South Lake Union News

Signing off on noise from bars and nightclubs

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Thursday, September 2nd, 01:38pm

Should people who rent residential or business space near nightlife zones have to sign an agreement before they move in saying they understand they're moving into a noisy (a.k.a. "vibrant") area?

Dave Meinert thinks so. The nightlife impresario made the suggestion last night at the mayor's meeting on his new nightlife initiative, using one of his businesses, Fremont's Red Door as an example. (The nightlife initiative, by the way, is the group-think that brought you the forthcoming "Meathead ordinance.")

What do you think of this idea? Can renters sign off on noise from bars? Or would such an agreement have neighbors ceding too much to bars and clubs?

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Cascade Farmers Market is today

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Thursday, September 2nd, 12:56pm

The Cascade Farmers Market is today from 3 to 7 p.m., on Minor Ave. between Thomas and Harrison, across the street from the Cascade Playground.

There's only a few Thursdays left in the season. The market's last day is Sept. 30.

Photo from the market's FB.

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Parks schedules two more furloughs: Sept. 10 and Sept. 13

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Thursday, September 2nd, 11:49am

Seattle Parks will close pools and community centers Friday, September 10, and Monday, September 13, for a furlough day. There won't be any grounds maitenance those days, either, so you should refrain from putting stinky stuff in parks trash cans. Please.

The closures are part of ten unpaid furlough days city employees must take in 2010 in order to fill the budget gap. (Also, did you realize that "furlough" is also a transitive verb?)

From Seattle Parks:

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City to remove 140 trees for Mercer project

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Wednesday, September 1st, 09:54am

The City of Seattle will remove 140 trees to make way for the Mercer Project's first phase (also known as Mercer East) Publicola reports, but then it will plant two trees for every one tree removed.

So we're doubling our trees, and perhaps even better, there's a good chance some of them will wear those nifty Tree Gators.

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Help your favorite food truck win $10k and a spot on the Food Network

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Tuesday, August 31st, 02:19pm

The Food Network is having a contest to select America's favorite food truck, and a number of Seattle-area meal mobiles are among the nominees, including:

El Camion
Marination Mobile
Maximus Minimus
Hallava Falafel
Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
Skillet

The truck with the most votes will win $10,000 and a spot on the Food Network's upcoming show, The Great Food Truck Race.

You can vote online for your favorite up to ten times per day from now until Sept 10, and see the whole list of contenders here.

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Design the ultimate Bumber-bonnet

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Tuesday, August 31st, 01:44pm

Years ago I had a boss who insisted that on our birthdays, we all had to work a goofy hat just like this one while our co-workers serenaded us with a half-hearted "Happy Birthday."

I got a new job before my turn rolled around, but if I'd had the option of designing my own hat, who knows? I'd probably be CEO by now.

Bumbershoot's turning 40, and to celebrate, they're having a contest to see who can fashion the ultimate birthday hat. You've got about a week to come up with your creation.

Judging of the millinery madness goes down Wednedsay at Teatro Zinzanni, 222 Mercer Street. It's free and it's BYOBH (bring your own birthday hat).

Here are the judging categories:

Hat Most Likely To Start A Spontaneous Dance Party
Most "Bumberiffic"
Best Use of the Number “40?

Here's the schedule:

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There could be an undercover cop on your bus

Submitted by Rose Egge, KOMO Communities Reporter

Tuesday, August 31st, 01:03pm

When Pierce County announced today that they would be putting undercover and uniformed officers on buses, I wondered if such a program could help fight crime on King County's Metro buses.

Turns out, there are undercover officers riding King County buses on a regular basis. Sgt. John Urquhart with the King County Sheriff's Department said that 50 deputies make up the Metro Transit Police unit and that some will ride buses in plain clothes after complaints are reported.

Urquhart could not tell me how many are out on buses on a regular basis.

Pierce County's "Not on our bus" program will put transit officers on troublesome routes. Riders causing trouble could be banned from Pierce Transit for 90 days.

Photo courtesy Flickr user Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Could Dick's come to SLU?

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Tuesday, August 31st, 08:56am

There's going to be another Dick's in town and you get to help decided where.

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Don't throw away that light bulb

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Monday, August 30th, 12:06pm

Compact fluorescent light bulbs and tubes are recyclable, and Seattle City Light reminds you to recycle them. The bulbs have mercury in them, which can be released if the bulbs are broken but will likely not harm you if you break one, since it's a very small amount of mercury.

Still, we don't want all the mercury going into the waste stream, as it can end up in fish and shellifsh and even unborn children. Yuck!

Take your CFLs to Bartell Drugs, Seattle Lighting, or Home Depot for recycling. Here's a full list of places that will recycle them.

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Tall, view-blocking towers in SLU?

Submitted by Michelle Esteban, KOMO 4 News Reporter

Friday, August 27th, 08:50pm

These are demolition days along a stretch of Westlake Ave.

If you live or drive along the west side of Lake Union, you've probably noticed the walls and buildings coming down.

We wondered what its all about.

Turns out folks out here may be losing something priceless: the view.

The city is waiting on an environmental impact study to answer whether 300-foot towers in South Lake Union are viable.

City planners say Equity Office Properties has a big vision for this site. Right now, it's just a possibility, and not a certainty. They're considering one tower per block.

In a recent interview, Seattle Planning Director Marshall Foster said it's all about building an urban center.

"The hardest part of it is we're trying to help the neighborhood, see how growth can be an engine for a better neighborhood," he said.

Most residents I've talked to get that...but towers are another story.

John Pehrson worries tall towers will rob him and residents of Lake Union views.

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