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Jensen’s Peace Reigns
We’ve all been enjoying Josh Salwitz’s Seattle Center construction photos and now it’s time for a Max R. Jensen look at the final product. Jensen extensively documented the Seattle World’s Fair, being one of the few official photographers of the event. Who knows who was writing the captions, though. Enjoy and have a great weekend. Seattle World’s Fair. Peace ... read more →
2 hours 57 min agoGot a bicycle you don’t need any more? Donate it this weekend!
If you have a bicycle you can spare – somebody needs it on the other side of the globe. On Saturday, you can drop it off in The Triangle – and volunteers will take it from there. From Gatewood resident Tom Furtwangler: A bicycle can truly have a transformative impact on the life of someone who lives several miles from their school, work, clinic, or water ... read more →
3 hours 49 min agoFirst look at the Nagle Place plaza plan, plus Saturday transit oriented development meeting
We reported Wednesday about Sound Transit's new plans to create a public plaza as part of the Nagle Place extension behind the Capitol Hill light rail station. We have now received a document showing details of the planned layout and can share it with you. Above is the new design concept for Nagle that Sound Transit has unveiled. Its creates a a southern ... read more →
4 hours 14 min ago10th Ave E still needs your love: Weekend detour
The most amazing news of the week might be that this guy must have driven through the crazy obstacle course that is 10th Ave E during his mad getaway attempt Tuesday night. Last week, we suggested you give anybody living near 10th Ave E a hug as a month of street repairs became the latest irritant to living in northernmost Capitol Hill. This week, hell, you ... read more →
5 hours 15 min agoSee you later, Capitol Hill - A CHS contributor says farewell
I have lived on Capitol Hill for 6 years, but it wasn’t until I became an active CHS contributor that I realized how rich, unique and diverse this community really is. Very soon, I’m moving off the Hill to work for Patch.com, a community news platform owned by AOL. They’ve already launched Patch in some states like California and New York, and Patches will ... read more →
5 hours 15 min agoActivists deliver message to Mariners: Boycott All-Star game
Fans walk up to the stadium before the Seattle Mariners game against the Texas Rangers on March 31, 2008. (Getty Images) A group of activists dropped off nearly 5,000 signatures at Safeco Field Thursday, calling on the Mariners to boycott the 2011 All-Star game in Arizona. The protest is being waged against Arizona's controversial stance on immigration. The ... read more →
7 hours 28 min ago‘Parking in Queen Anne,’ a poem
One of our readers, possibly inspired by the beautiful summer weather, posted a poem about Queen Anne’s many virtues in our forum. And it definitely put a smile on my face. Wordancediva wrote, Why doth our lovely Queen Ann reign In this city, these times, of bitter rain? Why such a jewel is our Ann so fair? Outshining the outlook so bleak so bare? It’s the ... read more →
7 hours 30 min agoVideo: First of six Summer Concerts at Hiawatha
An unofficial (but reliable) tally of the crowd when tonight’s concert kicked off at the east lawn of Hiawatha Community Center put the count at more than 300. This is the first of six Summer Concerts at Hiawatha, second year the series has been presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association (with sponsors including WSB – see the full list here). On stage, ... read more →
7 hours 53 min agoP-I archives: A history of Seattle amusement parks
Learn more about the history of Seattle amusement parks. read more →
8 hours 29 min agoHappening now: First-ever Luna Park Block Party
Till 9 tonight, the merchants of Luna Park welcome you to their first-ever Block Party - you can’t miss the balloons waving in the slightest hint of breeze along SW Avalon Way, from Ola Salon to Avalon Glassworks (watch glassblowing, live!), with stops along the way including Java Bean Coffee, a West Seattle fixture for more than two decades. And looking back ... read more →
8 hours 54 min agoBuckaroo closing? Moving?
We - I - haven’t seen the signs, but readers are e-mailing us with reports of seeing signs/flyers on Fremont Avenue North announcing the imminent closure and moving of Buckaroo Tavern from its longtime home at 4201 Fremont Ave. N. Those getting off the No.5 bus at 41st Street and Fremont Avenue North have seen signs that state that the landlord refused to ... read more →
9 hours 23 min agoBuckaroo closing? Moving?
