The SunBreak’s non-Music Picks for Bumbershoot 2016
As I ease into my role as the Seattle blogosphere’s resident old fart, and conversely have been seeing much less … Continue reading The SunBreak’s non-Music Picks for Bumbershoot 2016
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See Sherman Alexie take on Amazon on “the Colbert Report”
Author, man about town, and all-around good person Sherman Alexie was on “The Colbert Report” last night to discuss his … Continue reading See Sherman Alexie take on Amazon on “the Colbert Report”
Seth Kolloen Previews the Seattle Seahawks Season on Your Kindle
“In three years, Pete Carroll and John Schneider have amassed the best talent in Seahawks’ history by eschewing Ruskell-era measures like veteran-ness and good-in-the-locker-room-osity in favor of size, speed, and strength. The Seahawks have the league’s best young players in almost every position group. ” Continue reading Seth Kolloen Previews the Seattle Seahawks Season on Your Kindle
Seattle Brings Back its Gun Buyback Program
The first gun buyback is scheduled for Saturday, January 26, 2013, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, in a parking lot between Cherry and James Streets, beneath I-5. At present, the buyback program’s coffers contain about $70,000 but $100,000 is the goal, said Mayor Mike McGinn Continue reading Seattle Brings Back its Gun Buyback Program
Amazon Admits Daily-Deal Coupons Were a $169-Million Mistake
Now, Amazon has written down $169 million of its LivingSocial investment against its third quarter. That’s 97 percent off! Beat that, Groupon. Continue reading Amazon Admits Daily-Deal Coupons Were a $169-Million Mistake
Op-Ed: Could the Tunnel Elect Mayor Mike McGinn Twice?
But, just over a year out, McGinn has just one challenger: Charlie Staadecker, a former hospitality executive who sounds like a political rookie himself. And events seem to be conspiring in McGinn’s favor. Continue reading Op-Ed: Could the Tunnel Elect Mayor Mike McGinn Twice?
Amazon Buys in to Same-Day Employee-Delivery System Called “Streetcar”
On the streetcar side, Amazon would buy a fourth streetcar and so reduce the wait between trains to just 10 minutes, instead of the current 15 (it does run more frequently during rush hour weekdays, from 4 to 6:30 p.m.). Though it travels just 1.3 miles, the South Lake Union streetcar now carries 2,900 passengers each weekday. Continue reading Amazon Buys in to Same-Day Employee-Delivery System Called “Streetcar”