April 1, 2010

Since yesterday afternoon’s announcement from One Reel that they weren’t able to secure a sponsor for their annual July 4th fireworks show at Gas Works Park, the local reaction has been furious — and fast. This morning KIRO talk show host Dave Ross proposed taking $1000+ donations from local businesses and citizens to fund the

Can the fireworks at Gas Works be saved?

April 1, 2010

Put out the trash. And the recycling and yard waste, too. Negotiations continued overnight, and the potential garbage strike has been at least postponed, says Seattle Public Utilities spokesman Andy Ryan. The Seattle Times has a full report here.

No garbage strike this morning

April 1, 2010

The Wallingford Center will host the Easter Bunny from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, plus have egg hunt, the Bubble Man, face painting and more. Woodland Park Zoo hosts its annual Bunny Bounce for ages 1-8 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. There are crafts, bunny encounters, entertainment and other animal

Weekend: Egg hunts, cupcakes, bike ride, more

March 31, 2010

Updated: For more than two decades, Gasworks Park was the place to watch an incredible Independence Day fireworks show. Today, One Reel, the company who produces the event announced that there will be no Family 4th and Lake Union this year. Tomoko Moriguchi Matsuno, president of the One Reel Board of Directors, wrote this letter

4th of July fireworks on Lake Union canceled

March 31, 2010

Despite the possibility of a garbage strike by Thursday, the city wants you to go ahead and put out your trash, recycling and yard waste as usual. In a release Tuesday afternoon, Seattle Public Utilities asked customers to observe their regular pickup days. If there’s no pickup, leave it out an extra day, e-mailed Andy Ryan,

Strike or not, put out the trash