April 9, 2010

Residents who live near the Aurora Bridge may be in for some sleepless nights as work gets underway to build a fence across the landmark structure.  The work starts Monday, April 19, and will last for one month. Two lanes of traffic across the bridge will be closed Sunday through Thursday during construction from 9 p.m.

Earplug alert! Aurora Bridge work begins 4/19

April 9, 2010

More than 20 bands from across the U.S. and Canada can be seen and heard in four neighborhoods at the 3rd annual Honk! Fest West this weekend.  The festival celebrates the music of acoustic, mobile and street bands, and kicks off with a Fremont Neighborhood Block Party on Friday night from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.  Twenty-four bands are scheduled to perform

Fremont block party kicks off Honk! Fest West

April 8, 2010

If in your dreams tonight you have a last-minute inspiration to enter Saturday’s Edible Book Festival, don’t despair. The deadline has been extended till tomorrow night, event producer Janet Fryberger told us. The event, in the Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, has attracted more than one hundred pun-tastic, undoubtedly delicious creations that will feed

Extra day to cook up Edible Book Festival entries

April 8, 2010

The Seattle Weekly has published its “Favorite Restaurants” list, and two Wallingford eateries, Joule and Kisaku, made the cut. Joule and Kisaku were also lauded in Seattle Magazine’s recent Best Restaurants issue, plus they’re participating in Seattle Restaurant Week (April 18-29). We wondered why all these “best restaurants” lists and events were happening so close

Why is April all about restaurants?

April 7, 2010

The City of Seattle is producing a map of favorite neighborhood walks, and is currently soliciting input from people in Ballard, Greenwood, Phinney, Crown Hill, Loyal Heights, Wallingford, Fremont, and all of the neighborhoods west of I-5, south of 145th, and north of the Ship Canal. The official name of the project is Recreational Walking

What are your favorite neighborhood walks?