May 20, 2010

The new rug and furniture store Domo Home Collections opened yesterday in the old Tweedy and Popp location at 1916 N. 45th Street. We stopped in a couple of days ago as employees were unloading rugs — lots and lots of rugs from many countries. Most of the rugs are wool, handmade and one-of-a-kind, employees

Domo Home Collections opens

May 20, 2010

The fifth annual “Destination: Yarn” tour takes needle crafters on a journey to 25 locally owned yarn stores all around Puget Sound, including Bad Woman Yarn in the Wallingford Center, 1815 N. 45th Street. The yarn tour begins Thursday, May 20, and runs through Sunday, May 23. Stores will stay open late and offer discounts,

Stop at Bad Woman for 'Destination: Yarn' tour

May 19, 2010

The rain started in earnest just before 3:00, when the Wallingford farmers market opened for the season. And the sun broke right at 7:00, when the market closed. In between, Wallingford saw one downpour after another, plus high winds. The weather was enough to keep a lot of potential shoppers away from the south parking

Soggy start to farmers market season

May 19, 2010

Spoke & Food is a new event that combines the pleasures of cycling and dining with the satisfaction of charity giving. Ride your bike to a participating restaurant on Tuesday, June 29, and the restaurant will donate 15-20 percent of the profits to Lettuce Link, a program of Solid Ground. The main goals of Spoke

Spoke & Food: Ride, eat, help feed others

May 19, 2010

The next time you’re about to head to the Wallingford library, you can make sure the books you want are held for you beforehand with a new free mobile app that allows you to reserve books on the go. The Seattle Public Library app features the system’s catalog and other online services. The app, called

Reserving library books? There's an app for that!