Dana's Walk Score blog entry reminded me that if you take I-5 to get to work, starting Friday, it may be faster for you to walk to work. They're doing major, MAJOR work on I-5 starting this Friday and it's not ending until 19 days later. Ballardnewstribune.com has provided a list of ways to cope […]
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Buy old Seattle street signs
Mayor Greg Nickels announced this morning that they will be replacing Seattle's street signs with new ones. The old ones are for sale for only 5-15 bucks (depending on the sign and condition). Check out their inventory. I feel like I can make an awesome purse out of a couple of these. Or maybe re-side […]
No more popcorn, fools
Well, you kids blew it with the microwave popcorn. And if you keep burning your popcorn, then you just can't have anymore. Daddy Seattle says so. Watch out!
Seattle nightclubs need your help
I've goten a few emails this morning from folks active in the Seattle music scene, about a pending deadline for installing sprinkler systems in all Seattle nightclubs and the potential impact it might have. This just in, from former club-owner and all-around music scene advocate Dave Meinert: Sprinklers of course seem like a good idea. […]
Jarvis Cocker show dates announced for Seattle!!
ZOMG!!! Jarvis Cocker, former front-man for Pulp and all-around complete U.K. hottiepants, is coming to Seattle!! Liz! Mad Professor! LOOK ALIVE!!! The show is April 30th at the Showbox, and tickets are $20. Let's get 'em!
Mid-Fall Curtain Call
A Carlotta musical and new adaptations of two classic American stories are among the pre-Thanksgiving theater offerings around town You know the year is winding down when: 1) temps drop, 2) leaves fall, 3) Veronica Mars delves deeper into her latest mystery arc, and 4) the mighty Carlotta Sue Philpott comes round. But not so […]
SIFF 2005 reviews
Alpha below, max rating **** Jump: A-C | D-K | L-R | S-Z 2046 **½In Wong Kar-wai's latest, a newpaper and pulp fiction writer has a string of affairs in 1960s Hong Kong. The film's narrative jumps back and forth in time, and in and out of the writer's fictional and real worlds, as characters […]
Seattle International Film Festival 2005 preview
Look out — here comes SIFF! And even though it's long been considered America's largest film festival, the beast just keeps on growing. Running a full 25 days and featuring a whopping 347 films (110 of which are shorts, but still), it seeks to devour every last millisecond of your free time for the next […]