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For many Seattle-ites, this is the best weekend of summer – SeaFair!
With its parades, Blue Angel performances, concert, fireworks, and hydroplane races, it’s the time of year when Seattle gets to strut its stuff. Now let’s just hope that the weather cooperates!
Here’s the info you’ll need to decide if you’ll venture out for the […]
Did you know that the Children’s Poet Laureate lives here in the Seattle area?
Honestly, I didn’t even know there was a Children’s Poet Laureate – but after learning that it’s a recently established award (2006), I don’t feel too badly about my lack knowledge.
Currently heading into the home stretch of a two year term […]
Whether you are staying in Seattle this 4th of July weekend, or traveling around our fair state, there are lots of community celebrations that you can choose from.
Seattle’s festivities will be at Lake Union Gas Work’s Park (www.familyfourth.org), and Tacoma’s along the Ruston Way Waterfront (www.freedomfair.com).
If you’re headed out of town, here are a few […]
Trees are an important part of saving our planet. They absorb carbon dioxide emissions, filter air pollution, and reduce noise pollution. They provide a habitat for birds and wildlife. They provide shade in warm weather, and act as a buffer from winds in the bad weather. And they make our neighborhoods look nice, too!
If […]
This weekend. . .
. . .celebrate the Summer Solstice in our own “Center of the Universe” – Fremont!
What would you expect from the funky and friendly neighborhood of Fremont, but a festival that celebrates the very best of what the city has to offer?! It’s a weekend of community – art, spirit, and working […]
Think that crime isn’t happening in YOUR neighborhood? You may need to think again — after taking a look at SpotCrime’s crime-mapping mashup.
SpotCrime gets info from police records and news sources, then plots the coordinates on a map (along with a listing as well) so you can check out what’s going on it your […]
It’s Memorial Day Weekend, and the big event around here is the Northwest Folklife Festival. It’s the annual kick off to our summer season.
You’ll find lots of local artists and musicians, banding together for a multi-cultural party that embraces music, dance, visual arts, children’s activities, workshops, crafts, food, and lots, lots more. It’s a […]
If you want to proudly sport your Seattle creds, this messenger bag from Solarek’s Air Wear collection helps you do it in style.
The SEA represents the 3-letter airport code for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and in small letters below that you’ll find the city name and latitude.
The messenger bag has a clasp closure, a main […]
Interested Seattle citizens can provide feedback to the City of Seattle via a new website (Idea Scale) allowing users to post ideas on how things could be improved around here.
Then, in Digg fashion, you can “vote up” the ideas that you like the best. It’s community building at its best — in a real community.
There’s […]
If you’re looking for the ultimate in Asian shopping, you need look no further than Uwajimaya, a family owned supermarket in the International District.
This 60,000 square foot super-supermarket had humble beginnings. In 1928 when Fujimatsu Moriguchi sold fishcakes and good from his truck to Japanese workers. He called his business Uwajima-ya after the town […]
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Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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