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March Madness hogs bandwidth

The sun is shining in Seattle. And the March Madness basketball tournament is entering its second day. That begs the question: Is anyone getting any work done today? read more →

1 min 19 sec ago

Say goodbye to winter with your neighbors

Although today feels like spring, it’s really the last day of winter. Come say goodbye to winter with other Ballardites this evening at Golden Gardens. There is a group in the forum planning a meet-up starting around 5 p.m. and going into the evening. Come out, say hi, meet your neighbors and bid this season farewell. Just look for the MyBallard.com banner. read more →

16 min 13 sec ago

Barton overflow-control options: Schoolhouse? Captain’s Park? Or?

By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor A years-long process now comes down to the next few months: King County will decide this summer which of three options to pursue for reducing overflows from the Barton pump station (by the Fauntleroy ferry dock – county photo at left), as part of a process to achieve that goal for four such stations near Puget Sound ... read more →

27 min 36 sec ago

Update: 1st Ave So eastbound offramp lane closure starts Monday

Just last night, we reported on another lane restriction on the Spokane Street Viaduct (the section of The Bridge between Highway 99 and I-5) that at the time was noted as starting “soon” – reducing the eastbound 1st Avenue South exit to one lane – and now there’s word it starts Monday. Here’s the official announcement just sent by SDOT: The First Avenue ... read more →

27 min 36 sec ago

Tonight in Music: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Maceo Parker, The Green Pajamas, N-Type, and More

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, the Hive Dwellers, the Sea Navy (Neumos) The Brutalist Bricks is the best album Ted Leo and the Pharmacists have released in years—it's huge power pop laced with soul, punk, and ska. Delivered with Leo's humor and contagious energy, these new, guitar-driven songs will no doubt sound fan-fucking-tastic live. My fingers are crossed ... read more →

49 min 17 sec ago

4Culture Already Dipping into Reserves, Facing Cutting by Half Next Year

I wrote a few weeks back that 4Culture needs your help. Well, it still does. Legislation to secure a perpetual funding source for the venerable segment of the region's culture system still has not been passed. Write your legislators. A little more on what's been going on from 4Culture spokeswoman Sara Edwards, via email: Essentially, the recession has ... read more →

49 min 19 sec ago

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Moisture Festival

Daily from Thu., March 11 until Sun., April 4 - Just as some banks are too big to fail, some cultural events are too big to describe. In briefest summary, this year’s Moisture Festival spans five venues through April 4, with no less than two dozen performers practicing puppetry, burlesque, trapez... read more →

3 days 16 hours ago

Gaga Goes Gaygay

Wow, prison is awesome. Everyone is raging hot, there's no dress code and all it takes to get out of maximum security is Beyonce posting bail. So begins Telephone, the new \'movie\' from Lady Gaga and Beyonce. (I mean, they're calling it a movie, but at 9:32 minutes long it's an extended music video or, given that it will be continued, \'webisode\' might be ... read more →

3 days 17 hours ago

Vertigo & Psycho

Daily from Fri., March 19 until Thu., March 25 - Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 shocker Psycho--Norman Bates, the shower scene, etc.--is paired with his 1958 psycho-thriller Vertigo. Here, San Francisco cop Stewart is afraid of heights. He falls for Kim Novak, loses her, then gradually loses his mind while trying to recreate her image ... read more →

3 days 20 hours ago

Seattle wants your help wooing Google - Reclaim the Media

Seattle wants your help wooing GoogleReclaim the MediaWill Google choose Seattle as a test bed for its gigabit fiber network experiment? Capitol Hill Blog passes along these instructions on how you can help ... read more →

3 days 22 hours ago

Man accused of 1972 C.D. murder pleads not guilty

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3 days 23 hours ago

Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction: Can Solar really work in Seattle?

The Bullitt Foundation, one of the Northwest's leading environmental organizations, has teamed up with local developer Point32 (BelRoy, Art Stable) and architects Miller|Hull  (1310 E. Union, Garfield Community Center) to construct one of the most energy efficient building in the United States. And what lucky neighborhood will be home to this building? Well, ... read more →

4 days 18 min ago