August 17, 2011

Many Seattlites know Swedish company Skanska as the contractor replacing the Sodo part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Fremont and Wallingford residents are about to know them for a building much closer to their neighborhoods. Skanska recently submitted a proposal to build a five-story, 120,000-square-foot office building at 3400 Stone Way N with ground-floor retail

August 17, 2011

Last night you hustled to make sure your ballot was counted in the Seattle primary election. Here’s what you accomplished (or didn’t accomplish, depending on how you voted). By all accounts, the tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct is good-to-go. Despite some extremely strong opposition around town (especially if you’ve read the weeklies in

August 17, 2011

Brown Bear Car Wash is celebrating its 54th anniversary with free car washes August 25 with “Free Car Wash Day.” Hours for the special one-day offer are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Brown Bear will be giving away free “Bear Essential” car washes at all of their automated “tunnel wash” locations in the Puget

August 16, 2011

Sure it’s August but it’s never too early to start thinking about Oktober in September (that will all make sense in a minute). Tickets for the Fremont Oktoberfest Tasting Garden, which takes place September 23-25, are now on sale. This is part where you say, “What’s the big deal? Why shouldn’t I just wait until

August 16, 2011

Seattle’s Department of Transportation has been inviting folks from around town to take part in the Walk Bike Run Challenge all summer long. They’ve also been keeping track in how each neighborhood is doing as they walk, bike or ride public transit to get in shape, reduce greenhouse gases, and save money on gas and