2012 Seatown Classic: NCAA Men’s Division I Lacrosse Coming to Tukwila This Fall
TUKWILA, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
NCAA Division I collegiate lacrosse is coming to the City of Tukwila for
the first time this fall as top-ranked University of Maryland and the
University of Denver will square off in the first Seatown Classic,
Saturday, October 13, at the Starfire Sports Campus.
Presented by the Washington State Chapter of US Lacrosse, the Seatown
Classic exhibition matchup between the currently ranked #9 Terps and #15
Pioneers is the first NCAA Division I collegiate lacrosse game to be
played in Washington State.
“The City of Tukwila is excited to welcome collegiate US Lacrosse to our
fine city,” said Jim Haggerton, Mayor for the City of Tukwila. “Lacrosse
is an excellent sport, and Starfire is the perfect facility to host it.
We hope people from around Puget Sound area and beyond will come to
participate in this historic occasion.”
“US Lacrosse is thrilled to bring NCAA Men’s Division I Lacrosse to the
Seattle area for the first time,” said Dave Low, Washington State
chapter president of US Lacrosse. “In the last decade over 100 high
school players in Washington State have gone on to play lacrosse at the
NCAA level. This is an opportunity to see the best of those players and
collegiate lacrosse played at its very highest level.”
“Seattle Southside is happy to welcome players and spectators from
around the nation to take part in this exciting display of athleticism,”
said Katherine Kertzman, Executive Director of Seattle Southside Visitor
Services. “Sporting events often generate a large amount of visitor
spending to a region, and our hotels, restaurants, shops and attractions
will greatly benefit from this event.”
Tickets to the game will be available later this summer through www.SeaTownClassic.org.
Maryland,
a two-time NCAA National Champion, was the runner-up in the 2011 NCAA
Men’s Division I Tournament. Since 1971, the Terps have made 35 trips to
the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the national title game 10 times. 2012
is their 10th consecutive trip to the NCAAs.
Maryland has two local high school products on its roster: junior
midfielder Landon
Carr, who played prep lacrosse at Curtis High School in University
Place and senior Drew
Snider, a graduate of Seattle’s O’Dea High School, who played prep
lacrosse at Garfield.
The Terps are coached by John
Tillman, who in his second year is just the ninth coach in the
86-year history of the Maryland program. Tillman came to College Park
after three years returning Harvard lacrosse to national prominence and
twelve seasons as the top assistant at Navy, during which the Midshipmen
experienced some of the best years in their storied history.
Denver
is one of the most successful NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse programs in
the west, advancing to the NCAA tournament five of the last seven years.
In 2011, the Pioneers finished 6-0 in conference play and 15-3 overall,
falling to Virginia in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I tournament
before 45,039 spectators in Baltimore.
Denver has one local product on its roster, sophomore midfielder Cole
Nordstom, who prepped at Bellevue High School.
The Pioneers are led by one of collegiate lacrosse’s legendary coaches, Bill
Tierney. Tierney took over the reins of the University of Denver
men’s lacrosse program in July 2009 after serving as the head coach at
Princeton since the 1988 season. After 22 seasons leading the Tigers,
Tierney has amassed a resume that includes six NCAA Championships, eight
NCAA championship final appearances, 10 NCAA Final Four appearances, 16
quarterfinal appearances, including one in 2009, and 14 Ivy League
Championships.
Both Maryland and Denver have advanced to the second round of the 2012
NCAA Men’s Division I Lacrosse Tournament.
To learn more, visit the Seatown Classic at www.SeatownClassic.com.
About Tukwila, Washington
The City of Tukwila is home to over 19,000 residents representing a
broad range of ethnic diversity. In 2009 the New York Times reported
that the Tukwila School District was the most diverse district in the
nation. Tukwila’s warm community spirit is reflected everywhere,
especially in its celebrations such as the Fourth of July or Backyard
Wildlife Fair. Since its founding in 1908, Tukwila has also grown into a
bustling business engine that is central to the Puget Sound economy. The
City hosts over 2,200 businesses with 42,000 employees in a wide variety
of sectors such as retail, aircraft components, health care, food
manufacturing, datacenters, and information services. Tukwila is proud
to be home to the Museum of Flight, Starfire Sports Complex, the Seattle
Sounders FC, and Westfield Southcenter, the largest mall in the Pacific
Northwest.
About Starfire Sports and Starfire Sports Stadium
Starfire Sports is the premiere soccer, lacrosse and field sports
athletic campus in the nation, located just south of Seattle in Tukwila,
Washington. Built in 2004 and operated as a non-profit community sports
resource, Starfire is home to the Seattle Sounders FC MLS team and the
Seattle Sounders Women soccer team and annually hosts select games in
the 4,500-capacity Starfire Stadium. Over one million competitors,
spectators and community groups visit the facility annually, and its
community outreach program provides financial assistance and athletic
opportunities to some 3,700 underserved youth in the Tukwila and South
Seattle communities each year. To learn more about Starfire Sports,
please visit www.StarfireSports.com
or visit us on Facebook.
