Oct 26 2006
One more good thing about living in the Emerald City -
“I’ve been to enough house fires where people are crying for us to save their pets,” Seattle firefighter Jennifer Bessler said. “This just gives us one more tool to help out a pet that’s maybe been in too long.”
Oct 13 2006
As a volunteer & foster parent with the Seattle Animal Shelter at Interbay (between Queen Anne & Magnolia), I wanted to take this opportunity to get the word out about an upcoming dog adoption event.
The Adopt-A-Dog month event will take place on October 22nd at Wags Belltown (113-A Bell Street) from 11 am to 3 pm. Folks from Wellness Food and the Belltown Feed & Seed will be on hand. There will be a raffle too.
The adoption fee range between $125 to $165 and include a fabulous dog companion, plus:
Wags Belltown will be hosting a Halloween Costume Party on Sunday, October 29th from 2 to 5 pm. There will be food, games and prizes for best costume. So, bring your urbanite pooch and enjoy the fun.
Oct 13 2006
The Seattle Home Show 2 is going on this weekend at the Qwest Field Event Center.
The show is open Thursday - Saturday, 10 am to 8:30 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.
Oct 12 2006
The Washington State Ferry system, which introduced free Wi-Fi access on a number of routes back in 2004, will now start charging for access. Additionally, the ferry system will expand Wi-Fi access to all 28th vessels in it’s fleet.
The cost of the Wi-Fi access is to be determined but may be similar to Wi-Fi prices at the state’s highway rest stops. Currently, the rest stops charge $2.95 for 15 minutes, $6.95 per day or $29.95 per month.
Oct 11 2006
The old Rainier Brewery in the Georgetown neighborhood was acquired by the Sabey Corp. Sabey plans to convert the landmark designated, 5.5 acre property into new condominium housing.
Oct 09 2006
Informative article in the Seattle PI on the disappearing marine life from Puget Sound due to contaminants and shoreline changes, affecting natural plants, crabs, seabirds, salmon and the orca populations. Here’s a clip of the various sources of pollution affecting the sound.
Sep 16 2006
The City of Seattle is underway with their Plant-A-Tree-For-Free program. Residents of Seattle can request a tree to plant in their yard (one per household). The trees will be available for pick up on October 28th at either Magnusson Park or the Southwest Community Center.
Aug 29 2006
PSE mentions they will raise natural gas prices by about 10% as of October 1…just in time for Fall.
Aug 29 2006
Seattle is finally keeping up with the Jones’ with a plan to implement a city-wide wi-fi system, by 2015. At least it’s a step in the right direction, but far behind the coffee houses and Tullys which provide free access.
Aug 04 2006
The 2nd Annual SLU Block Party is set for August 11th and 12th at the Discovery Center Park (behind Vulcan’s Discovery Center building). The event is hosted by Vulcan and will start off with:
Cinema on the Lawn @ 7-ish
Napolean Dynamite will be shown along with a photo booth so you can get a photo, Napolean style.
Taste of South Lake Union, Friday 5 - 7pm and Saturday from 11:30 am to 7 pm
Other events include:
For more info, check out www.SLUBlockParty.com.
