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Cherry Blossom Time Coming Soon to the UW

Michael van Baker — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:26:28 +0000

A cool, blustery start to spring will delay the cherry blossoms' blooming at the University of Washington, says Sara Shores, campus arborist. Full bloom may arrive around Saturday, April 6, but if the weather warms, as early as Easter weekend.

Tons of Japan’s Tsunami Debris Due on West Coast

Michael van Baker — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:50:45 +0000

The best analogy for the impacts of tsunami debris, explains Ebbesmeyer, is the 150-ton concrete-and-metal dock that washed up on the Oregon coast. More than 50 feet in length and about ten feet "tall," less than a foot of it was visible in the water. Like the debris field, it was almost impossible to spot in open water, a hazard to marine navigation, and a Trojan horse of sorts: the dock was carrying more than 90 different, potentially invasive, species that were destroyed.

First Impressions of Momiji

Audrey — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:45:59 +0000

Steven Han’s new Capitol Hill venture Momiji opens to the public as of dinner tonight. The restaurant’s space, in the gutted Dawson Plumbing Building on 12th at Pine, is as much of a story as the food itself–not many restaurants send out press releases touting their landscaper, woodworker, and lighting installation artist, along with the chefs and bartender. The SunBreak was on hand for a preview dinner on Monday night, and here’s some of our thoughts.