I saw this Tuesday morning at the corner of 45th and Corliss. The Crazy Beans drive-thru espresso stand all packed up and ready to hit the road. The moving crew told me they were hauling it up to Mukilteo, but didn't know if there was going to be a replacement. Now where are we going to go for our in-the-car quick-fixes of caffeine? Remember the Roosters place that used to be there? That one got shipped off somewhere else too. Is…
As Rudyard Kipling famously wrote, "Run and find out" is the motto of the mongoose. Once you get to know an animal well enough, you'll discover its own personal creed. Long-time Wallingford resident Rita Amer has published a delightful new children's book, The Cat with the Golden Fang, whose heroine is an exquisite cat named Marta Petunia. Rita first had the inspiration for The Cat with the Golden Fang in the mid-80's, then moved to Seattle in 1989. Almost all of it…
This is an exciting time for the parents and children who are attending McDonald School Elementary next fall. If you're a parent of an incoming student, now is the time to start thinking about your involvement with the school. Parents are invited to join--and lead--the PTA for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. As a former board member for the PTSA at B.F. Day, I can attest that it's a rewarding experience, and the only way to develop high quality enrichment programs…
Okay, let’s get the banjo jokes out of the way first: Q: How do you tune a banjo? A: Everybody yells the answer: “Who cares!” Q: What’s perfect pitch? A: Tossing a banjo into the toilet without hitting the rim! Okay, enough already. Despite the fun to be had making fun of the banjo (don’t get me started on flute jokes) it’s a terrific instrument. It can be fun, mournful, cheerful, sad. Love classical music? Check out Bela Fleck’s “Perpetual Motion”…
Just a few blocks from the Tilth's Edible Plant Sale, another great Wallingford annual tradition was drawing big (albeit different) crowds: Free Comic Book Day at Comics Dungeon on 45th Street. An employee there told me there was a huge line wrapping around the Free table from 10:40 to 12:30 and that it's always their busiest day of the year, but this was even busier than last year. By 1 PM most of the good stuff had been taken, but this…
Despite chilly, blustery, damp weather gardeners turned out in record numbers this weekend for Seattle Tilth's Annual Edible Plant Sale. "Wristband entry", new this year, was in force where buyers were assigned a time to enter to even out the load. Arrive early if you don't want to wait! Long lines formed but there were plenty of other distractions. Donuts! Talks! Crafts! The lucky ones who had been able to get their plants finally emerged from the picnic shelter ready to…
The Wallyhood Newsroom has been abuzz all afternoon, as we prepare to announce the winner of our Fainting Goat Gelato/Wallyhood Flavor contest! But before we do, let's talk about our Readers Choice award and the week-long dead heat between Squirrel Swirl and Chocolate Chipotle Chai. Great to know our neighbors love a good spicy flavor and our neighborhood's vermin woodland creatures. In the end, though, readers picked Chocolate Chipotle Chai between the two. Our congratulations goes to Nicole for her innovative…