About Lacrosse in Washington State
Lacrosse is the fastest-growing sport in the US and in Washington state
has experienced double-digit annual growth throughout the past decade.
With a 34-year local history, lacrosse is played at the high school,
youth, club and club collegiate level in Washington state. At the high
school level 157 individual boys and girls high school teams are
available to students attending nearly 200 WIAA schools across eastern
and western Washington. To learn more about lacrosse in Washington or to
receive daily high school results, visit www.WashingtonHSLAX.com
or follow us on Facebook
or Twitter @WashingtonHSLAX. To learn more about the history, traditions
and values of lacrosse, college opportunities available to students and
the 21 US states now sanctioning high school lacrosse, visit USLacrosse.org.
Article source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/2012-seatown-classic-ncaa-men-015200971.html
Celebrate Mom With Zoo Fun, Market Flowers, Free Boat Rides
Along with the pampering, flowers and Mother’s Day cards this weekend, treat mom and the family to a wildlife adventure at the “Mom and Me at the Zoo” event Saturday in Seattle.
Along with your favorite animal exhibits, keeper talks, raptor programs, giraffe and elephant feeding experiences, carousel rides and Willawong Station bird feeding at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, check out the zoo’s newest residents that just moved in last weekend, the warthogs in the African Savanna and Visayan warty pigs in the Tropical Forest exhibit. Special “Mom and Me” events in the North Meadow include kids’ bounce houses, craft activities and entertainment. Admission for moms is half price all day Saturday.
Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium also celebrates with half-price admission for moms Saturday. Festivities including the season opening of the Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater animal show and Budgie Buddies exhibit. Attractions at the zoo include meerkat babies, two clouded leopard cubs and a new Sumatran tiger in the Asian Forest Sanctuary.
Also geared toward Mother’s Day, the Pike Place Market Flower Festival offers a huge selection of fresh flowers from local growers Saturday and Sunday, one of several options for flower and garden-loving moms.
For a nature adventure out of the city, Cama Beach State Park hosts its annual Mother’s Day Sail, with free boat rides on historic vessels and music, nature programs and kids’ activities Saturday, and a Mother’s Day brunch Sunday, on Camano Island.
Check “Mother’s Day events” in Community Datebook for lots more options for a great Mother’s Day weekend.
The details
Mom and Me at the Zoo: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $11.50-$17.75, half price for mothers (206-548-2500 or www.zoo.org).
Point Defiance Zoo Aquarium: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Point Defiance Zoo Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; $6.25-$16, half price for mothers (253-591-5337 or www.pdza.org/calendar.php?eid163).
Pike Place Market Flower Festival: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Pike Place Market, 1501 Pike Place, Seattle (pikeplacemarket.org/).
Mother’s Day events, Cama Beach State Park: Free boat rides and shore activities, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, see www.cwb.org/content/cwb-cama-beach; Cama Beach Cafe brunch, $12-$25 by reservation, 10 a.m. and noon seatings Sunday (360-387-3266 or camabeachcafe.com), Cama Beach State Park, 1880 S. West Camano Drive, Camano Island; Discover Pass required for parking.
Article source: http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/5/10/celebrate_mom_with_zoo_fun_market.htm
Woodland Park Zoo, Manatee Viewing Center Among Top Attractions on Red Sox' Trips to Seattle, Tampa Bay, Toronto …
Woodland Park Zoo, Manatee Viewing Center Among Top Attractions on Red Sox’ Trips to Seattle, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Oakland, Los Angeles
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The Red Sox’ travels get to their farthest reaches at the tail end of summer as the team goes as far as Anaheim and Seattle before taking care of American League East business closer to home.
The first series on the West Coast includes trips to Anaheim, Oakland and Seattle from Aug. 28-Sept. 5. After two home series, the Sox will then head to Toronto and Tampa Bay from Sept. 14-20.
Each city is a great sports town that also has plenty to do for people not catching a baseball game. From family-friendly activities to things that are just cool to see, take a look at what these cities have to offer as the Red Sox prepare for their summer road trips.
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Article source: http://www.nesn.com/2012/05/woodland-park-zoo-manatee-viewing-center-among-top-attractions-on-red-sox-trips-to-seattle-tampa-bay.html
Creative Commons
If Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones could fight any super villain, who would it be and what would happen?
Alison Atwell: I’d like to see him fight Jack Nicholson as The Joker. Jones not only needs a swift kick in the ass, but he needs it whilst being subjected to hilariously humiliating banter and Jack’s cackling.
Lauren Becherer: Super villain or not, I’d pay to see Phoenix Jones kick some criminal ass using his sick ninja moves. Obviously he wins.
