[ July 4, 2008; ]
Lots of fun celebrations planned around the area for the 4th of July (which just happens to fall on Friday, July 4th this year):
TUKWILA:

2pm+: celebrate Independence Day AND Tuwkila’s Centennial at Tukwila’s “Family 4th at the Fort” at Fort Dent Park, located at 6800 Fort Dent Park Way.

Events include children’s fun, with inflatable bouncers, slides, [...]

Remember back in 2005 when Ronald Whitehead, 61, was fatally shot near Des Moines Memorial Way while driving to work?
The killing looked like a carjacking, and Whitehead’s wife then appealed for the murderer to turn themselves in?
Turned out that the victim’s wife, Velma Ogden-Whitehead, 50, was actually the mastermind behind her husband’s slaying, hiring a [...]

If you’re shy, or know someone who is, tonight is the night you can get some FREE advice courtesy of the Des Moines Soundwaves Toastmasters.
According to speaker and shyness expert Frank Selden, shy people have some fantastic qualities they can access to transform to more social people.
Selden will share his secrets for shedding shyness during [...]

[ May 29, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Do you get anxious in social situations?

Are you emotionally drained by big crowds?

Then you may be shy, like the young man actor Dick York (the original Darrin Stevens in “Bewitched”) portrayed in this classic 1950s-era film:

According to speaker and shyness expert Frank Selden, the good news is that shy people have some fantastic qualities [...]