Just came across this story on the Seattle P-I's 911 blog (Dangerous gamble works for robbery victim): A dangerous gamble paid off for a Wallingford man robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night. About 9:41 a man returned home to his home on First Avenue Northeast after a trip out of state. He told police that when he got out of his vehicle, two men demanded money. One had a gun. The man gave them $6,000 in cash from his pockets, according to…
Get yourself ready for the University District Street Fair this weekend, whether that means dusting off your old india print sarong or just arranging your weekend so it involves no attempt to travel east of I-5: The U District StreetFair is the kick-off event for the festival season in the Seattle region. It is also the longest running street festival in the nation! Self-described as "country fair meets urban retail corridor", the StreetFair attracts more than 50,000 people and over 300…
We've been chatting in e-mail with Peter G., aka "Dayspring", about geocaching, a sort of big game of hide-and-seek: people hide "caches" (typically a small waterproof container with a log-book and maybe some fun trinkets for taking) all over the world, then publish the GPS coordinates on a web site (www.geocaching.com). The best geocaches involve some sort of puzzle or twist (such as an elaborate means of extracting the cache). Dayspring's, for example, are "puzzles, some point out often overlooked artwork,…
Lots of bike stuff coming up: the biggest is the nation-wide Bike to Work Day tomorrow, Friday (which is today by the time you read this, probably). Get the petromonkey off your back, break that glass and steel cage and ride! There's an after-party over in Ballard if you're game, where, of course, you can continue on to the already promoted Kidical Mass. And hey, if you didn't like Kidical Mass' name, we definitely don't recommend you check out the Urban…
Who is Caspar Babypants? WHO IS CASPAR BABYPANTS? Not a character from the Nickelodeon version of The Usual Suspects, as we at first believed, but the nom d'enfant of Chris Bellew, lead singer of indie rock band and home town heros The Presidents of the United States of America. Looks like he's sidelined indie rock and is taking a turn at producing kids music. Wallyhood Tipster Jenny T. clued us in that he'll be at the children's book store Alphabet Soup…
There's a saying, "The longer the wait, the sweeter the kiss," and it applies to so many things: a cold beer at the end of a long hike, a first victory after a string of defeats and, of course, tamales. Tamales? Yes, tamales, but not just any tamales. Rancho Bravo tamales. It all began (as so many adventures do) with an off-hand comment from Hoyt: "Have you tried the Rancho Bravo tamales?" As long-time Wallingford residents, we're as aware as any…
We got more info no Perche No's re-opening this Friday, right from the Kong's themselves: Our family is pleased to welcome you back to your “home away from home” as PERCHE’NO Pasta & Vino reopens on Friday, May 15th. We think you will be surprised at some of the additions that we have made as we rebuild. They include an entertainment balcony that floats above our open kitchen and bar, a waiting area with a new front desk and a display…