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Woman wearing hot pink duct tape assaults officers

SPD Blotter — about 10 hours ago — On 5/19/12, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance at a tavern on 2nd W and W. Mercer involving a customer who began striping off her clothes and placing hot pink duct tape on her upper body area. The female was ordered to leave but refused. She then grabbed the bartenders arm causing minor injury. She then attacked another female customer by clawing and scratch...

The story behind the ducks that crossed Ballard

My Ballard — 1 day ago — We posted a photo from My Ballard reader Jennifer on Thursday that became one of the most-shared stories in our history: Ballardites helping a new family of ducks cross Leary Ave. It turns out that wasn’t the only busy street they crossed, and here’s the story behind the ducks’ harrowing journey. “That’s me in the orange shirt behind the ducks,” explains Swedish employee John Hatton in a co...

CHS Pics | Capitol Hill's The Social, EVO pair up for first weekend of E Olive Way dancing

CHS Capitol Hill Seattle — 1 day ago — IMG_4253, originally uploaded by Lookin4TallGuys. After a few false starts, Capitol Hill's first new dance club to open in years debuted Friday night to an enthusiastic crowd and with only a few reported hiccups. Is it hot in here or is it just me!?! It's me. Picture of the first Friday night at The Social and its little friend EVO Tapas Kitchen, below. The Social project is one of ">...

PHOTOS: We Debut The Newest Official Blog Vehicle For Burien Bike Day 2012

B-Town Blog — 1 day ago — Chances are good you’ve seen our “Blog-mobile” cruising around town. The little green Mini Cooper with the B-Town logos on the side. It’s been in parades and is frequently parked at the Burien Farmers Market. BTB photographer Michael Brunk has been agitating for his own official blog vehicle for some time now. But hey, we operate on a budget around here and another Mini wasn’t in the cards...

Followup: First-graders teach shoppers about healthy food

West Seattle Blog... — about 21 hours ago — (Saturday photo by WSB’s Patrick Sand) The bonnets worn by Arbor Heights Elementary first-graders Lynn and Lucy on Saturday afternoon might look familiar – two days earlier, they and their classmates wore old-time farmers’ gear to greet a distinguished visitor to their school, newly hired Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda: (Thursday photo courtesy of AH parent volunteer) W...

Man shot in North Seattle

SPD Blotter — about 11 hours ago — On 5/20/12, shortly after 9:00 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting at 85th and 8th NW. Officers located a male in his 40′s with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Seattle Fire responded and treated the man on scene. He was then transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Witnesses reported that the victim was sitting in his car at a carwash at 85th and ...

Please Donate to Advertiser 3 Tree Point Fireworks Fund; Fundraiser Party June 1

B-Town Blog — about 5 hours ago — [DISCLOSURE: BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer is Co-Chair of the all-volunteer, non-profit 2011 Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund.] You know that summer’s on its way when you see the Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund signs around town, and with that in mind we’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser – the Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund! Each year, Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood put...

13-Year Old Burien Boy Rescued from Rocks just above 265-foot Wallace Falls

B-Town Blog — about 3 hours ago — The 265-foot Wallace Falls is located near Gold Bar. Photo courtesy Wikimedia. A 13-year old Burien boy caused some serious drama when he was rescued from a narrow rock just above the 265-foot Wallace Falls near Gold Bar early Sunday morning (May 20). The incident began around 5 p.m. Saturday evening when the boy was hiking with his father and his father’s friend. Police say the boy wa...

West Seattle Grand Parade organizers: It’s OFFICIALLY on!

West Seattle Blog... — about 6 hours ago — (WSB photo from last year’s Grand Parade; Stuff the Bus, by the way, will be on 7/22 this year) First came the warning the West Seattle Grand Parade was in danger of cancellation without sponsors/donations to cover costs including the road-closure barricades that the city used to bankroll – then came word that enough people stepped up, it looked like the parade was saved – and today, parade ...

West Seattle sky: Solar eclipse Sunday; will we see it?

West Seattle Blog... — 2 days ago — Sunday is looking bigger all the time. It starts with the West Seattle 5K run-walk (Alki, 9 am; register 1-4 pm tomorrow at West Seattle High School or 8 am Sunday at the race site if you’re not signed up already) – continues with Seattle Summer Streets (aka “car-free day”) along the heart of Alki from 11 am-5 pm (growing list of activities!) – and then, how about a partial solar eclipse peaki...

