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October 2014

On Saturday, Set Clocks Back – and Check Your Batteries & CFLs

This is a good time to test the smoke detectors, at home and work, and change out the batteries. Batteries can fail any time, and a smoke detector is not the place to store dead batteries. This is also a good time, Seattle Public Utilities suggests, to replace burned-out light bulbs with energy-efficient CFL light bulbs.

Quiz Night, At Pecado Bueno, To Benefit B.F. Day

t’s been two sad and empty years since the last ‘Quiz Night for Day,’ but it’s time again, on November 4th starting at 7:30p, for a night of trivia, tacos and too much fun at Pecado Bueno. For $25 per person, enjoy the evening while knowing 100% of the money goes to benefit the B.F. Day Elementary School P.T.S.A.

Fremont Bridge Repainting Project Update

Hopefully you’ve had a chance to enjoy the sight of the new bright paint on parts of the Fremont Bridge. The contractor has been cleaning and covering the faded bridge with shiny blue-and-orange, on the north bascule/leaf. However, according to Art Brochet of the Seattle Department of Transportation, the work has been delayed occasionally by heavy rains, high winds, or just bad forecasts.