Get Pumped Full of Quercetin with Neighborhood News

Stop the Presses! Er, Buses! Seattle Transit Blog spent 767 words reporting on a brand new bus bulb—a curb extension so buses don’t need to pull over—at 15th Avenue NW and Leary Way. “Long-time readers will be unsurprised to learn that I think this bus bulb is an awesome idea, and I’d like to see more like it,” wrote Bruce Nourish in his gushing love post about a piece of concrete.

In Real Transportation News: Seattle is slightly closer to a bike share program, reports Capitol Hill Seattle. The $4 million program—which has secured about half of it’s funding at the moment—would put place 50 stations housing 500 bikes around Seattle. If all goes well, you’ll be pedaling to your heart’s content by next May.

Diabetes Pays Off! Wallyhood reports that the good people at Bastyr Center for Natural Health are researching a natural supplement called quercetin (mmm!) and it’s effects on blood sugar and flow. Where do you come in, gentle reader? Well, if you have type 2 diabetes, are between the ages of 18-75, your hemoglobin A1C is between 6.5 and 10.5 percent, and have a mighty hunger for quercetin, researchers will pay you $150 for a three-visit study.

Beacon Hill Gives Nerdgasms: This Saturday, 1984’s best film to showcase a ghost blowjob—Ghostbusters—will be playing at Jefferson Park Outdoor Movie Night, reports Beacon Hill Blog. Admission is free, and what the hell else are you going to do with your night? Oh, and 1981’s best movie to feature Nazi face melting, Raiders of the Lost Ark is playing at the park on September 14.

A Common Mistake: Rainier Valley Post’s crime watch reports on an alleged break in that took place August 4. According to the police, the suspect broke into a house and told the homeowner he though it was his friend’s house. He then allegedly grabbed the victim’s cellphone and fled. The cops subsequently caught the suspect by using the cellphone’s tracking app.

Sale Sale Sale! The 43rd annual Ballard Sidewalk Sale starts tomorrow, reports My Ballard. The savings will be plentiful on Market Street, Ballard Avenue, and Leary Way 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. You can finally buy all that neat Scandinavian crap you’ve never been able to afford!