CHS Crow | Chris, Juliette & Joseph -- 'I only drink Budweiser'

CHS Capitol Hill Seattle — 1 day ago — This week, the crow learns that the "young" in "young republican" stands for "cupcake." What did you learn? CHRIS, 23 What are you up to this evening? I just got off work -- I work over at Cupcake Royale -- and I’m waiting for my friend to pick me up. Do you have time to answer a few questions for CHS? Sure, but my friend will be here soon, so there’s a possibility that we’ll be rudely...

Video: WestSide Baby & friends ‘Shake, Rattle & Roll’ in Fauntleroy

West Seattle Blog... — 1 day ago — (WS Baby executive director Nancy Woodland and board member Amy Daly-Donovan) Another night, another big party at The Hall at Fauntleroy! One night after The Taste of West Seattle, The Hall rocked Friday night with “Shake, Rattle, & Roll,” the cocktail-party benefit for WestSide Baby, held last year just hours after WS Baby’s big benefit tea, this year moved to a few months later. Anothe...

PHOTOS: Sylvester Road Bridge Update – The Final Phase

B-Town Blog — 1 day ago — Photos & Story by Brett Fish Momentary lane closures and traffic control in both directions should be expected for about three more weeks, as the final phase of the Sylvester Road Bridge construction takes place. As promised and on schedule, final cleanup under the bridge of construction debris and materials, bank restoration and storm drains began May 14. Landscaping and replanting th...

West Seattle (etc.) Saturday: Cleanups, plant sales, music, more

West Seattle Blog... — 1 day ago — Just some of what’s happening (full calendar here) on a busy – and so far sunny! – Saturday: EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION HUBS’ DRILL: Two of West Seattle’s “hubs” are activated this morning for a drill in which volunteers are running through a scenario of dealing with the aftermath of a terrorism attack. We just took that photo as the Fauntleroy hub volunteers were gathering for their briefing....

U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott’s hour at Dubsea Coffee

White Center Now — 1 day ago — While setup went on outside for the Greenbridge Plaza party that’s part of today’s White Center Spring Clean, U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott – sporting a maroon Spring Clean T-shirt – spoke to more than 50 people at Dubsea Coffee this morning. His hourlong Q/A touched on topics from Occupy Wall Street to the presidential election to farm subsidies, with much more inbetween. We recorded it all on vid...

High-school sports: West Seattle HS baseball loses state game

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‘Coffee with Your Congressman’ brings Rep. Jim McDermott back west

West Seattle Blog... — 1 day ago — The U.S. Supreme Court will uphold President Obama’s health-care plan, 6-3. That prediction today from U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott during a “Coffee with Your Congressman” Q/A session attended by more than 50 people at Dubsea Coffee in White Center’s Greenbridge neighborhood. Rep. McDermott wore a White Center Spring Clean T-shirt in honor of the big event that’s keeping hundreds of volunteers bus...

West Seattle door-to-door alerts: Raising $ to travel?

West Seattle Blog... — 1 day ago — Solicitors still seem to be out in force. Two more reader reports have come in – read on: From Steve: At around 11:40 a.m., we had a couple of young men knock on our door and try to get us to buy magazine subscriptions as a fundraiser for an Australian trip for the UW rugby team. They wouldn’t show us ID and didn’t have any material to give us (other than a receipt if we committed to gi...

911 | Bike crash on Belmont, DUI moped collision in the CD, small fire at E Pike apartments

CHS Capitol Hill Seattle — 1 day ago — Here are details of a few issues the Seattle Fire Department and police tackled around Capitol Hill on Saturday. If you see an incident others should know about, send email to chs@capitolhillseattle.com, or call/txt CHS HQ at (206) 399-5959. Car vs. bike on Belmont: A bicyclist suffered injuries Saturday morning on Belmont Ave E after a reported collision with a car. No details on what ca...

Reminder: West Seattle 5K tomorrow morning, Summer Streets all day – see the activity list!

West Seattle Blog... — 1 day ago — One more reminder before Sunday arrives – Harbor and Alki Avenues will be closed from Don Armeni to 63rd SW all morning because of the West Seattle 5K (co-sponsored by WSB), and then afterward, starting around 11 am, traffic will remain restricted to residents from Don Armeni to the start of the actual Seattle Summer Streets closure at 56th. That lasts until 5 pm. And the city now has an exte...

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