The new season of the children’s entertainment series Ridge Romp kicks off Saturday with The Not-Its!, a Seattle band that introduces kids to rock music. With the success of their debut album, “We Are The Not-Its!” released June 2009, it’s clear they...
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...
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...
Phinney Ridge documentary filmmaker Jen Marlowe will hold the world premiere of her film “Rebuilding Hope” this weekend at the Grand Illusion Cinema in the University District. Rebuilding Hope follows Gabriel Bol Deng, Koor Garang and Garang Mayuol, who fled their...
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...
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!...
More than 100 people packed the Ballard High School Library Monday night for the second Early Design Guidance meeting of the city’s Design Review Board. After three-and-a-half hours of presentation, public comment and discussion, the Board approved Fred Meyer’s basic...
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...
Seattle Department of Transportation crews aren’t quite finished repairing expansion joints on the Aurora Bridge, so they’ll be back out there again on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Crews will close the right-hand, northbound lane. But, if it rains,...
Beer lovers are invited to the 1st Annual Beer Can Derby at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse at 8564 Greenwood Avenue N. on Saturday. Sponsored by the new Greenwood Pub Association, proceeds from the derby will benefit Northwest Harvest. Sign-up is from 11 a.m. to...