Service on the West Seattle-downtown route of the King County Water Taxi has been restored. It was cancelled earlier today due to a mechanical problem but KCDOT reports that repairs have been completed.
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Chaco Canyon gets their liquor license; Organic beer and wine now on the menu
Thu, 05/12/11
Chaco Canyon Organic Cafe, recently opened at the corner of Alaska & 38th or 3770 s.w. Alaska Street has just acquired their license to sell beer and wine.
They are now serving Certified Organic wine from Badger Mountain. This brand…MORE
Alaskan way viaduct to close this weekend; SR 99 to become just two lanes in SODO starting May 16
Thu, 05/12/11
Changes are coming to the Alaskan Way Viaduct this weekend and consequently to the route Ballardites might take to get to the airport or West Seattle.
As part of the ongoing effort to replace the aging structure, WSDOT will close the…MORE
Ballard to be the center of festivities on May 20
Wed, 05/11/11
Ballard will be the place to be on Friday, May 20th as both, the Bike to Work Day After-party and KEXP's Hood to Hood event come to Ballard.
May 20th is Bike to Work Day and around 20,000 people will be biking to work. A Bike to Work…MORE
Rachel Marie water taxi crew saves diver
Wed, 05/11/11
Press release from King County:
King County employees participated in the rescue of a distressed scuba diver Tuesday morning (May 10) as the Rachel Marie water taxi pulled away from the Seacrest Dock for their regularly scheduled 11 a.m.…MORE
Sea Based X-Band Radar (SBX) vessel up close and personal at Vigor Shipyard
Wed, 05/11/11
The Missile Defense Agency's Sea-Based X-band Radar (SBX) diesel vessel, 250-feet high, cruised along Elliott Bay poking the Seattle skyline Tuesday night, and pulling into the Vigor Shipyards (formerly Todd Pacific Shipyards), just after…MORE
Fish ladder at Chittenden Lock to close next week for cleaning
Wed, 05/11/11
The fish ladder at the Chittenden Locks in Ballard will be closed for annual maintenance from May 16 until May 27. Most of the fish ladder plaza area and the ramp to the viewing room will be closed to the public.
North-south pedestrian…MORE
Kohl-Welles' introduces new medical marijuana bill
Wed, 05/11/11
Responding to Governor Gregoire’s partial veto of Senate Bill 5073, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, along with a bipartisan group of senators, introduced new legislation yesterday to improve Washington’s voter-approved medical cannabis law.…MORE
UPDATED: Sea-Based X-band Radar (SBX) vessel spotted
Tue, 05/10/11
Our photographer Steve Shay and freelance photographer David Rosen were out last night, photographing the glowing Sea-Based X-band Radar vessel as it past by Seattle.
Reader Hovie Hawk also spotted the SBX vessel. He said he noticed that…MORE
The Divine Marigolds complete their pilot episode; Now it's time to pitch the show to the networks
Tue, 05/10/11
Press Release: Loads of cast, crew, supporters and backers of the independent TV Show, The Divine Marigolds shot entirely in West Seattle, piled into the Wing it Theater to see the much anticipated screening of The Divine Marigolds pilot. “It was…MORE
