August 22, 2011

The Seattle Public Library system will be closed from Monday, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Sept. 4 because of city budget cuts. All branches also will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. From the press release: The week-long closure will help the Library achieve its $3.7 million budget reduction target for 2011. The closure

August 20, 2011

8/21 Update: According to the Seattle Times, the cause of the fire was beauty bark in the yard that caught fire. The damage to the building ran upwards of $75,000. The house was rented by five Seattle Pacific U students, though none of them were home at the time. 4:00 Update: Traffic is back to

August 19, 2011

A look around the neighborhood to catch some of the stories falling through the cracks… Reminder, Geocaching.com is hosting a Geocaching Block Party in Fremont tomorrow. It takes place from 11am – 3pm and kicks off in the Solstice Plaza (701 N 34th St, Latitude 47.64864 Longitude 122.348927). Another reminder, Ignite Seattle and ThingOut! are

August 19, 2011

Yesterday came and went and the schedule road repaving on Fremont Ave didn’t happen. That’s because the entire operation has been moved back. Just got the following update from SDOT that the work, which includes tree trimming and re-pavement of Fremont Avenue N, from N 38th to N 41st streets, will take place the week

August 18, 2011

The economy may be down, but Reed Painting Company is growing. “Our work load has increased tremendously and we are in need of hiring a few great people to add to our team,” Cole Palea with Reed Painting tells us. They are holding a job fair this Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. to hire