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We did a (we think) great spread on South Lake Union for their beautiful Best Neighborhoods issue… South Lake Union:Best Seattle Neighborhoods 2013 ( Seattle Magazine). The new center of the universe (apologies to Fremont). Ambition and energy permeate South Lake Union. It feels hopeful,forward thinking,[...] In case you doubted that the 21st century as envisioned by past generations’ pulp futurists had arrived,check out the biospheres Amazon has proposed to anchor its new Seattle headquarters. [...] New Lighting,PFD Storage Lockers,New Safety Boat Engines,and a New Wood Stove are just a few of the upgrades at CWB Seattle,WA [May 22,2013] With help,both financial and in elbow grease,from a lot of friends and supporter The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) is wrapping up [...] Museum of History &Industry Partners with Argosy Cruises To Offer Historical Live-Narrated Cruise And Museum Visit Package SEATTLE – Sea History at the bottom of Lake Union and Lake Washington. It’s been estimated that there are 109 planes,50 ships,a coal train and many other objects sitting at the bottom of Lake Washington. Who [...] May 18-20,2013 Be aware that Aurora Avenue North and Mercer Street will be closed where the two streets cross until 5 a.m. Monday for construction activity. Traffic from the north on Aurora Avenue will be detoured at North 85th Street. From the south,the detour starts just before Spokane Street. Mercer Street will close near [...] As expected,the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a bill to allow rezoning in South Lake Union. Developers will now be allowed to build 400-foot-tall towers in a specific area and 240-foot-tall buildings in others. There are a whole slew of projects in the queue that were waiting to find out just how high they could go,[...] Drivers,beware. A trip near Seattle Center will take five or 10 minutes longer for the next two years as work starts at the west end of the Mercer Street project. The big change will be a new,two-way Mercer underpass beneath Aurora Avenue North. The six-lane boulevard will have sidewalks and a bike [...] photo by M. Lowrimore A fire at a north Lake Union research lab triggered a large response from the Seattle Fire Department and sent a plume of potentially dangerous smoke over Lake Union Saturday afternoon. [...] Opening Day,the official opening of Seattle’s boating season sponsored by the Seattle Yacht Club,includes a celebration of many kinds of water activities. Festivities will include a morning of crew races,a sailboat race,and of course,the grand Opening Day boat parade on Saturday. As always,the Opening Day Parade starts [...] Celebrate Earth Day in Eastlake on Thursday,April 25 with the following events: Restore the shoreline,9 a.m. to noon,1600 block of Fairview Ave. E. Meet at the corner of Eastlake Ave. E. and E. Blaine St. (near the madrone trees). Remove weeds and trash,complete the planting beds,and wire trees from the [...] |      |
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