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September 11th, 2014 - 2:46 am § in The Ave Scene
Burke Museum to pitch Legislature for a new building
The Seattle Times reports that the UW wants the legislature to fund a new builfing to replace the 52 year old Burke Museum. The current building is too small toexhibit the collection and the lack of air-conditioned or climate-control puts its extensive, important collections at risk. Its directo[...]
January 1st, 2011 - 11:29 am § in The Ave Scene, UW
Burke Goes to Antartica for Xmas
Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology Christian Sidor and two UW graduate students, Adam Huttonlocker and Brandon Peecock depart for a two-month trip to search for fossils in Antarctica. More stories from their trip.[...]
June 17th, 2010 - 10:47 pm § in The Ave Scene, UW
Seattle Center Needs Help from the Burke!
I speak for Seattle, the Chief that is! This issue began with a proposal by the Wright family to honor Dale Chihuly. They wanted to replace the fun forest at Seattle Center with a gallery devoted to Chihuly’s glass art and a Wright owned restaurant. Many Seattle folk objected to the prop[...]
December 22nd, 2016 - 12:08 am § in Misc.
The Limits of Academic Freedom
UO Professor Punished for Appearing in Blackface Last October, Professor Nancy Shurtz hosted a Halloween party at her home . She invited faculty as well as all of the students from her Tax Policy and Tax Planning classes. Students were welcome to bring family members, dates, or plus-ones. Peopl[...]
November 11th, 2016 - 8:22 am § in America
Mike Pence, Hypocrite
Dwight Burke FACEBOOK When I was discussing the Trump cabinet I didn’t forget VP Spence. It is such a target rich environment that I have reserved something special for this so called man of god. Spence is the biggest, bible thumping, hypocrite that I have ever seen in public office. With g[...]
October 2nd, 2016 - 3:02 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: What is this?
A. New Seattle art Along the Burke Gilman Bike Trail B. Memorial to the fall of the Berlin Wall. C. Anti government sculpture by China’s great artist, Ai Weiwai D. LA museum of the foot E. Free Detroit Festival Award Winner [...]
April 26th, 2016 - 1:34 am § in The Ave Scene
So, Whats Up With The Ballard Beaver?
Christopher Goodwin It’s that time of year when the Ballard Beaver comes to life! Yes businesses along Shilshole avenue actually got an old train and some cars and set them up on a disused rail line where a few times a year they move empty train cars from 45th NW to Market street and back. [&h[...]
Marijuana has been legal in WASTATE for three years!
Arcade technicality opened way for Capitol Hill’s first pot shop Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2015 – 10:48 am by Bryan Cohen IMG_9802Add a few more to the twists and turns it has taken to get to Capitol Hill’s first pot shop. Meanwhile, the City of Seattle also is ready to propo[...]