By mid-2014 — when two temporary funding sources expire — King County Metro will be facing a shortfall of $75 million per year. Metro chief Kevin Desmond said this morning that, without replacement funding, this could mean the termination of up to 30 percent of Metro routes. Continue reading 30% of King County Metro Routes May Disappear in “Bus Rapture”
“Because of a death in the family,” announces Strawberry Theatre Workshop, their Thursday, July 21, performance of Cloud Nine has had to be canceled.
The play’s run will continue Friday as scheduled, though, and to make up for the loss of a Half-Price Thursday, all tickets this Friday and Saturday will be $15. Purchase in advance at Brown Paper Tickets. Continue reading July 21 Performance of Cloud Nine Canceled (But This Weekend is Half-Price)
As Seattle Times op-ed journalist Joni Balter also appears on KUOW, Mass challenged her on her op-ed (“A slow burn for worthy state students snubbed by the University of Washington”), arguing that from his personal knowledge and from speaking with the Dean of Admissions, the UW “does not reject strong straight A students–if someone with an A average gets rejected it is because there was an issue–easy classes, poor SATs scores, or the like.”
After the show, Mass’s producer emailed him a warning that if he went off-topic again, the segment would be terminated. Continue reading KUOW to Cliff Mass: If You Want to Speak Out, Get Lost
