Neighborhood News and Local Blog Round-Up
- Did you know Seattle has the second-highest percentage of LGBT residents of any American city? Huh, did ya? Now the Seattle's Convention and Visitor's Bureau is trying to find the tourist gold at the end of the rainbow. They plan to introduce the cities first LGBT Travel Guidethis week with the hope to entice the traveling gays.
- We wuv those cute widdle itty-bitty tuxedo-wearing penguins, whom we can now see swimming in their new $6.5 million home.
- Miss Washington put on a happy face for the big Miss America pageant, but inside she was living a "double life" as a victim of domestic violence.
- Seattle's Crown Hill neighborhood is home to the new Interim King County Executive, Kurt Triplett. He will serve out the remainder of the term, until November.
- The Capitol Hill Community Council needs YOU! Well, if you live in Capitol Hill, that is, as they are accepting nominations for their 2009 officers.
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