July 8, 2011

You’re invited to get to know your area police officers this weekend at the annual “Picnic at the North Precinct” (10049 College Way N.) The department will be showing off their high-tech gadgets, like the remote-controlled bomb squad robots, as well as giving tours of the precinct. There will be free food, dancing, entertainment and

July 8, 2011

The Seattle Public Library system will close Monday, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Sept. 4 due to citywide budget cuts. All libraries will be closed for the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept. 5. Regular Library operations will resume Tuesday, Sept. 6. Most Library services will be unavailable during the one-week closure and will have the following

July 7, 2011

Metro Transit is asking the King County Council for a temporary $20 annual surcharge on licensed vehicles as a stop-gap measure to maintain bus service. Metro has announced that if the council doesn’t approve the surcharge, it will have to cut up to 600,000 service hours – or 17 percent of current bus routes –

July 7, 2011

Next week, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be doing some nighttime paving on N 34th St from Fremont Ave N to Stone Way N. On the evenings of Monday, July 11th and Tuesday, July 12th, the existing top layer of asphalt will be removed with a pavement grinding machine. On the first night,

July 7, 2011

via our sister site Queen Anne View… Seattle’s Department of Transportation is encouraging people to walk, bike or ride public transit in July and August to get in shape, reduce greenhouse gases, and save money on gas and car repairs. Enter the Walk Bike Ride Challenge, switch at least two car trips per week to walking,