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Final Push For Seismic Work Completion on Aurora Bridge

Steel and concrete work has finished on the State Route 99 George Washington Memorial Bridge, a.k.a. the Aurora Bridge, and repairs to three specially designed expansion joints (see a photo on Flickr) has nearly done. All the current seismic repairs, begun in June 2011, has better prepared the structure in the event of an earthquake. Between Oct. 1st and Oct. 15th, 2012, crews will close lanes both day and night to chip out the expansion joints and add new bearings and new wedges underneath the joints.

Sign-Up Now For ‘The Painting Experience’ In Fremont

The weekend of October 12th – 14th, ‘The Painting Experience’ will be in Fremont for those looking to tap their creativity, at Doric Lodge #92. The workshop facilitators are Stewart Cubley and Annie Rousseau, with Ann Sloper serving as the local contact for questions and concerns (206/295-6877 or aslope@mail.televar.com )

Artist Sought for New City Light Facility

The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Seattle City Light (SCL), seeks an artist or artist team to develop a permanent, site-integrated artwork for SCL’s new Denny Substation. The substation will provide a new electrical power distribution system to serve the South Lake Union and Denny Triangle urban areas. The deadline for applications is Friday, November 2nd, at 11p.

Brown Paper Tickets Celebrates National Good Neighbor Day September 28th

In observance of National Good Neighbor Day this Friday, Sept. 28, Brown Paper Tickets has started visiting Fremont businesses to drop off “Good Neighbor Gift Packs,” as a means of sharing goodwill and creating awareness for the free community resources offered to our neighbors by the world’s only Not Just For Profit ticketing company.