May 17, 2011

With an unanimous vote last night, the North Transfer Station stakeholder group unanimously agreed on which option should be recommended to guide the replacement of the North Transfer Station. Click here for a larger version of Concept C The group has decided on Concept C (.pdf), which was designed after hearing feedback at the April

May 17, 2011

With the cost of food going up, one group of Seattleites has figured out how to eat every meal for free. They call themselves “freegans,” more commonly known to outsiders as “dumpster divers.” As one freegan says, “People think that food that goes in the garbage is bad.” They disagree. But it’s not just about

May 17, 2011

Here’s a sure sign that summer MUST be around the corner: The folks from the Fremont Arts Council moved the flatbeds for the Solstice Parade floats over the weekend and parked them in front of the FAC building on Fremont Ave. In just one short month, the flatbeds will be transformed into floats for the

May 16, 2011

Theo Chocolate is soliciting for t-shirt designs and they want to give the winner a year supply of “award winning organic, fair trade certified, bean-to-bar Theo Chocolate,” $250 cash and a t-shirt with their design. Two runners-up will win a t-shirt plus a small selection of chocolate. We are not limiting the t-shirt design competition

May 16, 2011

Last week we wrote that there is a planned power outage this coming Thursday, May 19th in Fremont. Seattle City Light has fielded a few calls from people wondering if they’ll be impacted by the outage. Their answer: Did you get a letter? “Our practice is to send letters directly to those customers who will