Seattle City Buzz

December 9th: 11 AM to 6 PM

Just saw this tidbit on the Citizen Rain blog. Washington ranks as on the of the most kinkiest states. Interesting…

Saturday, February 17th, Seattle celebrates Chinese New Year. This is the Year of the Pig. The International District will feature a myriad of entertainment from various Asian ethnic groups including the traditional Chinese Dragon dance, Korean dances, Japanese Taiko drums and arts and crafts.

The events take place at Union Station from Noon to 7 PM.

Address: 401 S. Jackson St. (map)

The largest event at the Washington State Convention Center is coming up this week. Last year the NW Flower & Garden Show attracted 60,000 attendees.

This year’s event will be held from February 14th thru 18th at the Washington State Convention Center at 7th Ave & Pike Street (map).

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.”

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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

• Taco Del Mar
• Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub
• Slo Joe’s Bigtime Backyard BBQ
• Top Deck Private Dining at Eastlake Bar & Grill
• Southlake Grill
• 13 Coins

Other events include:

• Redhook Beer & Wine Garden
• Gay Bingo
• Live Bands
• Whole Foods Grilling Demo & Competition
• Kid’s area with arts & crafts, toy boat making, games and more!

For more info, check out www.SLUBlockParty.com.

The 5th Annual Paint Out is being held August 19-20th in several neighborhoods. The paint out is a national movement to clean-up and paint out graffiti. The Seattle neighborhoods included this year are:

• Belltown - August 20th, 9 AM @ the fire station
• Capitol Hill - August 19th, 10 AM @ the fire station on Pine St
• International District - August 20th, @ the Hing Hay Park
• Fremont - August 19th, 9:30 AM
• Greenwood - August 19th
• Pioneer Square - August 20th, 9:30 AM @ Grand Central Arcade

The Seattle PI had an interesting article about an architect who is proposing raising a small part of Denny Regrade (Denny Park) back into a hill.

What made it [Denny Park] distinctive was the view, which used to be commanding. Beginning in 1899 and continuing in fits and starts through 1930, the city flattened the hill, taking the park down with it.

Garcia is interested in that view, both historic and scenic. He wants to restore the park to its long-lost glory, elevating two acres of the five-acre parcel into the air with a faithful rendition of the original topography.

The proposal comes with a $20 million price tag which seems a bit steep. But, if the Vulcanites are interested in transforming the South Lake Union / Regrade area, I’m sure they can spare a few million. Afterall, the current Denny Park is just a plat of land with overgrown trees.

Just how dog-friendly should the Rain City be? The Seattle Times recently profiled this growing doggy trend.

As a dog foster parent, I’d like to see dogs accepted in more places - beaches, parks, home improvement stores, etc. Though, there are should be limits such as inside restaurants and grocery stores.

Radford recalls a downtown seafood restaurant lounge where a man and his cocker spaniel were seated inside the dining area. “Toward the end of the meal, the guy was turning and feeding [the dog] off his plate.”

Major League Soccer is coming to Seattle for one day this Summer. Spain’s Real Madrid (Beckham’s team) will play D.C. United at Qwest Field on August 9th.

Real Madrid plays DC United