Wallingford, Seattle

Sal Celis is holding an opening reception for his photography exhibition at Wallingford Center this Saturday, May 17th from 4 - 8 pm: SPLB (Seattle-Paris-London and Back) is a collection of photographs taken by Sal Celis during a recent urban tour of two of the most vibrant cities in the world, Paris and London. Celis presents over 30 large, modern metallic black and white prints that celebrate extraordinary yet real moments in the city, emphasized by Celis's keen compositional eye, attention to detail and artistic…

I love a yard sale, but really, I'm not much of a buyer. Sure, I used to: a clever coffee press, a pair of shorts that mostly fit, a crystal decanter that I could just picture myself serving scotch from. But at some point, I realized that I had too much stuff already, and adding more stuff was burdening me, rather than elevating me. But I still go to garage sales whenever I can. It's not about the buying, it's about…

Friday May 16th is Bike to Work Day, put on by the Cascade Bicycle Club. It will feature dozens of commuter stations set up around the city, booths set up by local businesses to give some love to passing cyclists. Locally, the Stone34 building project and Speedy Reedy will have a booth at Stone Way on the Burke Gilman trail, where "the first 100 people to brake ... get a special pass for some fun offers from our neighbors at the Base of Stone…

David Yao, who has worked at the Wallingford post office since 1999, writes: I just found out that J.T., the letter carrier who has served the area around the QFC/Wallingford Center for many years, will work his last day Thursday. They are having a little breakfast ceremony in the break room for him at the Wallingford Post Office, but the many customers he has served over the years probably are unaware of his impending retirement. He gives great service and has…