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 …

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 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 …

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 (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 …

The HALA rezone proposal has been all in the news since it was released on Monday and is city-wide. Here is the zoning change map, and here is that map overlaid in Google Maps. The key element of the plan is to expand urban villages and eliminate single family zoning near urban villages.

We’ve also been looking at the major U-District light rail upzone that will become reality this fall. Here is the 588 page Environmental Impact Statement for the upzone. Don’t want to read all 588 pages? A synopsis:

If there’s one day every year that’s “Wallingford Day”, that would be today. Here’s the line up:

10 to 4: Seattle Tilth’s Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour. If you’re at all interested in bees, goats, chickens, or just seeing cool stuff people build in their yards, this is a great event. I’ve been on the tour twice and gone on the tour twice. I’m always bummed when they schedule it the same day as the Wallingford parade / Mike Carton Derby.

11 to 12: The parade, followed by the festival-ish.

12 to 4: Pharmaca (a sponsor) is having a …