Remember back in May 2009, we told you about how Friends of Waterway 18 (the slice of land just to the east of Gas Works Park) were hard at work beautifying and making the area accessible to all? Well, a year later, the work is done, and they'll be unveiling the results tomorrow, Monday June 21: Seattle Parks Foundation, Friends of Waterway 18, city and state officials, and community neighbors will celebrate the re-opening of Waterway 18 with a dedication and…
Take heed. Noted on 46th St. at Sunnyside Ave. N. Title speaks for itself:
If you’re looking for some summer fun for your school-aged kids, you might want to check out the array of programs offered by the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club. The Wallingford Boys and Girls Club summer program features adventure camps, camping trips, and a free afternoon drop-in program. The summer programs start on June 28 and run through August 27, and children between the ages of 5 and 18 are welcome. If you have a youngster entering Kindergarten in the fall,…
Restaurant concept: Bachelor Pad All the tables are kitchen sinks you can eat over, and the waitress brings you sandwiches, no plates. Sweet, right?
Before you get any strange ideas, these are events this weekend, not a new ESPN2 show. So grab your father, get nude and watch some soccer! Fremont Fair- Ah, yes, the granddaddy of local weirdness and wonderfulness in an archaic embrace of the sun. (Will the sun be a theoretical object of worship this year?). Hours are Saturday 10 - 8, Sunday 11 - 6. "Artistic highlights include craft and art booths, street performers, local bands, wacky decorated art cars, the…
Encountered recently - I couldn't make any of this up: In the Starbucks on 45th Street a woman came in saying she lived a couple of blocks away and that her car had just been stolen but she needed a cup of coffee first before dealing with the police A group of 4 people were spotted walking down Meridian Ave. N. with a pig on a leash Outside the Wallingford Center, a drunk man sitting on a bench was clutching a…
The image from Oliver Sacks' fantastic book An Anthropologist On Mars has stuck with us since we first read it years ago: a brilliant woman with a PhD in animal science who feels so disconnected, so different from the world around her that she feels as if is an alien observer on a foreign planet. Temple Grandin, the eponymous character in Sacks' book has managed to turn her autism into a tool, a strength. After years of having to carefully study…