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I think I prefer Heip-Hoa Coin Laundry because of the very quiet, very nice, very sad looking lady who works there seemingly 24 hours a day and spends most of her time looking sad and folding other...
I think I prefer Heip-Hoa Coin Laundry because of the very quiet, very nice, very sad looking lady who works there seemingly 24 hours a day and spends most of her time looking sad and folding other people's laundry.
I asked her once what Heip-Hoa meant and she said it had something to do with "Family:"
Even when other laundromats were closer, I'd chose to go to Heip-Hoa because it is locally owned and I feel that every quarter I put into the washing machines is a quarter more that she'll have, hopefully absolving her from looking sad and folding laundry all day
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The Charleston City Paper is actually a very decent free alternative newspaper, especially given the somewhat inherently "conservative" of Charleston.
The paper is slim, but I suppose that has...
The Charleston City Paper is actually a very decent free alternative newspaper, especially given the somewhat inherently "conservative" of Charleston.
The paper is slim, but I suppose that has more to do with the lack of things to do in Charleston--something the paper, obviously, has no control over.
However they do have decent arts, entertainment, and food listings and they can pack a punch with their journalistic endeavors.
The Wandering Eye, an anonymous writer who 'writes' the wrongs of Charleston is a delight to read.
Pick one up if you're downtown, which seems to be the only place I can ever find one. Get one when you can because they go fast and are only distributed once a week.
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Every day as I rode from First Hill to downtown on the 10-12 bus, I would see the gradual construction of the Central Library. What started out as a vacant lot soon (actually, not soon....several...
Every day as I rode from First Hill to downtown on the 10-12 bus, I would see the gradual construction of the Central Library. What started out as a vacant lot soon (actually, not soon....several years later) turned into either the most beautiful thing you've ever seen, or an eyesore that should have never been built to begin with.
I'll leave the architectural adjectives up to you since everyone you come into contact with has a different opinion of the New Library.
I will say that regardless of whether or not you like it, it's VERY impressive and different as far as architecture goes. The inside is even better. I think most people go there to gee-gaw around rather than read books. Which is fine with me because it leaves more books for me to read.
If you go (and you should):
1) take the bus. You will NEVER. EVER. EVER find parking anywhere near the library
2) take your camera. Whether you love it or hate it, you will need to take pictures so you can share your delight or disgust with friends and family members
3) take a load off. Sit around. Look around. Look at the way it's laid out and how much this is both a peice of functional art as well as a public library
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This is where you go to pay your OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH CAR TABS!!! You don't have to go to this one. I did, though, because it was the closest to me.
I suppose nothing more could be said other than...
This is where you go to pay your OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH CAR TABS!!! You don't have to go to this one. I did, though, because it was the closest to me.
I suppose nothing more could be said other than "at least it's not the DMV"
I don't remember there being chairs in the very small space they call 'office', and sometimes the lines run out into the hallway.
Bring a book and make sure your latte is at least half full and get ready to stand a spell.
Oh...bring change for parking meters because you can't park in the back parking lot (It's inside Ballard Square) and you'll have to park on the street and pay the meter. Although it's okay because generally the meters are free in that part of Ballard.
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All jokes aside, The Stranger is basically a free weekly newspaper distributed widely throughout the city every Thursday. It is the anthesis of Seattle Weekly, or perhaps the Seattle Weekly is the...
All jokes aside, The Stranger is basically a free weekly newspaper distributed widely throughout the city every Thursday. It is the anthesis of Seattle Weekly, or perhaps the Seattle Weekly is the anthesis of The Stranger.
At any rate, while the Seattle Weekly markets itself towards an older, more affluent, more....stable population, The Stranger is *THE* read for anyone who is disaffected, still in high school, or who gets atwitter seeing four-letter-words printed in a newspaper.
They do have an extensive arts, entertainment, and food directory, but other than that, don't expect hard-hitting journalism from this "Friend of the Street Kid" paper. The stories that are written rarely have to do with anything that is beyond the borders of Broadway and Capitol Hill, and they seem to spend an inordinate amount of column space insulting the readers and employees of Seattle Weekly, and insulting the residents of Seattle in general.
If sophmoric writing is your style, then go for The Stranger. In my opinion, the only reason to pick up this rag is for the arts, entertainment, and food listing. Oh, and it makes great packing material and flooring for your animal cages.
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In Seattle, there are 2 "alternative" newspapers: Seattle Weekly and The Stranger. I suppose that Seattle Weekly is more of your dad, and The Stranger is more of your little brother with the...
In Seattle, there are 2 "alternative" newspapers: Seattle Weekly and The Stranger. I suppose that Seattle Weekly is more of your dad, and The Stranger is more of your little brother with the peircings and pink hair.
Don't be put off by the on-again, off-again competeition between the two. They target two separate audiences and should not be seen as "alike" newspapers.
That being said, Seattle Weekly definitely has the upper hand on hard-hitting, investigative journalism. They write about issues that affect more than the 16-23 year olds living on Capitol Hill.
They have good food, arts, and entertianment listings as well.
The paper is free and widely distributed around the city every Wedensday. Pick one up!
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My husband and I went to Pacific Science Center. We don't have children and perhaps that's why my review may be skewed in the eyes of some.
That being said, I think that Pacific Science Center...
My husband and I went to Pacific Science Center. We don't have children and perhaps that's why my review may be skewed in the eyes of some.
That being said, I think that Pacific Science Center has alot to offer.....but based on what's there, there's not much for childfree people to do here.
They have tons of activities for kids that are very interactive and hands on. I even participated in many of them, including the exhibit outside where you stand on one side of the walkway, someone else stands on the other, and you speak into these concave red things and you can hear what each other is saying even across that distance.
They have a mole exhibit where you can see the moles digging and doing moley things.
They have a planetarium as well, which was kind of fun.
The best part is the Butterfly Room where you can walk amidst millions (i'm assuming) of butterflies. There were some dead ones on the ground that had been ground into the floor by millions (again, assuming) of feet treading through. Try not to touch the butterflies--the staff doesn't seem to like it when you do.
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I've not only had the pleasure of living within walking distance of The Paramount, but also seeing many shows and performances there.
The building is refurbished and very art-deco-ish. The space...
I've not only had the pleasure of living within walking distance of The Paramount, but also seeing many shows and performances there.
The building is refurbished and very art-deco-ish. The space is large enough to hold people, but not so gigantic that you feel like you're in a stadium.
I like to go there just because it's so old. It really makes you feel like you're a part of something, and the neon "PARAMOUNT" sign out front along the marquis just makes it that much more old-style.
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For me, one of the worst things about going antique shopping is coming across the PERFECT item, only to find that it's priced way out of your range.
Not so with the Fremont Antique Mall. Sure,...
For me, one of the worst things about going antique shopping is coming across the PERFECT item, only to find that it's priced way out of your range.
Not so with the Fremont Antique Mall. Sure, they've got some stuff that would cost me an entire year's salary...but they've also got plenty of things there that are cute and functional for anyone on even the most limited budget.
Go there, plan to get dusty, and see what they have. If you see something you like, snatch it up because it will most likely be gone the next time you stop by!
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Great landscaping company that offers a variety of services at great prices. Their staff are friendly and professional and really do an outstanding job on your lawns. Oh and the guys that work there...
Great landscaping company that offers a variety of services at great prices. Their staff are friendly and professional and really do an outstanding job on your lawns. Oh and the guys that work there are REALLY cute and give you reason to make sure you're at home when they're tending your lawn---so you can peer at them through the shades as they work :)
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