Neptune Coffee’s trivia nights are becoming quite popular. Last week’s “Buffy” trivia was a fundraiser for the non-profit writing program 826 Seattle (right across the street from Neptune inside Greenwood Space Travel):I worked behind the counter tonight, and we had an amazing crowd–about 110 by our count. Fans were lined along the walls, sitting on [ ... ] ...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. will make a larger initial payment on its five-year, $10 million pledge to the Seattle Art Museum this year following a museum request, Phyllis Campbell, the bank’s newly appointed chairman of the Pacific Northwest, said Thursday. (JPM) ...
Longtime West Seattleite J.B. Webster has died, friends tell WSB. He was known for many things — as a Seafair Commodore (they have a brief tribute graphic on their website right now and you can see him in Commodore jacket here), as a Keller Williams realtor, as an alumnus of West Seattle High School, where [ ... ] ...
"Art Is All Around Us" by Seattlest Flickr pool superstar Grundlepuck ... ELECTIONEERING : Do you make all your voting decisions based on the enthusiastic support of aging rock musicians? If so, tonight's your night, with the likes of Krist Novoselic, Dave Dederer, and Kim Thayil turning out at the Croc to support the electoral efforts of Dow Constantine to become the new King County Exec. Music will be provided, and there's a special VIP treatment if you can cough up $100 for a donation ... 7
Organizers with Save Our Sonics are feeling upbeat this week with Senate Bill 6116, which is sponsored by Senators Ed Murray and Jeannie Kohl-Wells. It passed through the Senate Ways & Means Commission last weekend and seems to have enough support to make it through the Senate and House before the legislative session closes Sunday ... The bill, which would also aide youth recreation and the arts among other government projects, also ensures the City of Seattle receives the $30 million payment
The city of Seattle today announced a new strategy to help homeowners save energy. The Green Building Capital Initiative offers 5,000 residential home energy audits that analyze a home’s heating and cooling systems. Funded through a partnership with Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light, the audits will be available at $95, a steep discount from the normal [ ... ] ...
While we were all basking in the sun, these local--crazy--folks were running amuck in Boston ... We were good and didn't prompt any 4/20 talk, but that didn't stop former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, who dives into the pot vs. alcohol argument on Huffington Post ... You may recall the mysterious explosions on Alki earlier this year, which turned out to be a secretive Justin Timberlake production. Well, tonight the reality TV insanity continues as his new game show, The Phone premieres on
The Puget Sound Blood Center is having a blood drive at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Center on Monday April 20 from 1pm to 7pm. Organizers point out that each time you donate blood you can help save up to three lives. Click here for more information.Fatima holds blood drives on a fairly regular basis and they always get a [ ... ] ...
The Puget Sound Business Journal reports today that the Greenwood Driver’s License office at 320 N. 85th St. is closing April 24. We knew this was coming, but didn’t have an exact date until now.According to a Department of Licensing statement, 25 licensing offices around the state will be closed. The state plans to “reinvent” licensing [ ... ] ...