Wait, Ed Murray is Gay? The Rainier Valley Post interviewed Ed Murray about (shocker!) Rainier Valley issues. In a prelude to one of their questions, Rainier Valley Post said, “I know that you have not made a big deal of it, but if elected you would be Seattle’s first gay mayor.” Yeah, Ed never brings that up.
Heroin is Hero-IN: Capitol Hill Blog reported on the increase of heroin overdoses in Capitol Hill. Reasons for the increase include the state’s stricter regulations on opiate-based painkillers causing prescription addicts to turn to heroin, as well as the fact that heroin is simply getting stronger.
Where’s This at Bumbershoot? West Seattle Blog gives some love to the Summer Concerts at Hiawatha. The concert looks like a standard affai-WOAH! Is that trumpet on fucking fire!? Where’s your safety now, NIMBYS?
Don’t Forget to Leave Your Doors Unlocked! Beacon Hill Blog reminds us that next Tuesday is National Night Out Against Crime. For August 6 only, neighbors are allowed to close their streets for block parties without paying a fee or having a permit. All you have to do is register.
Fireworks Are (Still, Always, and Forever) Illegal. Since the week before the Fourth of July, fireworks have been going off nearly every night in Laurelhurst, reports the Laurelhurst Blog. Amid complaints from locals, the Seattle Police Department would like to remind you (you firework lighting bastard) that fireworks are illegal.
Central District’s Washing Business Dried Up: The Hospital Central Services Administration’s laundry facility in Central District—which cleaned and folded laundry for Swedish, Seattle Children’s, Virginia Mason, etc.—is closing down as HCSA moves to a new location in Auburn, Central District Blog reports. This means that 150 jobs are leaving the Central District as the 1.4-acre site goes up for sale.
Bird News is Terrifying: Union Bay Watch reports on a fledgling bald eagle’s development near Madison Park. By the way, the bird looks like death incarnate, just waiting for the moment to swoop down and reap your immortal soul before regurgitating it for other birds. I don’t like birds.