A conversation with Seattle
Up in B.C., our Squamish correspondent alerts us to “B.C.’s top new attraction for 2014”; the Sea to Sky Gondola is due to open next May, and begin ferrying a hoped-for 200,000 sightseers annually from Howe Sound to the mountains of Shannon Creek, or vice versa. Continue reading Gondola Gap! B.C. Opening Up Lead on Seattle
When gondolas (aerial trams, that is, not Venetian canoes) hit the front page of the Seattle Times, you know it’s going to be a great year. God bless Mike Lindblom for giving the idea ink. Gondolas, like Dangerfield, get no respect . Continue reading Op-Ed: 2013 is “Year of the Gondola” in Seattle
If you’re like me (i.e., live indoors, use electricity), then you’ve been watching your electricity bill steadily increase despite water not having a union (that’s a hydroelectricity joke, folks, one of the few). Your home is filled with an array of red- and green-eyed electrical devices that light up darkened rooms like Christmas all-year-’round, and it’s hard to tell which ones are sucking the most power down. Patel’s sensors will make it possible to know, outlet by outlet, how you’re using electricity. Continue reading 3 Simple Supergenius Ideas for Seattle