Yearly Archives: 2011

The drive to renew the North Transfer Station (NTS, or, colloquially, the Dump) continues on apace. We received this update from Bill Benzer, the SPU project manager for the effort:

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) recently formed a new group of neighbors and community members to build off of the work of the North Transfer Station (NTS) Stakeholder Group process, which ended in June, by planning programming elements of the green space around the new transfer station.

This past June, the NTS Stakeholder Group recommended a conceptual design and community amenities to be part of the new station after working with …

Everybody knows there are zombies, sometimes hundreds of them, in Fremont.  What would happen if the crowd spilled east of Stone Way one of these days, and we were attacked by them?  How do we protect ourselves?  Would rubbing garlic all over ourselves do any good?  (No!  Try cilantro instead!)

Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has deemed this topic worthy of attention.  See their newish webpage Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse here.

This month’s Wallingford Walk, “How to Survive a Zombie Attack,” promises to focus on community resilience in times of stress.  From Sustainable Wallingford’s website:

Walkers …

How well do you think you know your way around Wallingford? Now’s your chance to show off your mad map skills and join folks on a ‘Hood Hunt, right here in our very own neighborhood, this Wednesday evening (9/14), beginning at 6pm. This free, map-based scavenger hunt begins at St. Benedict Church (Wallingford Avenue N. and N. 49th St.)

Here’s how it works: Download a ‘Hood Hunt map on their website (the map will have a grid with familiar landmarks, but the streets will not be marked). Grab your friends and meet outside of St. Benedict at 6pm (it’s …

This time, I mean it. Really. Doggy Style East Coast Hot Dogs (4455 Stone Way N, adjacent to Big Wheel) is open for business. How do I know this? I’m munching on a New Yorker now (hot dog with sauerkraut and mustard) for lunch, and it’s good. More on that later.

I met with Robi who had been hired by owners Odie and Michael to set up the stand, and he gave me the skinny on the whole “open/closed/open/closed” situation. Owners Odie and Michael had a soft opening back in July when they put up the sign, but the city …