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Celebrate the original “Brexit” at Gas Works this Monday

Unlike Brexit, things moved swiftly following the vote for Independence on July 2, 1776, formalized by the adoption of the Declaration of Independence just two days later. The Founding Fathers were so pleased with themselves that John Adams foretold of celebrations for generations to come that would include “Pomp and Parade…Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other". But because Adams believed the holiday should be occur on July 2, he was known to turn down invitations…

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Health to the Apple Trees

This Saturday, January 9th, the Sound and Fury Morris Dancers will host their Fifteenth Annual Wassail (what's Wassailing? See here). They would like you to be a part of it! Friends and neighbors of all ages are invited to join in this Olde English celebration by bundling up warmly and meeting them in the apple orchard located in the field at Meridian Park. The festivities will begin at 1 pm and last about an hour. During the course of the Wassail,…

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Free Kitchen Compost Kit at Good Shepherd Dec. 2

Just when you were wondering how to more stylishly haul your food scraps from kitchen to yard waste cart, here comes the perfect sporty EcoSafe compost bucket - and it's free! Seattle Public Utilities and the Seattle Mariners are offering free kitchen compost containers to Seattle residents to help us reduce our holiday “wastelines." On Monday, December 2, from 11 am to 2 pm, Seattle residents who pledge to recycle and compost can receive a collector’s edition Felix Hernandez Kitchen Caddy at…

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4th of July Fireworks are a ‘go’

Ready or not, Wallingford, the 4th of July fireworks show for this year is a done deal. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce, along with Mayor McGinn and Seafair, just announced that the 4th of July Fireworks are going to take place this year on Lake Union, with Gas Works Park as the location for day long festivities including food booths, a beer garden, music, displays, and activities. Beth Knox, President and CEO for Seafair, announced that Western Display Fireworks will launch…

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Mayor McGinn wants fireworks for the 4th of July. (So there.)

Following Seafair's announcement on Tuesday, that the Blue Angels would not be coming this summer, Mayor Mike McGinn issued the following statement: A fireworks show on the Fourth of July is a civic tradition. I, like many Seattle residents, was disappointed to learn last week that there would not be fireworks this year at Gas Works Park. That's why I am delighted to announce that we are working with Seafair and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce to craft a new and…

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Family 4th at Lake Union canceled…or is it?

The announcement on the Family 4th home page almost reads like a bad April Fool's Day joke; and at first, I thought it was a prank since One Reel made the announcement to the media on Monday morning. But as the day wore on, and more media outlets were announcing the cancellation, I realized it was the real deal: Soooo what, that's it? No last minute plea? No pitch to giant corporations? Or is this *final* as in -- sometime in…

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Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow at Wallingford Center

Wallingford Center's annual Easter Celebration takes place tomorrow (Saturday, March 30), beginning at 9:00am. The fun starts with the Bubble Man appearing at the West entrance. Then at 10:00am, round up the kiddos (and their baskets) for some good, old fashioned egg huntin'. The hunt will be organized into four different age groups: those under 3; ages 4-5; ages 6-7; and kids ages 8 and up. From 10:00am - 12:00pm, kids can meet that long-eared galoot, the Easter Bunny, and afterwards,…

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