While I’m sure most readers are not small business owners, let alone owners of small, brick-and-mortar businesses, I thought you’d be interested to know that the city has funds available for the repair of windows, doors, locks, signs, etc. that have been damaged by vandals. That’s both good news and sad news, right?

As of this November 14 update, the city had disbursed $800,000 from a $2 million fund. The online application form is still open, so I assume that there is still some money left. The eligibility criteria, according to the update, are:

Business must be open for…

You may have heard the Christmas ships if you were by the water any evening in the past few weeks; they have been parading in the waters of the greater Seattle area since the end of November. If you haven’t seen them though, it’s not too late. In fact, the grand finale will take place on Saturday, December 23, and can be viewed from Gas Works Park.

If you’re asking yourself, “What is he talking about?” here is a bit of an explanation. The Christmas ships are a holiday tradition around these parts. Lead by an Argosy cruise ship …

If you’ve tried to schedule a new COVID vaccine recently, then you know that there may be some long waiting times. (I waited a month and a half to get one at our local Bartells.) But now you can get one at our local library branch — no appointment necessary!

The details:

Date: Thursday, December 14 Time: 2-4 pm Location: Seattle Public Library, Wallingford branch, 1501 N 45th St

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Atoma is one of our neighborhood’s newest restaurants, opening just over a month ago in the space formerly occupied by Tilth at 1411 N 45th St. Headed by former Canlis executive sous chef Johnny Courtney, it is sure to get Seattle foodies talking.

My wife and I arrived at 5:30 on a Tuesday, half an hour after opening, having reserved our spot about a month previously. Only a few tables were occupied at that point, but the place filled up quickly. Although I think one party was seated in spite of not having a reservation, I highly recommend having one …

We received this announcement from the Wallingford United  Methodist Church:

Come join our annual Christmas Carol play along/sing along!

We’ll provide music for just about any instrument as well as lyrics and music for singers. Players of all skill levels and ages are welcome.

This year’s conductor is Daren Weissfisch

When: Saturday, December 2,10:30 am Where: Wallingford United Methodist Church, 2115 N. 42nd St. What to wear: Ugly Christmas sweater and/or comfortable clothes What to bring: Your instrument and a music stand. Your sense of humor. A donation for the food bank (optional)

RSVP not necessary but appreciated for instrumentalists …

The Latona Gallery, a relatively new art gallery located near Frelard Tamales, is holding an Opening Reception for its new art show entitled Littoral Artefacts. The details:

Date: Saturday, November 18 Time: 4:00 – 9:00 pm Place: Latona Gallery, 6410 Latona Ave Food and refreshments will be served

Proprietor Russ Hanbey writes:

My name is Russ Hanbey and I am a local artist in the Wallingford/Greenlake area and run the Latona Gallery located at 6410 Latona Ave. NE. I am having an Opening Reception of my art show: “Littoral Artefacts.” In addition to the opening night where we will be …

Clue: High School Edition

This November, Theatre Arts at Lincoln High School will be presenting Clue: High School Edition, written by Sandy Rustin and based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn. Broadwaylicensing.com describes it this way:

Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth – the butler, Miss …