Wallingford, Seattle

Seattle Restaurant Week Kicks-Off This Sunday

Beginning this Sunday through Thursday, April 29, you can indulge in a sumptuous three-course dinner at Joule, Ivar's Salmon House, Tilth, or Avila, for just $25.  It's all part of Seattle Restaurant Week--a program launched by Seattle Restaurant Cooperative, a group of local top-notch restaurateurs. "This event is a great way for people to get out and try new things and different places, without killing their pocketbook," says Avila owner Jared Carpenter. If you're hankering for something outside the 'hood, have…

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Bicyclist & Car Collide Outside of Dick’s

According to witnesses, there were several police cars outside of Dick's tonight. One witness--who spoke with police around 9:30pm--tells us that a female bicyclist and car collided, and that an emergency crew was moving the biker onto a stretcher as he arrived at the scene of the accident.  We hope everyone's okay. Please be safe out there, bikers and drivers!

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Weekend Wonders in Wallingford

Tax Season has officially come to a close!  Huzzah!  Now, get out and do something fun this weekend.  Here are some of the cool things happening in Wallingford: Friday Grab yer partner and dosey doe to Hamilton Middle School's Hoedown and Bluegrass Concert, from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Lincoln H.S. gym.  Pizza, Vietnamese sandwiches, snacks and beverages will be available for sale.  Proceeds benefit the music program at Hamilton.  Tickets are $25 for a family, or $10 per person. Soak up…

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When it comes to compost, we’re the compostiest!

Since the food waste program began last March, Seattle residents have increased recycling food scraps by a whopping 47%.  According to Seattle Public Utilities, this puts Seattle's recycling food waste at "approximately 10 times the national average"! To reward us for our fine efforts, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), in partnership with Cedar Grove Composting, has launched "Compost Days".  Starting today, though May 30, Seattle residents can get two free bags of Cedar Grove compost, and free Green Kitchen Kits. Coupons for…

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Friends of the Seattle Public Library Book Sale

The semiannual Friends of the Seattle Public Library Book Sale takes place at Magnuson Park this weekend, April 16-18.  And while it isn't a Wallingford-specific event, the sale does benefit the Seattle Public Libraries, including our own local branch on 45th.  If you haven't been to one of these sales before, it's utter bibliophilic madness.  Show up caffeinated, and with your own boxes for hauling away your treasures.  With over 200,000 books -- most of them priced at $1 -- you're gonna find a…

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Oh, Such Drama!

It's springtime and we all know what that means--summer's right around the corner; and for parents, that means it's time to start scouting out summer camps for the little'uns. If it's drama that they seek, you'll want to check out the youth program at Seattle Public Theater (SPT) at the historic Bathhouse Theater on Green Lake.  This is the 10th year for SPT's Summer Youth Drama Program, designed for elementary school kids, and as an internship program for teens. Here's some…

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Social Media for Small Business

In addition to our wild party life as a hyperlocal blogger celebrity, we hold down a day job running an Internet start-up that provides social networking services for conferences and events. Between all that, our background in social psychology and our general love of all things on-line, we've learned a few things about "social media", the catch-all term that has come to describe the relationships and content being built around Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs and the like. We'll be sharing a…

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