May 5, 2010

North Seattle residents turned out in force during last night’s city budget hearing at North Seattle Community College. They voiced their concerns about budget cuts that could impact parks programs, community centers, and pools. A loud crowd full of different organizations packed the cafeteria to plead their cases to Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle

May 5, 2010

Like many employees locally and around the country, City of Seattle employees are taking days off without pay in 2010 to help fill the budget gap. In Seattle, they’re taking 10 days off this year. In the Parks & Recreation Department, they’re taking Friday, May 7, and Monday, May 10, for furlough days, so many Seattle

May 5, 2010

Cinco de Mayo revelers who plan on attending the Green Lake party: best if you walk, especially if you live in a neighborhood like ours, which is close enough to do so without too much of a stretch. From the Seattle Department of Transportation: Cinco De Mayo Celebration to Close Street by Green Lake Tomorrow:

May 4, 2010

Cyclists – both those who bike regularly and those who haven’t dusted off their wheels in awhile – are invited to Via Tribunali to partake in free pizza in return for using pedal power to get to the weekly pick of the popular pie-maker’s 5 Seattle locations for the next 5 Wednesdays between 5 p.m.

May 4, 2010

It’s that time of month again, when Fremont’s fine arts exhibitors and businesses open their doors from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, rain or shine, for the Fremont First Friday Art Walk. Art walkers can stare their eyesockets out at the bedazzlement of the Art Cars at 36th & Phinney; nibble on chocolate