Jordan Royer FACEBOOK (Oct 10) Fantastic day celebrating the dedication of the new building for the Seattle Maritime Academy in the heart of Ballard. The Academy is part of the Seattle Central College and supported by $20 million from the state. College President Sheila Edwards Lange was there as w[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’
November 12th, 2016 - 1:33 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Ezell’s: #2 Best Chicken in USA
The 10 Best Fried Chicken Joints in America, Ranked Many don’t burn chicken, and neither do these spots. SPOONUNIVERSITY.COM[...]
October 20th, 2016 - 11:18 pm § in The Ave Scene
Endorsement: NO on ST3
I almost always support mass transit, BUT ST3 is too large, fails to address the issues of congestion or target suburban growth, and has astronomical cost. I used a calculator made available by a pro ST3 group and my own taxes would go up over $1000/year for the indefinite future. I think [...]
Events in Seattle The Midnight Orchestra
Seattle Sephardic Network is pleased to present Sephardic in Seattle – A Night at the Movies. We invite the community to enjoy The Midnight Orchestra, a first-run film in English, French and Arabic about the son of a once-famous Jewish musician who returns to his home country to bury his fathe[...]
October 13th, 2016 - 7:24 pm § in The Ave Scene
How Fast IS Seattle Growing?
A. 31,005 B. 50,234 C. 60,714 D. 77.090 E. 91.230[...]
October 13th, 2016 - 10:06 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle City Council Votes on Making Public Parks Into Camp Grounds for Homeless
A runner darts between a tennis court and an encampment on Wednesday in Seattle’s Kinnear Park, on Lower Queen Anne. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) Petition, emails, calls flood in over Seattle City Council’s homeless-rights plan The Seattle City Council is considering new regulations for[...]
October 3rd, 2016 - 11:25 am § in The Ave Scene
Cascadia: The New Tech Corridor
David Brewster Led by Microsoft and Madrona Investment Group, there’s revived interest in a Vancouver-Seattle technology corridor. Partly this is driven by Microsoft’s interest in hiring foreign workers, who have an easier time gaining residence in Canada than in U.S. Partly it is B.C.&[...]
September 24th, 2016 - 11:55 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Cascade Mall shooting: Mayor vows to ‘bring the son of a bitch to justice’
Burlington mayor Steve Sexton said the “the city of Burlington has probably changed forever, but I don’t think our way of life needs to change,” while speaking about the Cascade Mall shooting. (Jessica Lee / The Seattle Times) Authorities still don’t know the motive for the Friday nigh[...]
September 18th, 2016 - 11:01 am § in Misc.
David Brewster: Is Cincinnati a model for Seattle
David Brewster I find this story about the revitalization of a dangerous neighborhood in Cincinnati to be instructive. It was done largely by the private sector, pooling resources, rather than by city hall. It preserved many of the fine old buildings of this once-German neighborhood, Over the Rhine,[...]
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