In the Neighborhood & On the Scene

Tomor­row is Link Light Rail’s inau­gural week­end. Every­one expects huge, happy throngs to con­verge. Colum­bia City is ready. Bring it on.

(Photo by rutlo, avail­able under an Attribution-NonCommercial Cre­ative Com­mons license)

Hi every­one! Michael Rice here, guest blog­ging. I popped out yes­ter­day for a few pic­tures. They’re not as good as the usual Colum­bia City Blogger’s, but I felt like I had to post something!   

Here’s a shot look­ing north from near the bank (across from the movie the­ater). It was just start­ing… Con­tinue reading

In time for Thanks­giv­ing, The New York Times boils Seat­tle down and serves us up in their lat­est travel piece, 36 Hours in Seat­tle. This is one to clip for your out-of-town guests. The itinerary’s solid, check it out. It begins at the water­front on day one, explores all parts core-ward on day two, and para­chutes into Colum­bia… Con­tinue reading

See “Quan­tum of Solace” at Seattle’s Coolest Neigh­bor­hood The­ater (of which more here).

I’ll be hon­est, I’ve been wait­ing for this one all sum­mer. I’m in the “Daniel Craig is the best Bond ever” camp. Too bad tonight’s mid­night show­ing has sold out.

Colum­bia City Cin­ema | 4816 Rainier Ave S 98118, (206) 721‑3156… Con­tinue reading

Weather this rainy and cold demands com­fort food and lots of it. Like Mac­a­roni and Cheese. Chicken Pot Pie. Kick Butt Chili. Yup. And let’s not for­get that bot­tle of wine.

Tonight, between 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., eat any­thing from the din­ner menu at Geraldine’s Counter and they’ll donate… Con­tinue reading

The Rainier Val­ley His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety hosts a rare Open House this Fri­day evening, Novem­ber 7th between 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., dur­ing Colum­bia City’s monthly Beat­Walk event. Check out the RVHS’s new win­dow dis­play hon­or­ing politi­cians with Rainier Val­ley roots.

From Direc­tor Mikala Woodward’s arti­cle, “The

These kids spilling out of the school killed me. They said they’d held a Kids Vote at the New School. Let’s see, Barack Obama got 338 votes to John McCain’s 35. Rough day for John! Bob Barr (I know!) got 5 votes. Each of the “girls” got 4 votes apiece, I’m told. These kids have Con­tinue reading

Maybe you voted early or mailed in your absen­tee bal­lot already. Good for you! If you’re vot­ing today — and you will, won’t you? — I pulled together some point­ers for Elec­tion Day.

Where am I sup­posed to go?

King County Voter Guide Lookup: “Locate your polling place