Archive for October, 2009
Before kicking off this inaugural blog entry, a pressing issue involving this week’s episode of Art Zone: Despite all appearances, that was actually not a semi-trained Sasquatch that Nancy interviewed in the tape room. Please refrain from contacting the police, animal control, or local eccentric scientist specializing in cryptozoology. Thank you for
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Posted: October 30th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Andy Wright
Hello Fellow Travelers, Well, the cold, the wind, and the deluge of rain can mean just one thing-- Halloween night is right around the corner! That said, bad weather never stopped me from accomplishing the serious job of filling a king-size pillowcase with candy, followed by hours of sorting the booty by
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Posted: October 28th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Nancy Guppy
Seattle is a big city surrounded by a bunch of water. Keeping all that water clean is tough, dirty and complicated work. This week on CityStream, Cameron Wong reports on Seattle’s water detectives. Eric Autry is one of the Environmental Water Inspectors at Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). Autry and his colleagues use
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Posted: October 27th, 2009 under Take 21.
Tags: CityStream
In 1978, Barbara “Bonnie” Beers became the first women firefighter in the Seattle Fire Department (SFD). Beers was naïve about her new job in a couple of ways. First, she didn’t think it was any big deal. She found out otherwise when reporters and TV cameras lined up just to watch her
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Posted: October 26th, 2009 under Take 21.
Tags: Community Stories
Former TV anchor Susan Hutchison and King County Council Chair Dow Constantine face off
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Posted: October 26th, 2009 under City Issues, Elections, Take 21.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Inside/Out, Elections, King County
Hello dear friends, I am so happy to be on the mend from my little twisted foot debacle (see last week's indulgent blog). Thanks to all of you who sent me good wishes. I’m definitely on the mend! I want to give you a quick report on the first annual Gregory Awards,
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Posted: October 22nd, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Nancy Guppy
I'm a founding member of a book club that's been meeting for seven years. We have survived two schisms and the year-long sabbatical of our founder. Every month, we read a new book and talk about it. This month was a book club "first:" we read a book written and marketed for
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Posted: October 22nd, 2009 under Art Zine, Literary, Take 21.
Tags: Phyllis Fletcher
Do you have questions for Seattle City Councilmembers? What are the Council's budget priorities? Will Seattle City Light rates go up next year? How will the Council's role change with a new mayor? The October episode of City Inside/Out: Council Edition features Council Budget Chair Jean Godden and Council Energy and Technology
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Posted: October 20th, 2009 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: City Council, City Inside/Out
Hi there, Well, here’s a stupid human trick for you. I went downtown on Sunday to do a few errands when, on Pine street between 3rd and 4th, I stumbled, my right foot turned inward, and I “fell” off of my flat clog. The weirdness of the angle, along with the sense
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Posted: October 15th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Nancy Guppy
Do you have questions for Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels? What’s happening with his budget proposal? What are his plans for his last few months in office?
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Posted: October 13th, 2009 under Take 21.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Greg Nickels
