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West Seattle Weekend Lineup: More than 60 options!


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Published June 11, 2010 at 5:03 p.m.

60+ options, for a weekend promising 70-degree temperatures! The big events include the Morgan Junction Community Festival (co-sponsored by WSB) 11 am-7 pm tomorrow, continuing with the West Seattle Junction Health Fair (WSB sponsor) 10 am-2 pm Sunday, and a lot more inbetween, like the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle making Westcrest Park Off-Leash Area [ ... ] ...

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Berry order begin for Rotary Club of West Seattle


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Published June 11, 2010 at 2:59 p.m.

Strawberries are first up this year for the Rotary Club of West Seattle’s annual berry sale, and orders are being taken right now – they should be delivered in time for pickup in just two weeks, June 25 and 26, on the south side of Admiral Safeway. You can order online at the Rotary website, [ ... ] ...

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West Seattle Art Walk scenes: Library; live music; bakeries …


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Published June 11, 2010 at 8:58 a.m.

(Photo by Christopher Boffoli)The monthly West Seattle Art Walk is more than a night for admiring art. At Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in North Delridge last night, it was also an occasion for borrowing it, as the Art Lending Library opened for the night. It’s been a year since the ALL made its debut – [ ... ] ...

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Jack Zduriencik having a bad second year


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Published June 10, 2010 at 3:46 p.m.
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Was asked on the radio the other day by KJR AM 950 host Mitch Levy about Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik and why he keeps getting a "free pass" by the Seattle media and baseball fans in our city. I replied that I thought several media members, including this one, had stopped giving him that pass a while ago. As for fans, they're usually well-intentioned and just want what's best for the team. But I've seen a percentage of them starting to lose patience with Zduriencik as well ... So, for those of

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Maritime Music from The Magnetic Field's Stephin Merritt: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at the Paramount Tonight


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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

Stephin Merritt at Town Hall, March 2008 (courtesy of houseoftomorrow.com) If you’ve spent any time in the presence of Stephin Merritt, you’ve most likely learned that the man behind cult-favorite The Magnetic Fields is about as warm (and conversational) as a giant squid ... For fans of Merritt’s musical stylings and/or epic tales about giant squids, tonight’s your dream come true as the curmudgeonly mastermind will be performing the score to the 1916 silent classic 20,000 Leagues

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Lawmakers concerned about Nickerson ‘road diet’


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Published June 8, 2010 at 3:18 p.m.

The 36th District lawmakers are raising concerns about the proposed “road diet” for Nickerson St.During this morning’s Seattle City Council Transportation Committee hearing, Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, Rep. Reuven Carlyle, and Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles stopped short of calling for the project to be killed. Other groups, such as the Cascade Bicycle Club, showed up in [ ... ] ...

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UPDATED -- Angels 7, Mariners 1: Poor pitching kills any Seattle momentum from prior series


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Published June 5, 2010 at 3:31 a.m.

So much for that great series against the Twins, huh? Momentum often stretches only as far as the next day's pitcher and Ian Snell ... walked three batters in the first three innings. Two of them came around to score and the Mariners were on their way to a loss ... Afterwards, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu ... talked about the slow "tempo'' set for the team by Snell's outing. Snell threw 69 pitches the first three innings and Wakamatsu said it threw everything off for the rest of the club ...

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Hearing on Nickerson set for Tuesday


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Published June 4, 2010 at 12:55 a.m.

The proposed changes to Nickerson Street will be on the agenda when the Seattle City Council Transportation Committee meets on Tuesday (6/8) at 9:30a.m. in council chambers.  Expect both sides in what has become a passionate debate to make their voices heard at the hearing. The Magnolia Community Club, and the Queen Anne Community Council have [ ... ] ...

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Luc: All in the Family


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Published May 12, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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It's a lively block, this stretch of Madison Valley: takeout pizza, takeout teriyaki, a dry cleaner's, a French bistro (Voilà!) a French creperie (La Côte), a fancy French dinner house (Rover's), an Asian cafe (Chinoise). There's vegetarian (Cafe Flora) a block in one direction, Spanish tapas (Harvest Vine) a block in the other. Good bread, too (Essential Bakery). There used to be a frame shop at the corner of East Madison and MLK; and you'd drive past it thinking it would be the perfect spot

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West Seattle weekend scene: Spectacular day to sail


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Published May 9, 2010 at 1:44 a.m.

It wasn’t just West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day – for dozens of people, it was a sail day: This was part of the Seattle Yacht Club Tri-Island Vashon Race, according to Beach Drive Blog – and Gary Jones shared photos taken from Alki. For those who didn’t have their own boats to sail, a [ ... ] ...

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