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Group pushing for neighborhood greenways holding first meeting at Central Cinema
Central District NewsFeatured Stories
Feb 01Finding a safe place to cross busy streets and dodging speeding cars are two of the biggest impediments to increased walking and biking, and groups from all over Seattle think they have the solution. From North Delridge to Beacon Hill to Wallingford, c... »
SPD officer tweets about her CD patrol
Central District NewsFeatured Stories
Jan 31SPD officer Heather Conway will be tweeting as she patrols the CD today starting at 11:30 a.m. The "tweetalong" is an attempt by the department to give people an idea of what goes on in an officer's typical patrol day. From SPD: Ever wanted to go on a... »
Attempted carjacking at 32nd and Cherry
Central District NewsFeatured Stories
Jan 30Two men attempted to rob a woman at 32nd and Cherry around 7:30 p.m. January 24 by tricking her into pulling over, then threatening her with a handgun. A person driving by saw the victim waving for help and stopped. The helper posted about the experien... »
Leschi PTA featured in article on school fundraising
Central District NewsFeatured Stories
Jan 30Sunday's front page Seattle Times article addressed the disparities sustained by different levels of parent-teacher association (PTA) fundraising. Madison Park's McGilvra elementary is featured as one extreme, a public school in a wealthy area with a ... »
Seattle business will donate profits from featured sale to charity
KIRO TV North Sound News
Jan 29Many started lining up at 4 a.m. Saturday at Glassybaby in Madrona for their Seconds Sale, which money from the sale will go to charity. The business’ owner is a cancer survivor and parts of Saturday’s profits will help the costs of cancer patients w... »
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Mitt Romney, Robotics, and the Uncanny Valley
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Feb 01Hugh Pickens writes "Brian Fung writes in the Atlantic that one of Romney's electoral problems is that he occupies a kind of uncanny valley for politicians, inexplicably turning voters off despite looking like the textbook image of an American presiden... »
Andreessen Horowitz and Bain raise big venture capital funds
GeekWire
Jan 31Earlier this month, we reported on how some of the biggest venture capital firms just keep getting bigger as more money consolidates in the hands of fewer players. And that trend appears to be continuing, with news this week that Bain Capital (the form... »
Tech Moves: Jambool founder leaves Google; Apptio’s new hire; and more
GeekWire
Jan 27Apptio continues to expand its executive bench, adding Dione Hedgpeth as vice president of customer success. In the role, Hedgpeth will oversee the professional services and customer support teams at the venture-backed company. “Apptio is the market le... »
Amazon: Burning the book business or making it better?
GeekWire
Jan 27Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover story this week drills into Amazon’s effort to upend the book industry by moving into the publishing business. The piece by Brad Stone tells the story of Larry Kirshbaum, the former Time Warner Book Group chief who is now... »
Surjit Khan Headliner 2
Punjabi Shayari, Punjabi Wallpapers, Punjabi Songs and Bhangra News
Jan 26Surjit khan is coming back, teaming up with Ravi Bal to bring his new album ‘Headliner 2′.Album will feature 10 Tracks with lyrics by Bunty Bains, Jind Swara, Sangdil 47, Baabu Singh Mann & Shaukat Ali.Album will be Released in February 2012 on Moviebo... »