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Metro GM to address bus tunnel safety


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king county

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.

Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond will meet with the King County Council today to discuss changes to security policy after the beating of a teenager in the bus tunnel ...

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Traffic alert: 2-car-rollover crash shuts southbound Viaduct/99


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Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 1:50 a.m.

ORIGINAL 10:50 PM REPORT: For anyone heading toward West Seattle soon from downtown or points north of there – the Alaskan Way Viaduct is shut down southbound because of a complicated crash that’s being sorted out – reportedly involving two cars, one of which is reported to be upside down on southbound 99 around Holgate, [ ... ] ...

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King Co. property tax bills to go up 1.18 percent


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 10:46 p.m.

People in King County will see a 1.18 percent increase in property taxes when they get their bills this month, Assessor Lloyd Hara said Tuesday ...

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Update on HB 2912 --- Bill passes but with no funds for Husky Stadium


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 8:37 p.m.

On a bus heading from one Olympic venue to another and I see that House Bill 2912 passed today but with the prohibition against using the money for Husky Stadium remaining ... This is the bill that would allow King County to divvy up some local tourism taxes as it sees fit and UW had hoped it could get in line to ask for money to help pay for a renovation of Husky Stadium ... Here's the AP report on the bill ... As the story notes, the bill now heads to the Senate, where it could be amended to

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New West Seattle Junction business on the way: Knows Perfume


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 1:17 p.m.

Story and photos by Mary SheelyReporting for West Seattle BlogA guy walks into an empty storefront and gets asked about perfume.It sounds like a joke, but it’s actually what happens when Mike Ross stops to ask what new business is going in at 4536 California SW (map) in The Junction. “How do you feel about [ ... ] ...

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ESPN's Rece Davis challenges UW's "Purple Nation"


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 2:01 a.m.

ESPN sportscaster Rece Davis issued a challenge to Washington fans to "do something special" when the network brings its College GameDay crew to Seattle for Saturday's UW-UCLA game ... Davis said "Gonzaga has been great every time we were there. Cal was a trip last year that we will never forget. What do you have for us Purple Nation of U-Dub?" ... Not sure who the Purple Nation is. Maybe he was referring to the Dawg Pack. And maybe this challenge is a gimmick to generate excitement in a game

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Word from NBA All-Star: David Stern, Drake, muddy shoes


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Published Feb. 13, 2010 at 11:28 p.m.
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The voice on the other end of the phone crackled ... "I'm taking a little catnap. I went out last night, so I'm paying for it, but I had to," said Storm C Ashley Robinson. A Dallas native, the NBA All-Star game is in her backyard and Robinson has been working since Wednesday to promote the men and women's pro leagues ... She was originally going to blog for us each night, but Robinson has been jammed with events -- commuting about 20-minutes from her home in Grand Prairie. Then there are the

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Dishin': The Waffle Versus the Crepe


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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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In some ways, this is a downtown battle of batters and preparation. But in a bigger sense, this is a battle between Le Mont Saint-Michel and Liege, as we compare Mobatta's crepes and Sweet Iron's waffles ... Everyone loves crepes, or so it seems in Seattle. Hiding behind the boom of cupcakeries in the city, look around and you'll see a boomlet of creperies sprouting up here and there in various neighborhoods. Mobatta has a couple of shops in downtown Seattle, while also making appearances at

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Pam Roach Investigation: Money Well Spent


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Published Feb. 11, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

Every office has the occasional spat that crops up among co-workers, and every office has it's own method of dealing with infighting. When colleagues here at Seattlest develop "beef," as it is known in some circles, whatever is at issue is settled in the ancient and Gothamist approved manner: with a drinking contest. It's a manner of dispute resolution that leaves everyone generally satisfied and rarely costs more than the price of a bottle of fuel-grade grain alcohol ... We mention this because

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Google Fiber in Seattle? Where Do We Sign Up?


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Published Feb. 11, 2010 at 12:45 p.m.

The City of Seattle has submitted an application to Google to build an ultra-high speed broadband network throughout Seattle. Seattle is the first community to respond to Google's offer. Google Fiber ties closely to McGinn's promise to connect every home and business with broadband - McGinn has already created a task force of utility and technology leaders to make that happen ... Seattle will actively seek to partner with Google in creation of a fiber network here. The city itself has many

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