Margaret, Author at Wallyhood

Waste Management/Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement

Margaret August 1, 2012 Comments are off

From the Waste Management website this evening:

Waste Management and Teamsters Local 117 have reached a tentative agreement on a new 6-year contract. Teamster leadership and the bargaining committee will fully recommend that members approve the new contract at the ratification vote scheduled for 9:00am on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the Union Hall in Tukwila.

Garbage drivers will return to work in the morning and begin servicing their regular Thursday collection routes. However, due to the timing of the ratification vote, recycling and yard waste collection will be limited.

All Thursday RESIDENTIAL customers in King, Snohomish, and Skagit counties:…

Mural, mural on the wall

Margaret August 1, 2012 Comments are off

Yet another reason to be out and about in the neighborhood tonight: Wallingford’s Urban Mural Project kicks off at CUTZ Salon and Gallery (4515 Meridian Avenue N.) during the Art Walk, where artist Ricardo Rimerez will be doing some finishing touches tonight on the mural. CUTZ owner and Wallingford Chamber of Commerce President, Colleen Kurke adds: I have asked the Chamber to help sponsor this project, and I will co-chair it with Kathy Liao, a renowned artist. We hope that this mural will be one of many in Wallingford, and we will be contacting potential businesses to see if they…

The trash can overfloweth

Margaret August 1, 2012 42 Comments

Well here’s some good news in light of the recent garbage strike (from the Seattle Public Utilities website):

Beginning Wednesday, August 1, garbage can customers who have been affected by the strike may drop off up to 6 bags of either garbage or yard waste in any combination at the transfer stations for free. Yard waste should not be in plastic bags. Recycling drop off is always free.

Hours
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 7 days a week

Of course, that means waiting in line at the dump for however long; but hey, we at Friday North shouldn’t have to …

Wallingford Art Walk and Backyard BBQ Benefit

Margaret July 31, 2012 4 Comments

Tomorrow is the first of August (gaa-ack! already!) and Wallingford will be buzzing with all sortsa food, art, and entertainment. Here’s the scoop:

Backyard BBQ
Keller Williams and Walgreen’s are throwing a “Backyard BBQ” on the SE corner of Stone/45th, from 5:00-9:00pm. In addition to hamburgers, hot dogs, and root beer floats, they’ll have desserts by Smokey Delights and musical entertainment by brass band Tubaluba (beginning at 6:30pm). Plus, they’ll have a barrel on hand so you can donate school supplies and packaged snacks to the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club.

Wallingford Art Walk
The Wallingford Art Walk runs from …

Stone34 gets a (deep) green light

Margaret July 31, 2012 25 Comments

On Monday, the City Council unanimously approved changes to the Living Building Pilot Project, creating another tier called the Seattle Deep Green Pilot Program, which allows Skanska’s Stone34 project to move forward.

Projects qualified under the new ordinance must meet sixty percent of the program’s requirements, including the use of less than 25 percent of energy and water used by comparable buildings. According to the City Council’s announcement, the new buildings must also capture at least 50 percent of stormwater used on site, in addition to the many “regulations for building design, construction materials and community integration that go …

Smooth Sugaring Studio Opens

Margaret July 27, 2012 2 Comments

Smooth Sugaring Studio is now open in Tangletown, at 1601 N. 52nd Street at Woodlawn Avenue.

“What’s ‘Sugaring’?” you ask? Yeah, well, don’t feel bad because I had no idea myself (or maybe it’s just me, and if that’s the case then, uh, whoops); but here’s what I learned from Smooth Sugaring Studio owner, Jill Maurisak:

Sugaring is an ancient form of hair removal that uses a paste made from sugar, water and lemon. The sugaring method removes hair in the natural direction of hair growth. This causes less irritation, pain and breakage, which leads to fewer ingrown hairs. It’s …

Wally Pets Celebrates One Year With ‘Brownie’

Margaret July 26, 2012 Comments are off

If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting Paul “Brownie” Brown, owner of Wally Pets Food & Supplies, I strongly suggest you take the opportunity to do so next Wednesday.

On August 1, from 4pm to 8pm, Brownie and his friends (including the four-legged, furry kind) will be celebrating his first year of owning the store, located at 4411-C Wallingford Avenue North. There will be wine, appetizers, a lemonade stand, a raffle, and treats for his “feline and canine fans.”

Even if you aren’t a pet owner, his tales (and photos) of his world wide travels involving baby elephants, …

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