Streets swept, mostly

Streets swept, mostly

Judging by how much nicer Greenwood Avenue is today, street sweeping crews have been through the area, hitting their Jan. 21 deadline. Greenwood Avenue bike lanes, where most of the sand accumulated, look good for most of their length. One area that needs another pass...
Where’d my lane go?

Where’d my lane go?

While a lot of snow and ice remained on the roads during the last storms, the lane markers didn’t in many places. Seattle road crews are repainting missing right lane markers, including those on Aurora Avenue, as MyBallard recently reported. Lane markers on...

Inauguration day events

Know of any local inauguration day events or Barack Obama-focused freebies to check out? The Barking Dog, 705 NW 70th St., is opening at 7 a.m. on Tuesday and is offering $3 mimosas and 1/2 off coffee and coffee drinks while events unfold on the TV. You can find out...

Greenwood power outage

The power went out shortly before 6:30 p.m. through the center of downtown Greenwood. According to a Seattle City Light employee, a connector on a pole that goes to an underground source failed, taking out power from 80th Street to 90th Street between 1st Avenue NW...