We - I - haven’t seen the signs, but readers are e-mailing us with reports of seeing signs/flyers on Fremont Avenue North announcing the imminent closure and moving of Buckaroo Tavern from its longtime home at 4201 Fremont Ave. N. Those getting off the No.5 bus at 41st Street and Fremont Avenue North have seen signs that state that the landlord refused to ... read more →
9 hours 23 min agoRecommended for Saturday: The "K-Streets" sing "It's Your Birthday" at the Sunset
Ah, the K-Streets... I last saw them in the winter, and I guess now is the time to see them in the summer - a banner year, I know! No information is available about them, but if you were to ask me what it's like and what to expect, I'd say parts of their songs sometimes sound like they were taken out of the charts, and you will maybe think \'is it familiar?\' ... read more →
9 hours 30 min agoRegarding the Deep Bore
Just to be clear: The fact that at least one Seattle reporter is finding the daily drum-beat from the tunnel antagonists to be increasingly soporific is probably a good sign (for the tunnel antagonists). Why do I say that? Because that reporter's statement today reminded me of something I learned about message repetition while writing about Barack Obama's ... read more →
10 hours 2 min agoExtra, Extra
Newsstand at 12th & Union, 1946\' by Seattle Municipal Archives from our Flickr pool. Today is the one-year anniversary of the hottest day on record in the region. And if you're curious, temps this morning were more than 40 degrees cooler. [KOMO] Military officials today officially confirmed the death of Jarod Newlove, the sailor from West Seattle ... read more →
10 hours 2 min agoHill Style -- This Time Last Year
Mya- Pine & Melrose This morning I was curious as to what photo I posted on It's My Darlin' last year on this day. When I dug into the archives I found the lovely Mya successfully pulling off loveliness and radiance while being very pregnant in the middle of summer. I found this vintage dress a clever alternative to the regular materinity attire. In ... read more →
10 hours 20 min agoWest Seattle Crime Watch: Junction robbery, burglary reports
Three reports in West Seattle Crime Watch this afternoon: First, info on the reason for a police search early this morning in The Junction. Police confirm a man reported being robbed at gunpoint at California/Alaska at 2:15 am. According to Det. Jeff Kappel in the media unit, here’s the description he gave officers: Black man in his mid-20s, 5-7, 180 pounds, ... read more →
10 hours 56 min agoWeekend traffic alerts: Torchlight Run closes NB Viaduct; more
Time for SDOT’s weekly roundup of weekend traffic alerts. Some biggies this time, particularly the Seafair Torchlight Run and Parade – the run will close the Alaskan Way Viaduct’s northbound lanes from about 5:30-7 pm on Saturday, as well as the downtown route that then will stay closed for the parade till late evening. (Here’s our story on the West ... read more →
10 hours 56 min agoToday in Nerd Juice: Joss Whedon's "Big Fan"
In this video from the Joss Whedon panel at Comic-Con, a \'big fan\' asks Whedon whether he has any \'favorite actors.\' Hold on a second... that \'big fan\' sounds strangely familiar... and when he removes the hat and the fake mustache, OH MY GOD. Does the nerd juice squirt! [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
11 hours 2 min agoThat Bitch Is Still Alive?
Yep. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
11 hours 2 min agoScience Cannot Save Your Brain
As a response to the popular idea of the Singularity—the nerd-Rapture-like idea that at some point in the future, science will be able to upload our consciousness to computers—Dvice has composed a list explaining why that will never happen: This may seem like a cheap shot, but \'uptime\' is something our most advanced computer scientists still struggle with. ... read more →
11 hours 2 min agoMagic Fingers Will Lie to You
Doesn't a vibrating bed sound like a relaxing good time? It quickly carries you into the land of tingling relaxation and ease! Especially a vibrating bed that promises Magic Fingers For Your Comfort that will Carry You Into the Land of Tingling Relaxation and Ease??? It's not. Despite it's 25-cent promises, you won't feel great. You'll feel like you're ... read more →
11 hours 2 min agoFreecreditreport.com Television Commercials
A place to spit vitriol here. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
11 hours 2 min agoThe Heck He Is (A Republican)
Posted by news intern Galen Weber. Denny Heck is the Democratic front runner for the closely contested 3rd District congressional seat, but there may be some voters in his district that end up believing he's a Republican—and its not just because of his moderate leanings. As first reported by Liz Mair, Heck was erroneously labeled as a Republican candidate in ... read more →
11 hours 2 min agoOverheard by Dan Savage at the Airport
\'Oh my god, there are nuns in habits on our flight—that's bad luck, isn't it? Like flying with a high school football team.\' [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
11 hours 2 min agoAnchors aweigh: It's almost Fleet Week
Richard Newton displays the peace sign as the Navy's USS Germantown passes the Seattle waterfront on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer/Dan DeLong) If you like naval ships -- or sailors -- you're in luck. read more →
11 hours 32 min agoThe Lights go on @ High Dive
The Lights @ High Dive | 07/30 | 9:30PM |$7 The much-anticipated MTV $5 Cover Seattle series will be launching soon, and among the handful of local bands showcased on this musical series is rock band The Lights. This band doesn’t hold back in their crashing, guitar-driven garage rock that would undoubtedly cause an overflow [...] read more →
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11 hours 47 min ago earcandyblog: Didn't get tix to the sold out MGMT #chbp performance? @mikeramos206 writes about what you missed in MGMT = WTF? http://ow.ly/2izvP →
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