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A few more thoughts on in-state recruiting
The Seattle Times
Jan 30Zach Banner's announcement today that he will attend USC (details here) pretty much closes the book on Washington's in-state recruiting efforts this year. (Actually, Michael Rector apparently still remains up in the air with some thought he may end up ... »
Vandals leave messages, break window at Seattle bank
KIRO TV Seattle
Jan 30Vandals hit a Wells Fargo bank in Seattle's Madison park neighborhood, shattering a window and spray-painting messages on front windows and doors. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News video showed the graffiti, which reads, "No banks, no cops" and "Occupy! Oakland... »
Who moved my trees?
Maple Leaf Life
Jan 29Who knows the answer to this? Emily emails: I live at the corner of Northeast 80th Street & Roosevelt Way Northeast, and after being out of town for a couple days, we came home to find two midsize trees gone from the parking strip on 80th! There are so... »
Dogs attack Seattle school bus driver
KIRO TV Seattle
Jan 27An attack by two dogs on a school bus driver Friday morning led to a brief lockdown at Seattle’s Eckstein Middle School. The dogs bit the driver’s hands outside the building, Seattle Public Schools spokeswoman Lesley Rogers told KIRO 7. Seattle pol... »
Lakers hold off Clippers in city rivalry game
The Seattle Times
Jan 26Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Pau Gasol had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit for a 96-91 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in another test... »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Interesting Sales Last Week
Urbnlivn, A Seattle Condo & Real Estate Blog
Feb 06I didn’t do a roundup last week and I probably should have because Seattle is putting on some stronger numbers than I’ve seen in a while: 40 condos and townhouses sold last week and 46 the week prior. Not bad, not bad. Besides the continued inventory s... »
Defending The Indefensible: Why Skip Bayless Is OK By Me
Seatown Sports
Feb 02"I hate him more than any person in the world." – Charles Barkley on Skip Bayless American sports fans love to be critical of commentators, announcers and analysts. We all believe we can somehow talk about the current game better than the dressed up gu... »
Henry & Oscar's
Thrillist Seattle
Feb 02Grandfathers occupy a special place in your life -- who else can take you fishing, slip you a few bucks for candy, and then go off on a sixteen-minute diatribe about the inherent danger of hiring the Irish? Nobody, which is why these dudes are honoring... »
UW professor’s propeller, bound for park, winds up stolen instead
Ravenna Blog
Feb 01Seattle Parks and Recreation is asking for the public’s help in finding a stolen object bound for installation at a north end park. The missing object in question: A 70-inch diameter 1,260-pound stainless steel propeller. Details from Seattle Parks and... »
Density is People: Getting Started on Big Changes in Land Use
Seattle Transit Blog
Feb 01I said, in an earlier post, that there are three problems facing advocates of smart, sustainable growth in Seattle and around the Puget Sound. The first was a lack of a simple message around which to build the case for putting future growth in our citi... »