In Seattle “progressive” has simply meant higher property taxes. Affordable housing problems? HALA proposes to double the affordable housing premier estate properties tax levy, plus add in more density like bumping zoning from 4 stories to 6 stories along 45th. Fixing infrastructure for new density? Property taxes and utility rates have been going up to pay for things like new schools and sewer overflow controls. Bad traffic? Move Seattle nearly doubles the Bridging the Gap levy to pay for more road work and transit on top of existing levies for buses and rail (that are also planned to go up). …
Free Movies Tonight: Frozen at the Park, Beerapalooza at Gas Works, Psychedelics at Church
Tonight at the Wallingford Playfield there will be a free outdoor showing of the movie Frozen beginning at 7 PM. It gets a 7.6 user review on IMDB. Don’t forget to rehearse “let it go” so you have the lyrics right for the inevitable sing along. The presentation a nice annual thing Calvary Wallingford does.
At the same time, the Meaningful Movies is showing “From Neurons to Nirvana: The Great Medicines” at Keystone Congregational Church at 5019 Keystone Place N. The movie looks to be a fun psychedelic trip and gets an 8.1 user review on IMDB, so it should …
A Voter’s Non-Guide for Wallingford
I followed Jordan’s advice and read the voter guides put up by local media. They are all horseshit, my pardon to Doug.
Why does The Stranger support Mike O’Brien? Because he opposes the downtown tunnel and the “lying bureaucrats running it”. Why does the the Seattle Times oppose him? Because he does “lefty” things like take a kayak out to the Shell drilling platform to oppose it. Doug mentions a few policy issues, but fails to draw any contrasts with the other candidates, so for all we know all the district 6 candidates are taking the same positions.
No publications …
Free Light Bulbs, Woodland Park Athletics, UW Master Planning
This weekend is going to be overcast with a chance of rain and not much is going on here in Wallingford. The big name events in this penultimate weekend of Seafair are the Capitol Hill Block Party and the Torchlight Parade.
So here’s a grab bag of stuff to do. First, go get a free LED light bulb. Also, if you get a Chinook Book you can get a free shower head plus a free home energy assessment, which normally costs $150 through Puget Sound Energy, so not a bad deal.
Next, the folks who organize soccer for teenagers at …
Seamonster Digests Boulangerie: The Poop on What’s to Come
Seamonster is almost through digesting Boulangerie after devouring it a few months ago. Here’s Q&A with owners Sarah Altman and Andrew Nunez:
How will Seamonster be different when it reopens, aside from being bigger?
When sea monster reopens we will have a capacity of 220, up from what the city had deemed a 50 seat establishment as the original Seamonster. There will be a new double stalled ladies room in addition to the two existing bathrooms. There will be a giant west facing patio with awning along bagley ave, another bar for faster service, lots of nooks for dining and …
Corrections to the New Yorker Earthquake Story
Let me begin by saying I really hate social media. If you agree, please click the facebook “like”, “share”, and “data mine me” buttons at the bottom of this article.
The New Yorker recently ran an article titled “The Earthquake That Will Devastate Seattle“. That wasn’t the title when you viewed the article on their site- that was the title that The New Yorker put in the metadata on their page so that it would have that title in search engines. The visible title of the article on the page was “The Really Big One”. This means the New Yorker …
Interconnection Reopens, Wallingford Center Turns 30, and Vote!
Interconnection (3415 Stone Way N.) is one of those little charities quietly working to make the world a better place right for their little Wallingford / Fremont office. They are a great place for basics like RAM or a $5 USB mouse, they provide low-cost, recycled computer equipment to non-profits and underserved communities around the world, and they collect and recycle used computer equipment, keeping potentially hazardous waste out of the landfills.
Jayme Busser wrote to let us know they’re having a ribbon-cutting this Friday at 11:30 am to celebrate their grand re-opening, after a major remodel:
InterConnection is eager …