despite distinctively un-summerlike conditions, the good folks of Seattle persisted in celebrating summer festivals last week (denial is a coping mechanism in these situations). Check out great photos of the Greenwood Car Show in the PhinneyWood blog and the Capitol Hill Pride Festival in Capitol Hill Seattle. And of course, the Solstice Parade in Fremont Universe (try to look beyond the gray skies and shivering participants). My Green Lake announced registration is open for the Annual Green Lake Goggle and Mashed…
We passed the heat of the evening out front of Not A Number the other evening, sitting in their big "hand" chairs, chatting with Jon and Kara and amusing Baby Z with wind-up novelties. In passing, Jon mentioned that they're looking for volunteers to help man the Rocking Chair Races booth at the Fourth of July festivities down at Gas Works this Sunday, so we thought we'd pass it along. At first, we figured that Rocking Chair Races would mean a…
Nah, we know you like us, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this. What we mean is will you Facebook Like us? Yeah, yeah, it seems kind of corny and all, but there's a practical side to it: if you "like" us on Facebook, then when we post articles and such, they'll show up in your news feed. Then, you'll say "Gosh, I liked that article" and you'll click the little "like" button and then the article will show up in your…
Both the Rock and Roll Marathon and the Mountains to Sound Relay Race are coming to Wallingford this weekend. That means a couple of things: 1. Traffic may very well be snarly on Saturday! (Rock and Roll Marathon). But there will be a band at every mile – so you can head on out to cheer and hear some music, all at the same time! The Whole Bolivian Army will be at mile 18 (36th and Aurora). The Rock and Roll…
A movie about greed and guilt, Please Give drew a mixed reaction from movie-goers at The Guild: "I prefer this more independent style, where they take time with the shots and linger over people's reactions and facial expressions. It's refreshing. The story was wishy-washy. But the performances were really polished and interesting. That grandmother was astonishingly brilliant." - Mary "A well-cast film, very interesting, a great character study. But a rambling, clunky story as well as having disjointed character development." -…