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Original Sunny Day Real Estate Plan New Album (antiMUSIC)
Billboard had big news for Sunny Day Real Estate fans on Wednesday.
 
Parking. In Seattle. Evil, or just misguided?
I've railed, pun intended, for years against the parking restrictions and policies of Seattle. In my view, Seattle is the most determined passive-aggressive city I've yet worked in out of 30+ states. As a techie, job hunting often means relocating. From
 
Census forms lead to more grant money for Island County
Ten years ago, only 59 percent of residents of Island County filled out their census forms, which means agencies and governmental entities missed out on many thousands of dollars passed down from the state and federal government.
 
Endangered bunnies breeding again
The critically endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit is getting another last-minute chance at survival after animals in a captive breeding program began, well, breeding like rabbits.
 
Port of Seattle pays $500K to scrap trucks
The Port of Seattle has paid drivers $5,000 each to scrap 108 trucks over the past several months in a project that’s an important part of the port’s efforts to reduce diesel particulate levels in the Puget Sound area’s air. This is
 
Spring (break) arrives: May concerts, late recess for local schools should boost season
For the last few weeks spring-breakers have trickled into town, bundled in sweatshirts and commingled with the last of the snowbirds.