According to
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, a van flattened a section of Capitol Cider's streetside seating on Wednesday night. Apparently an angel with nothing to do happened to be around because no one was injured. Capitol Cider, which is on E Pike Street, has some of the best streetside structures in town.
The first person to win Washington's vaccine lottery claimed the $250,000 prize with as much secrecy as possible. You know: more money, more problems.
The high price wood is fetching these days is making the risk of stealing it acceptable. Christine Clarridge of the
Seattle Times: "Deputies arrested a man on June 1 who they say tried to steal 32 pieces of lumber, worth more than $2,300, from a Shoreline lumber yard." Expect an increase in this kind of crime. Guard your wood as you would guard your gold and bible. And, sorry, I will not provide any smutty wood jokes this morning.