Archive | February, 2011

Given the Current Weather in Everett I Had to Laugh When This Came Today…

February 22, 2011

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Help Recognize People Making a Difference in Everett’s Traffic Safety

February 22, 2011

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The Snohomish County DUI and Target Zero Traffic Safety Task Force are looking for nominations from the public for their annual awards ceremony this April. If you know someone who is actively making the streets of Everett safer, nominate them for an award. Police officers, school crossing guards, treatment professionals, politicians, educators and community volunteers, […]

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Ezell’s Famous Chicken is Coming To Everett. Oprah Winfrey (who has said it’s her favorite) Invited to the Grand Opening.

February 21, 2011

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I spoke with Ezell Stephens and his wife Thistle on Sunday after driving by the old Franchesco’s at 615 112th SE (corner of 7th Ave SE and 112th in South Everett) and seeing Ezell’s signs on the window. I spoke personally with Thistle and then later talked with Ezell on the phone and both told […]

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What’s in the Dome on Everett’s Waterfront? Cherries, Apples or Cement?

February 20, 2011

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For years locals called it the Aluma-Dome on Everett’s Pier 3. When energy prices started to get out of whack in early 2000, demand for alumina (which is what had been stored and shipped thru the dome) declined and suddenly the dome began to echo for the first time since its dedication in 1969. In […]

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Interesting Everett People…Jim Brown, Volunteers of America

February 19, 2011

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Since 1985, Jim Brown has been working with Volunteers of America in Everett. In 1995 he began the VOA Vehicle Donation Program that he says, “Turns your car into food and shelter”. In addition to working with VOA, Jim is an ordained minister and holds a protestant service at Washington Oakes every Sunday afternoon. He’s […]

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Everett Gets Washington State’s First Bikini Bar and Grill

February 18, 2011

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Very Hot Girls with Very Little Clothing. That’s how owner Jodie Spencer describe’s Jodie’s Drink at 1817 Broadway in Everett. Open for 7 months, Jodie’s Drink is taking the theme of bikini clad baristas and transferring that to her Bar and Grill. She’d talked about it on The Men’s Room on KISW Radio last month […]

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Everett SPEEA Members Also Getting Boeing Incentive Bonus

February 18, 2011

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In a post yesterday, I mentioned that the Incentive Bonuses paid by Boeing were going to non-union workers. While that’s true, bonus payments are also showing up in paychecks of workers represented by SPEEA Local 2001. Boeing started the incentive in 2001 for non-union employees and SPEEA was included in the bonus plan four years […]

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Will Everett Silvertip Attendance Miss the 200,000 Mark For 1st Time Ever?

February 18, 2011

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With only 4 home games left in the regular season, the Everett Silvertips home attendance stands at just 180,016. Currently The Tips are averaging 5600 fans at each home game. The Tips have never had attendance under 200,000 fans. Click here to see the attendance figures and to purchase tickets to the remaining home games. […]

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Will Big Boeing Bonuses Bring Buying Blitz to Everett?

February 17, 2011

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Just in time for all of the President’s Day Sales, thousands of workers at Boeing’s Everett Plant are receiving bonuses averaging around five thousand dollars each. The workers are non-union members who work in the commercial and corporate division and are getting about 14 days pay. In all, Boeing will be paying out about 230 […]

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MSNBC To Tape Dylan Ratigan’s “Steel on Wheels” TV Show in Everett next week

February 17, 2011

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The Future of Flight will host MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan and the Steel on Wheels TV program next Wednesday. The focus of the program is the rebuilding of America. No word yet on the guest list. Contact the Future of Flight at Paine Field for more details.

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