Neighborhood News And Local Blog Round-Up
- Last night's hot temperatures created an all-out neighborhood power blackout around 9:30 p.m., leaving 3,300 people in the dark, without working fans or air conditioning throughout Ravenna, View Ridge, Windermere, and Laurelhurst.
- Wondering what really killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago? Well, scientists at University of Washington say don't blame the comets! New research says it is unlikely the comets were responsible for the mass extinction.
- Publicola reports the financial support behind the Coalition to Stop the Seattle Bag Tax campaign has $1.3 million coming from a Virginia-based plastic lobby and $25 from a dude living in Northwest Seattle.
- Overjoyed with hops, Seattle welcomes the newest brewery on the block, the Fremont Brewing Company. Their signature local brew, Universale Pale Ale, is already on tap at a few bars around town.
- My Ballard reports the cyclists' cries and complaints on the Ballard Bridge have been heard by the powers that be at by SDOT. (Hooray!) Finally, a construction project is in the works to create a tricky--hold your breath and pray you don't get hit by Emerson Street traffic--new bike lane along 15th Avenue.
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