from bellevuebusinessjournal.com
- One of Bellevue’s truly worthy cultural institutions is closing, alas. It’s the doll museum.
- Organized flea markets and craft/vintage-wear group sales have been the rage this summer on Capitol Hill. One such enterprise took up shop on city sidewalks, which led City officials to crack down. Without a permit, that market (cleverly named “BadWill”) won’t be back.
- Certain Everett School Board members seem to need a time out period in the corner.
- Is it an attack on the poor to get rid of Metro’s ride free area? Or to drop one of the south end’s major artery bus routes?
- Forbes calls Melinda Gates the world’s sixth most powerful woman. Eight slots above Oprah, in case you’re counting.
- Some pundits predict that with Libya’s revolution down to the final mopping up, it’s time to look toward Syria for the next sequel.
- Remember when Iceland was going broke, having gotten too affected by the global banking kablooey? They’re poised for a big recovery/comeback. And without the enforced austerity or corporate welfare the global economic czars demanded.
