Neighborhood News and Local Blog Round-Up
Photographic proof that Capitol Hill is the center of the universe: "Cal Anderson Park (Planet)" courtesy of Seattlest Flickr Pool member Musely.
- Hey, Seattle--you gave Northwest Film Forum $44,000 just because they asked. That's short of the $70K they need to forestall any cuts, but still far better than a poke in the eye with a sharp film gate.
- As of October 14, you'll have a whole new Whole Foods to boycott on health care principles. Queen Anne View says the anchor tenant at the Interbay Urban Center "will feature an interactive healthy eating center, cooking classes and demonstrations, [and] a coffee shop."
- If visits to IKEA leave you with heart palpitations and sweaty palms, then there's probably something medically wrong with you. Get help! But if you'd just like help with the shopping-in-a-foreign-language experience, there's an unofficial IKEA app for that.
- "We can't make enough Seattle lager," says Maritime Brewery's George Hancock, and how right he is about that. (Visit to Hopvine in 3...2...1...) MyBallard has pics of the new brewhouse build-out, which is set to open Octoberly.
- Just the mention of BRT makes certain rail-transit fans turn red in the face, but that doesn't stop platform-agnostic Seattle Transit Blog from profiling Swift, Washington's first BRT line, which starts BRTing on November 30.
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