Wallingford, Seattle

Earlier this week, a cacophony of crowing brought my entire family rushing to the front window, wondering which predator was attacking the crows nesting in the tree outside our home. Turns out, there wasn’t a predator. However, a very young crow sat bemusedly on the ground beneath the tree looking like it hadn’t the faintest clue about how to return to the nest. The agitated parent crows continued their belligerent cries until said youngling managed to get itself back to safety.…

The folks at The Octopus Bar asked us to pass along this invite to the 1st Annual Wallingford Pride Kick-Off, tomorrow, Wednesday June 25th starting at 9 pm: Wednesday June 25th – All LGBT NIGHT 9:00pm on and in collaboration with Jameson Irish Whiskey! Celebrate a GAY OL’ EVENING with us hosted by the lovely Kristie Champagne, with the fabulously talented impersonators of Le Faux on Broadyway! Come witness Cher (Jaxen Brown), Nicki Minaj (Kaleena Markos), Adele, & Taylor Swift (Minerva Markos) while they shake…

Two opportunities for civic involvement for you this Tuesday night: you'll have to decide which is more important to you: raising the minimum wage to $15 / hour or keeping our waterways clean? Does attending Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant's discussion on the minimum wage and other civic topics on Tuesday,  June 24 at 7 pm at St Andrew's Church, 111 NE 80th St mean that you don't care about the environment? Does attending the Seattle Public Utilities open house and…

The folks at Salon Metro and Chocolati invite you to visit them today, Sunday June 22nd from 6 - 8 pm: Come meet experienced stylists in a casual setting June 22nd at the Summer Solstice Night Out at Wallingford’s Salon Metro, featuring wine, small bites, giveaways – and, next door, chocolate! The event, co-hosted by Chocolati Café, is a great place to get your color, cut and style questions answered. Salon Metro stylists will be on hand as well local jewelry…

It's a big weekend for Fremont and Wallingford's Gas Works Park this weekend, and the weather promises to be perfect. Here's what you need to know: The Fremont Fair is going on all weekend. Comparing this year's web site to last year's, you will find the design much improved, but the events and information largely unchanged. As it did last year, the Solstice Parade starts at 3 pm (not noon as in previous years). This is unfortunate, in some ways, because it…

Patrick writes, in regards to "illegally parked motor homes": What happens when one of these vehicles catches on fire, blows up with all the propane and barbecue fluids on board and blows up across from Ivar's. The City of Seattle will be sued if people are injured and rightfully so since the city knows about this illegal activity and is doing nothing. Many of them do not even have current license tabs! We do not see this occurring in Laurelhurst, or…