The temperature eclipsed the triple-digit mark early this afternoon in Tukwila, most likely breaking a record for hottest day.
EVAR.
Also, a brush fire erupted on I-5 near Southcenter, and here’s a video clip:
 

[ August 22, 2009; August 23, 2009; ]

The City of Tukwila Community Garage Sale is coming Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23rd, and residents are encouraged to participate by holding their own yard or garage sales at their homes.

Here are the details:

WHAT: The City of Tukwila Community Garage Sale

WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 22nd and Sunday, Aug. 23rd

WHERE: All over Tukwila! Your house?

INFO: [...]

[ August 15, 2009; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] TukwilaDays is coming the weekend of Aug. 15th-16th, and on Saturday, Aug. 15th from 10am to 2pm will be the annual Vintage Car Show, with the theme this year “Splash Into Summer.”

Here are the details:

WHAT: Tukwila’s Annual Car Show, “Splash Into Summer”

WHEN: Saturday, August 15th, from 10am to 2pm; setup is 9am

WHERE: Tukwila Community Center, [...]

[ August 4, 2009; ] National Night Out (NNO) is coming Tuesday, Aug. 4th, and is an annual event celebrated across the U.S., Canada and military installations, and is intended for residents to come together to meet one another and share crime prevention tips.
Each year, hundreds of Tukwila residents join their neighbors in [...]

Photo by Michael Brunk
Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail opens for passenger service between Tukwila and downtown Seattle this Saturday, July 18th, with FREE rides all weekend before moving to regular paid service on Monday.
Here’s what riders can expect during opening weekend:

Sat. 7/18 at 8:20am: Inaugural ribbon cutting at Mt. Baker Station. Immediately prior [...]

[ July 20, 2009; 6:00 pm; July 21, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Far as we know, it’s the only wacky bowling party based on a Coen Brothers movie – the annual Lebowski Fest returns to the area on Monday July 20th & Tuesday July 21st!

The Fest kicks off with the Movie Party at Seattle’s Fremont Outdoor Cinema with a performance by Har Mar Superstar, Jeff Dowd [...]

Detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Department are turning to the public in the hopes of identifying this pair of likely mail thieves who used a stolen debit card in several area cities:
This photo was taken in early June of the suspects using the stolen card in Puyallup.
The two suspects “hit the motherlode” when they [...]