Quoted: To cut down on trash and help the environment, the city of Seattle will stop buying bottled water, Mayor Greg Nickels announced Thursday.

Quoted: “This is the cool side of trash,” Cedar Grove’s founder, Steve Banchero, said of the process, which is on recycling’s cutting edge. The company, the ...

that's tragic. i hope they find everyone.

Quoted: Rescue workers found the wreckage of a private plane in the Cascade Range and began searching for survivors.

wow, something from Seattle made the front page of Yahoo! That's pretty cool, and so is this albino fish :)

Quoted: SEATTLE: There may never be a campaign to save the Puget Sound ratfish; no one really loves the ugly fish with rodent-like front teeth. But when a rare albino ratfish was found during a marine survey this past summer, scientists decided it was time to educate the public about the most abundant fish in local waters.

NYTimes' feature on Whidbey Island and the Puget Sound

Quoted: On a sea-horse-shaped strip of land on Puget Sound the scenery varies, and so do the inhabitants.

Have fun those of you who're going!! Wish I could join you :)

Quoted: BREW HA HA 5K RUN & WALK
Sunday, September 23 at 9:30am
We hope that you are able to join us for the Fremont Oktoberfest, a community celebration that turns the traditional Oktoberfest into a community celebration reflective of Fremont’s funky flair.
In old Germany, the brewing season began with the fall harvest of barley and hops and any beer left at harvest time had to be consumed before the new beer arrived. September was designated as the time to drink-up all of last season’s beer. It officially became Oktoberfest in 1810, when Ludwig I, the Crown Prince of Bavaria declared a 16-day celebration in commemoration of his wedding.
The highlight of the Fremont Oktoberfest may be the Stranger Microbrew Garden with over 70 beers, but over the past 10 years the celebration has grown to have something for everyone.

Quoted: The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in cases affecting schools in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle leaves public schools with limited options for pursuing racially diverse student bodies.

Wow, I didn't realize this was a problem here in Seattle. Haven't read the whole thing yet, but seems interesting

Quoted: Harkening back to the early days of the anti-apartheid movement, the University of Washington and college campuses across the country are spawning student protests against overseas sweatshops, and the U.S. companies trading with them.