Is it the weather? Unusual sights at Alki and Arbor Heights
First: We’ve received reports this afternoon by phone and e-mail that the water at Alki looks “gross” (among other descriptions). Haven’t been there yet to check firsthand, and can’t find any official reports of a problem - we had a... read the full story
Fire at Seattle’s Fisher Plaza disrupts web sites
A small fire at the Fisher Plaza data center in downtown Seattle late Thursday knocked a number of web sites off the internet for part of Friday. read the full story
Cherundolo returns from injury to play for U.S. in Gold Cup
SEATTLE -- Leave it to the most experienced international veteran on the U.S. Gold Cup roster to give this tournament perspective. read the full story
Cherundolo returns from injury to play for U.S. in Gold Cup
SEATTLE -- Leave it to the most experienced international veteran on the U.S. Gold Cup roster to give this tournament perspective. read the full story
Second daily Seattle-Vancouver, BC, Amtrak train
A second daily Amtrak train will operate between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, through the 2010 Winter Olympics. read the full story
Thanks to Seattlest Flickr pool user Rachel-B for "take a seat", a photo taken at the 5th Avenue Theatre. OPENING Tres Tristes Tigres @ Freehold Theatre . Trinidad Martinez founded Magpai Production Group in Hamburg, Germany in 1998, but has made Seattle home for the... read the full story
Holiday safety: Protect West Seattle forests - by visiting them
(2008 WSB photo from West Duwamish Greenbelt) A different twist on holiday fire prevention, shared by Sheila Brown from Camp Long: Fireworks and Our Urban Forests: West Seattleites Can Help West Seattle has 800 acres of urban forest, fully 1/3 of the forests of all... read the full story
NW Flower & Garden Show has new owner
The Northwest Flower & Garden Show, a late-winter tradition in Seattle for 21 years, has a new owner. read the full story
Bank-job suspect shot by Seattle police booked into jail
A man accused of a string of Seattle-area robberies this week — his alleged crime spree ending after he was shot by Seattle police Wednesday — has been released from the hospital and moved to the King County Jail. read the full story
Cherundolo returns from injury for US in Gold Cup
SEATTLE (AP) -- Leave it to the most experienced international veteran on the U.S. Gold Cup roster to give this tournament perspective.... read the full story
Prisoner beaten by cellmate loses eye, remained in coma after surgery
A Pasco man who was beaten by a cellmate has lost his left eye and was still in a coma after about seven hours of surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. read the full story
Why you might have trouble getting to certain local websites
View Larger Map We were helping cover this story via Twitter early this morning - didn’t think it was West Seattle enough for WSB but as more of the effects become obvious, we’re realizing it is: A relatively small fire late last night at Fisher Plaza... read the full story
Fire forces evacuation of radio/TV broadcast building
A fire at Fisher Plaza in Seattle has disrupted stations that broadcast from the building near the Seattle Center. read the full story
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