Around The Sammamish Plateau
I-90 Closures for 2011 Seafair/Blue Angels
I-90 Bridge Seafair and Blue Angels Closures The annual visit of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels for their aeronautical performances over Lake Washington and Mercer Island bring traffic and several road closures on Interstate 90 with them. Go here for the full article.
Read MoreRent-A-Ruminant for Green Yard Care
Goat rental for land clearing takes green construction to a new level. Goat rentals are becoming very popular with construction companies, real estate agents, and survey crews. When you rent a herd of goats to clear land you don’t need to dispose of the debris. You get the job done without noisy machinery. And when…
Read MoreSwedish Hospital Opens in Issaquah!
Phase I of Swedish Hospital had it’s grand opening in July 2011. Phase II of the new Swedish/Issaquah medical campus in Issaquah Highlands is expected to open a full four months ahead of schedule. Originally set to open in February 2012, Phase II will now open in November 2011. Swedish/Issaquah is getting very close to…
Read MoreA Brief Glimpse of Snoqualmie Falls
A Brief History of Snoqualmie Falls Several thousand years ago, when the glaciers receded, they left a fertile plain near Snoqualmie Falls. When Native Americans arrived, they found a bounty of edible bulbs, roots and berries on the prairie. Deer and mountain goats were plentiful. Though there were no salmon above the falls, the upper…
Read MoreObamaCare To Increase Taxes on Home Sales
Beginning January 1, 2013, ObamaCare imposes a 3.8% Medicare tax on unearned income, including the sale of single family homes, townhouses, co-ops, condominiums, and even rental income. Go here for the entire story…
Read MoreSammamish Aquatic Center?
The Sammamish City Council gave informal direction Tuesday evening to their consultants to pursue the possibility of building a community aquatic center on the city-owned Kellman Property – just west of the Sammamish Library. (Click here for the whole article)
Read MoreHot Water Tanks
\Hot Water tank leaking? I’m here with Rich Knight of Knight Inspection Services.
Read MoreSouth Lake Union block purchased
Touchstone, one of the Seattle area’s busiest developers, has acquired another South Lake Union block that is ripe for redevelopment. Click here for the whole story…
Read MoreSammamish Housing Jumps since 2000
The number of houses, condominiums and apartments in Sammamish jumped to 15,736 last year, an increase of 4,137 or nearly 36 percent since 2000, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday evening in newly-released data. (Read whole article)
Read MorePlaces Around Sammamish
XXX Root Beer Drive-In: 98 NE Gilman Blvd, (425) 392-1266. See Map The first drive-in restaurant in the Pacific Northwest was established in 1930 in Renton by A.H. Rutherford. The combination of Triple XXX Root Beer and food turned out to be a great idea which spread nationwide. Of all the XXXs that ever graced our country’s landscape,…
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