A conversation with Seattle
Pyro Spectaculars have another exploding Space Needle show lined up up for you tonight. It’s eight minutes long, but here’s a tip: it starts before midnight so that the fireworks are blazing when the moment actually happens. Be set up in your crow’s nest by 11:50 to be on the safe side. If you plan to watch from the Seattle Center itself, of course, you’ll need to be much earlier because of traffic and crowds. Aim for 10:30 p.m. Continue reading Happy New Year’s Eve!
THEESatisfaction’s “awE naturalE” continues to shake my booty, activate my brain, and seduce my ears like nothing else I heard this year. Continue reading Picking the 12 Best Northwest Music Releases of 2012
Back of the envelope calculations would seem to show that toll revenue has exceeded expectations by more than that $3 million, certainly, but WSDOT says “right on target.” If you take them at their word, this would indicate that the tolls in themselves, despite the increase in price and late-payment windfall, are lagging. Continue reading How 520’s Toll Revenue Differs from WSDOT’s 2011 Projections
Since I especially love Asian food, I’m selecting some of my favorite noodles, sushi joints, and restaurants for particular Asian cuisines. For kicks, I’m also including my favorite sandwiches and burger in Seattle. More generally, check out my choices for favorite new restaurants—and a few favorite overall restaurants as well. Based on a number of “Passport to Pleasure” articles this year, I’ve got a couple of favorite eateries to try when you want to escape from Seattle. Continue reading 2012 in Food: No Top Chef, But 26 Favorites for the Seattle Area
Are you ready to MOHAI, Lake Union? This Saturday, December 29, is MOHAI’s Grand Opening in the museum’s new lakeside digs, but members and supporters are getting sneak previews today. Saturday’s admission is free, but you had to pre-register, and as of now, all the pre-registrations are filled from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Continue reading MOHAI’s Grand Opening on Lake Union is This Saturday
We have been alerted to the good-hearted efforts of the people behind Rock-a-Raise, a dance party to be held at Chop Suey on December 30, with all proceeds going to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Hurricane Sandy Relief and Rebuild Fund. Continue reading A Chop Suey Dance Party for Hurricane Sandy Relief
These days Washington’s Department of Transportation is looking for every dollar that isn’t nailed down, and was aided slightly by a law (SB 5251), passed by the Legislature in spring of 2012, that asks electric-car owners to kick in. As of 2013, there will be an extra $100 annual fee due for road and highway improvements. Continue reading Washington’s Electric Car Drivers to Get Hit With No-Gas Tax