Crown Hill QFC closing Oct. 17

Crown Hill QFC closing Oct. 17

MyBallard reports that the Crown Hill QFC will close Oct. 17. The store had been slated to close as a new one is being built on 24th Ave. NW. The QFC on Holman Road remains open. The Crown Hill QFC is discounting many items and limiting its hours. It will close at 6...
Blood and Sand at Oliver’s Twist

Blood and Sand at Oliver’s Twist

Oliver’s Twist got a nice writeup about their happy hour in The Seattle Times today. I can attest to the yumminess of their bacon and blue cheese stuffed dates drizzled with a tomato vinigarette, as well as the addictiveness of their truffle butter popcorn, but...

Tour local homes on Solar Tour

The annual Seattle Solar Tour gives homeowners a chance to see how incorporating solar energy into their homes could save their energy bills and the environment. The Solar Tour is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and covers 30 homes and businesses. Two of those homes...

Pumpkin Prowl tickets on sale Monday

Tickets go on sale for Woodland Park Zoo’s Pumpkin Prowl on Monday, Oct. 5. The Prowl is from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 23-25. The after-hours event features three howling nights of treats for your little goblins, carved pumpkins and Zoomazium transformed into Boomazium!...

Time for Fire Prevention Month

October is Fire Prevention Month, and the Seattle Fire Department is having a kick-off event at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) on Friday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. While this isn’t in our neighborhood, it’s important stuff in light of the...