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Politics + Bikes + Sports + Beer + Art = DOUG.

Dasvidaniya to the Grizzled Wizard

DOUG. December 29, 2019 3 Comments

Ten years to the day after they first unlocked their doors, the Grizzled Wizard (aka “The Most Extreme Dive in the Multiverse™”) will close for good on December 31. In posts to Facebook and Instagram on December 5, Grizzled Wizard GM Ed O’Brien thanked his community of customers and encouraged everyone to stop on by one more time for a drink “whether it’s been five days or five years since you’ve visited the Grizz.”

And no matter when you last visited the Grizz, you can attest to its cozy atmosphere where both regulars and newbies felt welcome. The bar’s closing …

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District 4 Candidate Debate – Thursday, 9/5 at 7pm

DOUG. September 5, 2019 9 Comments

The first debate between the two District 4 city council candidates who made it through to the November 5 general election will take place on Thursday, September 5. Shaun Scott and Alex Pedersen will square off in the University Heights Auditorium at 5031 University Way. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the 90 minute debate will begin at 7:00pm.

The format is unique. The debate is being co-hosted by six of the eight candidates who faced off against Pedersen and Scott in the primary election, so expect to see Beth Mountsier, Cathy Tuttle, Emily Myers, Heidi Stuber, Joshua Newman and Sasha …

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Community Meeting and Free Beer, April 1!

DOUG. March 30, 2019 1 Comment

No, this is not an April Fool’s Day joke. Floating Bridge Brewing will buy you a beer on April 1, if you attend that evening’s community Project Development meeting at U-Heights Center and stop by the brewery afterward.

The Project Development meeting is part of the Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks & Streets initiative in which “Seattle residents democratically decide how to spend a portion of the City’s budget on small-scale park and street improvements.” Ideas were collected by community members earlier this year, and the Project Development meeting is intended to prioritize that earlier brainstorm into 8-10 ideas per …

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Councilmember Rob Johnson Steps Down Early

DOUG. March 24, 2019 6 Comments

An already complicated race for the Seattle City Council District 4 seat got a little more confusing on Thursday when incumbent Councilmember Rob Johnson announced his resignation, effective April 6. Johnson had already announced that he would not be running for reelection this fall, but his decision to step down early came as a surprise, as he had given no previous indication that he would not satisfy the remainder of his term.

This news should placate the folks who clamored for Johnson to step down immediately after he announced his plan to take a job as a transportation advisor with …

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Democracy Vouchers: What Gives?

DOUG. February 21, 2019 Comments are off

If you are registered to vote in the city of Seattle, by now you should have received Democracy Vouchers for the 2019 election in your mailbox. For those wondering, “What are these and how do I use them?” here’s a brief explainer.

In November 2015, Seattle voters passed I-122, the goal of which was to create a fairer political playing field for local candidates by publicly funding some electoral races. Paid for via a property tax levy (which averages about $8 per household annually), each registered voter in Seattle would receive four $25 vouchers each election cycle.

These vouchers can …

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Protected Bike Lanes Will Connect Wallingford and Fremont

DOUG. January 8, 2019 48 Comments

Unless SDOT has a change of heart in the coming months (as they’ve recently been known to do), cyclists will have a safer way to travel between lower Wallingford and the heart of Fremont, beginning in 2020.

Existing bike lane on North 34th Street

With funding from the 2015 Levy to Move Seattle, three potential design alternatives for protected bike lanes on North 34th Street between Stone Way and Fremont Avenue were pitched to the public via in-person forums and online surveys in early 2018. Design alternative #1 removed existing on-street parking, widened vehicle travel lanes, and installed a protected …

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Your Vote Matters!

DOUG. October 30, 2018 14 Comments

We’ve been hearing it for months now: “The November 6 election is the most important midterm election in decades.” That’s largely, of course, because all three branches of the Federal government are currently in tiny Republican hands, and November 6 should be a gauge of the American people’s tolerance for an administration and its allies who have been anything but tolerant.

But because Trump is not on the ballot and the Senate map is terrible for the Democrats this year (it looks much better in 2020), the only real opportunity to rein in the power of the national Republican Party …

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