Margaret, Author at Wallyhood

Save the date: Harvest Fair is September 7

Margaret August 18, 2013 1 Comment

Get ready for Seattle Tilth’s Harvest Fair happening at Meridian Park (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North) on Saturday, September 7, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. This hands-on festival is a fun day of workshops, activities, music and dancing, cider pressings, and cooking demonstrations. Try your luck in playing Chicken Poop Bingo, check out the harvest parade, see some chickens, goats, and bees. Plus, there will be up to 100 community organizations, vendors and organic farmers.

Seattle Tilth is also taking applications for vendors. Fill out our vendor application or farmer application. Community organizations are also welcome to staff a table. Complete a …

Prenatal Pilates

Margaret August 17, 2013 2 Comments

Studio Evolve (3333 Wallingford Ave. N. Ste B) owner Martine Dedek wrote to tell us about a new Prenatal Pilates class offered by Olivia, an instructor at the studio:

Everything is different when you’re pregnant, including how you exercise and what muscles you need to be strong. Olivia is currently working on her degree in Midwifery and is an experienced Pilates instructor. Join Olivia for a weekly workout that will keep you strong and comfortable through your pregnancy as well as work on building upper body strength for carrying your baby around once he or she arrives.

Pilates can be …

Design Review Meeting for 3801 Stone Way

Margaret August 16, 2013 30 Comments

Joe Hurley dropped us a line to let us know that there’s a design review meeting on Monday, August 19 for a new apartment complex at 3801 Stone Way N.

Plans call for a “5-story structure containing 281 residential units above 9,956 sq. ft. of commercial and 4 live-work units in an environmentally critical area. Parking for 268 vehicles to be provided below grade. Project includes 27,778 cu. yds. of grading. Existing structures to be demolished.”

You can view the entire design proposal here. Click on the photo to the right to see a full sized image.

The design review …

Safety Improvements to Bike to Green Lake? Yes, please!

Margaret August 16, 2013 7 Comments

One of the most harrowing experiences I’ve encountered on a bike was waiting for the light at the intersection of N. 50th St. and Green Lake Way N. It wasn’t concern for my safety so much as it was for my 11 year-old son, who nearly fell off his bike from fright as a motorist leaned on his horn. I couldn’t tell you exactly why the driver decided to honk at us, since, after all, we were in the green bicycle lane; but I suspect it was because the driver wanted to make a last-minute lane change and felt my …

Teens Caught Breaking into a Car

Margaret August 15, 2013 121 Comments

A reader who lives near N.49th St. at Burke writes:

Yesterday (Tuesday) early evening around 7:30, I looked out my front window and saw a group of teens breaking into our car. I went out of the house and confronted about 6 boys and 2 girls. The one who was in my car ran around the block towards QFC.

I immediately called 911 and tracked them a block or so while the group got in my face yelling they didn’t do anything and proceeded to walk towards QFC on Wallingford Ave.

The police showed up in about 7 minutes and …

Whale Wins, Joule Wins, Wallingford Wins

Margaret August 15, 2013 7 Comments

A national food magazine has proclaimed something that folks here in Wallingford have known for years: our neighborhood has some of the best restaurants in America.

Both Joule and The Whale Wins have been named “#9” on the list of “The Hot 10” by Bon Appetit. They’re combined because they share common space in the Fremont Collective on Stone Way, but according to Andrew Knowlton of Bon Appetit, “Each place is a standout on its own, but combined, they’re the ideal restaurant: a little bit country cool and a little bit city chic.”

Along the same lines, Miyabi on 45th …

Volunteers Needed For Diabetes Study at Bastyr

Margaret August 14, 2013 1 Comment

The folks at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health (3670 Stone Way N.) are conducting a research study on a natural supplement for people with type 2 diabetes, and they’re looking for a few volunteers to help out. Sara from Bastyr gave us the full scoop:

Are you 18-75 years old? Do you have type 2 diabetes? **New recruitment range!** Is your hemoglobin A1C between 6.5-10.5%? Are you free from severe liver, kidney, or heart disease? Are you willing to stay on your current medications and supplements for 1 month prior and during the length of the study?

If …

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