Until we read a tweet from Capitol Hill blogger Justin Carder yesterday, we had no idea what a "triploid" is. Apparently, it is some kind of rainbow trout, a voracious eaters and grows to 1 - 1.5 lbs. We also had no idea what the WDFW was. Apparently, it is the the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. We also had no idea that the WDFW was stocking Green Lake with triploids. They are. 638 of them. Now go get your…
Alien invasion is imminent. Crop circles spotted at Corliss and 44th! (Thanks Michelle!)
In the comments section of the Save the Liberry post, Jeremy reminded us that today (Friday, April 17) through Sunday is the Friends of Seattle Public Library Spring Book Sale at Magnuson. Check out the book sale web site for full details.
Word from Christine on the GLM list (and confirmed on the PNA site) is that the annual Phinney Neighbhorhood Garage Sale day has been postponed until September this year due to bad weather in past years. However, tomorrow (Saturday, April 18), some upstart, don't-need-no-stinkin'-official-day Phinnians are holding a garage sale day, anyway. Full list of the dozen or so houses participating on their Craigslist ad: 628 NW 84th St 308 N. 77th St. 161 & 165 NW 73rd 704 NW 73rd…
We're starting to see the effects of the recession ripple and cycle across our society. Jobs lost erode the tax base leading to budgets cut leading to lost jobs, etc. ad nauseum. Libraries, often perceived as "non-essential", are at risk, which is unfortunate, because they've been acting as a valuable safety net for people in need. splwallingford Originally uploaded by Seattle Times Earlier this month, for example, the New York Times ran an article, Downturn Puts New Stresses on Libraries, that…
It sounds like one of those things your grandparents might tell you when they were feeling crotchety: You kids don't know how good you have it. Back in my day, we didn't have wine and cheese for tastings. No! We had salt tastings, and were glad for it! My da' would pile all twelve us into the basket of his bicycle (which had no wheels, mind you) and take us down to the salt market, where each one of us would…
We can think of no more perfect counterpoint to the industrial gash that is Interstate 5 than the sedate and lovely Burke Gilman trail. How appropriate that they run exactly perpendicular to one another. So let's pitch in give it a Spring clean this Saturday: Wallingford / Fremont Burke Gilman Trail Clean & Green In an effort to promote community volunteerism, support community building, and improve public safety in the area, Clean & Green Seattle - in partnership with the Wallingford…