Our green cone is a thing of beauty this year with all the heat, provided a bad acid trip is your idea of beauty. I'm not sure what these things turn into when they grow up, but I know I'm not doing an Internet image search to find out: And that's just for a vegetarian green cone. Maybe in a carcassatarian green cone the maggots would have sharp little incisors and vertical eye slits? If you want an ecosystem of your…
We've been busy crushing bugs on the redesigned Web site. Please let us know if you see more problems or have wishes for the site. The old template was craptastic so we were afraid to change things, but now we are liberated. Here's a list of semi-recent fixes: Fonts and spacing everywhere should be correct- previously some fonts were squinty The smartphone view is now updated as well, complete with a new banner The sidebar widgets for comments and forums should…
I hate to kick Metro while they are in what may be a transitional stage for them, but I happened to notice adverts splashed on my favorite sites with the slogan: "More buses, more options. Thanks Seattle Voters." Something about that slogan invites derision especially since my husband has been talking about leaving earlier to catch his bus since the changes in June. Why? I'll let another Wallingford resident Erik Blazing tell it: For several years now, my morning commute…
Feeling that clack-clack-clack when you should be feeling a whoosh-whoosh-whoosh? Got a rattle in your saddle? We've got some fine bike shops in Wallingford: I'm partial to Recycled Cycles, I admire the mission of School of Bike, and I know that Gregg's Green Lake is a hometown favorite, as well), but if you need a repair, the wait can be heartbreaking: these guys can get backed up by weeks. Enter Bikeworks mobile bike repair, setting up on the Burke Gilman at Latona (by Dunn…
[Update: Original article has been removed.] Here's the short of it: Art of Confections, the bakery that recently opened in the spot where the Erotic Bakery once stood at 45th and Sunnyside, has closed. There's a story told by the owner, and a story told by her erstwhile friend and investor, and the stories differ on some key facts. What both agree on is that it is closed and will not be re-opening. This article originally included a link to a GoFundMe campaign…
Seattle Public Utilities has a grand master plan to solve sewage overflow problems for Lake Union, and it's a tunnel of course. This has been in planning for several years, and in general you shouldn't care, but it's worth noting because this particular poo tube will clock in at close to a half billion dollars so it's a "mega project". Mega projects have tons of money sitting around, plus they have highly compensated consultants standing at the ready, just waiting to listen to…
I was chatting with a friend of mine in real estate the other day, and he had an interesting take on 45th Street: Noting that commercial districts around 45th (Fremont, south Stone Way, Tangletown, 65th, even along the waterfront) have all seen some interesting new businesses come in, while 45th itself has been relatively stagnant, with new restaurants and shops struggling to survive, he declared 45th "the hole in the donut". But why? His notion is that the people who own…