January 31, 2010
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 4:58 pm
SPD gang units were called to the scene of a shooting near a South Seattle grocery store this evening. Early reports indicate one man was shot in the head near Saar’s Market at Rainier and Henderson. The victim was alert and conscious when police arrived. Witnesses told officers that a group of young men—described as [...] read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 12:21 pm
Police are investigating a possible stabbing this morning after man in his 50s or 60s was attacked in Pioneer Square. Police received a call at about 11:40 that a man was down on street. Officers arrived and found the man, who had cuts on his face. Police initially believed he’d been assaulted with a knife. [...] read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 12:34 am
Seattle police surrounded a 7-11 in the 900 block of Leary Way around 11:00 p.m. Saturday night after a man walked into the store with a gun. Patrol officers, SWAT units and negotiators quickly surrounded the store. The man was alone inside. Officers saw the man exhibiting strange behavior throughout the evening. At one point, [...] read more →
January 30, 2010
By Josh Feit at 3:02 pm
Mayor Mike McGinn sent out an email (and video message) to city employees today asking city department heads to “pause” on the sweeping mandate he announced when he took office earlier this month to layoff 200 senior-level positions. McGinn’s spokesman Mark Matassa confirms that the mayor is adjusting the process, noting “the high degree of [...] read more →
January 29, 2010
By Josh Feit at 6:43 pm
We love his music writing. And he’s certainly a handsome guy. But good god man, why must we stare at him every time we come to PubliCola? We’ve got the world’s best coders trying to free Anand from his hell. Please stand by. read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 5:38 pm
Mayor Mike McGinn’s unusual inaugural festivities—which featured jugglers, dancers, musicians, and performers walking on stilts—cost the city around $10,000, a records request reveals. Not counting overtime paid to two city employees, six employees who took “flex time” (taking off another day to make up for working during McGinn’s Saturday inauguration) and three employees whose pay [...] read more →
By Heidi Broadhead at 4:58 pm
Tomorrow night, Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery is hosting an exhibition and publication party for Newave! The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s, edited by Michael Dowers, mini comic creator and former publisher of Starhead Comix. For mini comix collectors and for comics fans in general, Newave is a historic publication. It’s the first time this [...] read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 3:43 pm
A police report released this week provides a bit of insight into what may have motivated a man to rob the Wedgwood Homestreet Bank on 82nd and 35th NE on Monday. The report says the man entered the bank at about 10:00 a.m., walked up to the counter, and pulled a black handgun out of [...] read more →
By Anand Balasubrahmanyan at 3:35 pm
NOMO makes splashy big band hits in grand technicolor. The Chicago many-piece stun with thundering brass and fling around Fela-inspired afro beat experiments that flat knock people out. When the band play the Tractor this Friday it’ll be a guaranteed dance party and an upbeat reminder that World Music can be, um, American. The key [...] read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 3:22 pm
UPDATE: Diane Sugimura, director of the city’s Department of Planning and Development, confirms that planning director Ray Gastil is leaving the city. She says Gastil ” sees that there’s a new administration, and he has chosen to resign and look at those things, like teaching and writing and learning, that he’s interested in. Numerous sources [...] read more →
By Sam Machkovech at 2:01 pm
On Thursday, Renton’s Dungeons and Dragons, in what’s gotta be the company’s biggest “duh” business move in years, announced a new board game to be released this August. “Castle Ravenloft” isn’t the first board game from D&D’s owners, Wizards of the Coast, but it is the company’s first to target the new-wave board game audience [...] read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 1:26 pm
Mayor Mike McGinn has tapped Craig Benjamin, conservation program coordinator for the local chapter of the Sierra Club, to coordinate the city’s annual budget process. Sources say Benjamin will serve as an assistant to budget director Beth Goldberg, overseeing the city’s internal budget processes. Prior to running for mayor, McGinn was head of the Sierra [...] read more →
