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Hum of Half-Million Bees to Fill Sea-Tac Scrublands

Michael van Baker — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:26:42 +0000

Sea-Tac airport is surrounded by acres and acres of "buffer" habitat -- when the Port added a third runway, they also planted 158,000 native plants as part of an environmental remediation effort. No one lives, or is allowed to hang out, there for safety reasons. So that's where six honeybee hives will sit at three different sites.

How to Get to the Light Rail at SeaTac Airport (Video)

Michael van Baker — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:03:20 +0000

Back in November 2010, this video posted to YouTube of walking from SeaTac baggage claim to the light rail station. It's since had more than 8,000 views (with no thumbs down -- some kind of YouTube record). Sound Transit's Central Link light rail, running almost 16 miles between downtown Seattle and SeaTac airport, is the cheapest and easiest way to make the trip.

Port of Seattle Rapped Again for Its Drunken Sailor Financials

Michael van Baker — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:12:48 +0000

The Port of Seattle is different from you and me. How's that, you ask? Well, think of it this way. If you went in to work and spent $14 million illegally, you might expect there to be some repercussions when that was found out. Or if you checked your bank account and it had about $400,000 less than you expected, you might check into it.

Uber Seattle Your Way to the Airport for the Holidays

Audrey — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:00:07 +0000

The real challenge in getting from point A to point B can come in the form of a SeaTac trip, and no other travel time is more hectic than the busy holiday season. But don't worry, Uber Seattle can handle it, for just a few bucks more than a cab.

Delta’s Bigger and Better Sky Club Opens at Sea-Tac

Michael van Baker — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:47:12 +0000

Delta is listening to you, harried, Platinum-Amex-bearing passengers. You said the converted Northwest WorldClub lounge there in Sea-Tac's South Satellite was too small. Where were the showers? Worst coffee ever. So Delta invested an estimated $6 to $8 million on an upgrade. The new club, located on the roof of the South Satellite, now offers Delta passengers nearly 8,300-square-feet of elbow room, complete with a full wall of windows to take in the view of Mount Rainier. (Now meaning today, August 31, 2011.)