July 19th, 2010
A few months ago I mentioned the idea of closing down a street at night the way Austin, TX, closes down Sixth St. through a row of live music clubs. I visited Austin a couple of years ago and Sixth St. downtown is an alive, exciting place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
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Posted: July 19th, 2010 under
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July 8th, 2010
On July 4 of every year the Ethnic Heritage Council in Seattle partners with the Department of Homeland Security on one of 50 new citizen oath ceremonies held around the country. Approximately 500 new citizens swear allegiance to the United States of America. Looking out over the crowd from the podium you
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July 6th, 2010
This is odd, but kind of cool. To honor the 150th anniversary of the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States, cherry blossoms from three locations in Seattle (Seward Park, the University of Washington Quad and Seattle Center) were launched into space this past spring. They became the first flowers sent
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Posted: July 6th, 2010 under
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