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…
This week's Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies is a topic near and dear to my heart: bees! And it's not just movie and discussion: it features hands-on exhibitors, honey tastings and more! Friday June 20th, 7 pm: "More Than Honey" with The Puget Sound Beekeepers Association. Celebrating National Pollinator Week (June 16 - 23) More Than Honey is a film on the relationship between mankind and honeybees, about nature and about our future. Honeybees show us that stability is just as…
I-5 southbound has been shutdown following a shooting involving a Washington State Trooper. King 5 reports: While few details are available, Washington State Patrol Trooper Chris Webb tweeted that a trooper was responding to a car fire. After arriving, he quickly was involved in a shooting with a subject. The trooper called for backup after shots were fired. The trooper was not injured in the shooting. Seattle Fire says one man in his 20s has been transported to Harborview Medical Center…
Eater Seattle reports that there's a new seafood restaurant coming to lower Stone Way, amidst Whale Wins and Joule, and cut from the same cloth: ...this summer, longtime The Walrus and the Carpenter general manager Joe Sundberg and The Whale Win's Rachel Johnson, ["partners in life and in business,"] will open seafood-centric bar Manolin. ...Current Whale Wins sous chef Alex Barkley will lead the kitchen crew. Although the menu is still in flux, Sundberg says it will focus on small plates and fresh fish, including ceviche and crudo. A woodfired…
The Wallingford Family Parade and Festival (neé Wallingford Kiddie Parade) is coming up on July 5th, and organizers are seeking volunteers. First, the official press release: Seattle’s favorite children’s parade celebrates its 65th Anniversary July 5th at 11:00 a.m. in Wallingford. This summertime tradition and Seafair sanctioned community event is the longest running children’s parade in the region. Thousands of people from all over Seattle will line 45th Street to watch local businesses, drill teams, marching bands and family oriented organizations…
Chuck Greening, designer of the sundial that sits atop Kite Hill at Gas Works, sent in this remembrance of the Good Shepherd Center, when it was still a "home for wayward girls": There was a time that one could ring the bell at the front door of the Home of the Good Shepherd in 1973 - 1975 and get permission to pick fruit [often only 1 box]. Sister Michael would grant permission for a time until Sister Marilyn arrived from Minnesota…
Shah from Murphy's (a Wallyhood sponsor) asked us to pass along that they will be open for all World Cup soccer (errr...football) matches: We are open for every game for the World Cup. We will be open for lunch and have a lunch menu as well as for all opening games we will be serving limited breakfast except on weekends when we will expand the selection. Games begin at 9AM. He sent along this poster, as well, which we hope you will…