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You Inspire Me

Jordan November 24, 2011 3 Comments

In the end, twenty-four of you took us up on our offer and donated to the Wallingford-based food bank and family services organization FamilyWorks and received a jar our our “fresh from Wallingford gardens” honey as a thank you. The food bank has over $1,400 more to work with thanks to you.

We stopped off at FamilyWorks on Tuesday to drop off the honey (donators are encouraged to pick up at FamilyWorks itself, so they can see where their donations are going, but we offered to deliver, as well) and we were struck by the line of people waiting for …

Thanksgiving Recycling Checklist

barbbsea November 23, 2011 3 Comments

Thanksgiving is undoubtedly the most wasteful time of the year as far as food goes. Don’t buy more food than you’ll need. Freeze leftovers before you’re tired of them. Avoid unnecessary packaging.

But for those items that just need to get out of the house, use this checklist of what goes in which bin:

FOOD AND YARD WASTE:

Poultry, meat, fish and bones, pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns (no candles), plus every other kind of food item except fat, oil, and grease (see Garbage) Paper napkins, paper towels, coffee filters, tea bags, plain uncoated paper plates (like Chinet), greasy pizza boxes, greasy…

Seattle Bike Blog reminds us to be safe this holiday weekend

Margaret November 23, 2011 3 Comments

Tom over at Seattle Bike Blog posted a pic of an accident that happened on the Burke Gilman Trail this afternoon. The photo was sent to the blog by Wallyhood neighbor Geoff. It seems the car, pictured below, crashed and came to rest on the Burke Gilman Trail @N. 36th St. and N. Pacific. The incident happened around 2:00pm this afternoon and the trail was reopened by 2:45. No ambulances were called to the scene, according to the 911 report.

Be safe, folks! Not only is it a holiday weekend, but it’s raining like mad and the roads are slick.…

Occupy Gas Works

Jordan November 23, 2011 24 Comments

The Occupy Seattle folks will be descending on Wallingford on Thanksgiving, but you won’t be seeing any pepper spray, just pepper jelly:

Occupy Seattle is pleased to announce a community Thanksgiving potluck on Thursday 11/24/2011 at Gas Works Park at 2:00pm. We celebrate the community we have created, the kindness and support we have received, and the hope we are inspiring by our work to shine the light on economic injustice. We gather as a community in support of Occupy Seattle and Occupy Wall Street. There is room for everybody at this Thanksgiving table, all 99% of us!

More than …

Turkey Out

Margaret November 23, 2011 Comments are off

Don’t want to cook for Thanksgiving? I don’t blame you, and I do have a little piece of good news if you were planning on having a Thanksgiving meal out:

Chutney’s Bistro in Wallingford Center will be serving a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner buffet with all the trimmings, from 11:00am until 8:00pm. The cost is $13.95 per person which also includes a complimentary glass of champagne or wine, or a non-alcoholic drink of your choice. I’m told, too, that guests may also order from Chutney’s regular menu. For more information, call Chutney’s at (206) 634-1000.

After phoning some neighborhood restaurants (Blue …

Arrest at Bartell’s

Adam November 22, 2011 28 Comments

So, I was walking to my weekly pickup frisbee game around noon yesterday, and as I was passing QFC there were two men with about 20 EMTs tending to them. I stopped to talk with another man at the bus stop about what happened, and two more city police pulled up and began to arrest the men, but I was late for my game and went on my way. Checking the police reports now, the incident has been classified under “Mental Complaint,” and the matter seems to be closed.

All of which, though out of the ordinary, is dreadfully unexciting …

Yoga Turkey

Jordan November 22, 2011 Comments are off

To truly enjoy the Thanksgiving meal, we think you need work up a bit of an appetite. In years past, we’ve enjoyed a Thursday morning ultimate frisbee game down at Woodland Park, some touch football at Gas Works and even a bit of four-square and dodgeball at the John Stanford School playground once. The food certainly tastes better for this key piece of preparation.

Lisa Steele wrote to let us know she’s offering another alternative:

I’m a yoga teacher @ yogalife (in Green Lake, Queen Anne, and OmCulture in Wallingford). I do a donation-based yoga class on Thanksgiving morning, and …

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