Andre Stackhouse: I’d like to see him fight the evil Man Ray, but the result is completely dependent on where they fight. Man Ray obviously has a big advantage underwater.
Jillian Stampher: Doctor Evil from Austin Powers would threaten to destroy the world if not given $1 trillion. Phoenix Jones would attempt to foil these plans before Mini-Me snuck up and stole his mojo. The end.
Jack White, of The White Stripes, recently went solo. What is your favorite or least favorite solo project from a former band member?
Alison: Nick Zinner, guitarist of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, composed, led, and performed “41 Strings,” an epic 4-part string symphony dedicated to the celebration of nature and each of the four seasons. It was a masterful foray into a genre not usually explored by rockers.
Lauren: I’m obsessed with Eddie Vedder’s album from Into the Wild, in which he broke free from Pearl Jam. But Justin Timberlake saying “Bye Bye Bye” to *NSYNC is a close runner up.
Andre: I’ve never actually gotten very into a solo project like that, but I’ll have to give Jack White’s album a listen.
Jillian: Chad Kroeger’s solo, “Hero,” is my favorite because who knew that Nickelback could get any worse?
What’s your favorite outdoor attraction in Seattle?
Alison: I grew up in the woods in Eastern Washington, so I find Seattle’s “outdoorsy” destinations a little too curated for my tastes. Discovery Park, though, offers just the right amount of space for me to wander off its beaten paths.
Lauren: People-watching at the Seattle Center fountain is always entertaining on sunny days. One time at Bumbershoot this guy climbed to the top after many failed attempts and got the entire crowd cheering. Bucket list for sure.
Andre: It’s just such a great city to walk through, and there are so many attractions. When you need a sit-down, Denny Park will not disappoint.
Jillian: I’m a big fan of Golden Gardens in Ballard. But then again, I like anywhere with a good beach — that’s just the closest one to UW.
If you could turn any current event into a Lifetime movie, what current event would it be, and what would it be called?
Alison: Lifetime never turns down an opportunity to exploit and overly simplify the world’s troubles, so I think a dramatization of the 2012 election is ripe with opportunity. How about “Secrets and Lies”?
Lauren: I’m thinking a movie called “Whitney” where Jennifer Hudson or Beyoncé or anyone equally as fabulous plays Whitney Houston.
Andre: They should make a movie of my rags to riches story, of course with Jude Law playing the lead role. I think “From Rags to Stacks” would be an appropriate title.
Jillian: The 13 Percent: a movie focusing on the turmoil and trials of belonging to the underrepresented Greek system on the UW campus. Featuring Michael Cera as Ian Cameron.
Do you have a question for the Arts Leisure staff? Send it to arts@dailyuw.com or tweet it @ArtsUWDaily to have it answered in next week’s Creative Commons.
Article source: http://dailyuw.com/news/2012/may/13/creative-commons/
Seattle Mariners can't even get their promotions right
The schedule read “Day 28.” Fans, however, may have imagined it was Day One of the 2012 season when the Seattle Mariners came back to Safeco Field Friday (May 4) with what many would’ve said was, if not a “dream team” for the season, at least something better than the nightmare lineup that had seemed to be the reason for a six-game skid coming off a long road trip.
On the road, the Mariners had just drawn 40,842 against Tampa Bay. Unfortunately for big-league bean-counters, the number had been the total for the four-game stand.
The ’12 M’s, then, make a pretty easy ticket-get on the road. As a bad sign for the franchise, the same is becoming only too true at home, where attendance is up only marginally from last year at this time (and bloated to 22,492 Friday, largely because of a toy-giveaway). Smallish crowds, some in the 11-K range, may be due to Seattle’s 11-17 record and the underperforming of its purported star attractions, some of whom seem perilously appropriate for remedial work at the triple-A level.
Consider not so much Chone Figgins, the most conspicuous absentee from the line-up Friday against lowly Minnesota for what would be a 3-2 loss, the M’s seventh straight. Figgie, by virtue of his hitting numbers having dropped like his opposing pitchers’ earned-run averages during a 4-for-31 10-game road trip, was excised from Friday’s line-up (Dustin Ackley, himself not exactly a young Ricky Henderson lately, batted lead-off).
Think instead about Justin Smoak, arriving home at Safeco after failing yet again to be all that he’s supposed to be but, yet, finding himself the scheduled namesake for Friday’s promotional event.
Imagine having to work as a shill for this organization. Efforts, necessarily planned well in advance, to prop up fan support for dubious personnel go poorly, the Smoak example among the latest.
M’s brass, predictably, have been chatting up the Smoak acquisition since the day nearly two years ago when he came from Texas in the Cliff Lee deal. Smoak was supposed to bring instant offense or at least the promise thereof. Instead, poor Smoakie has been pokey instead of strokey, much less hero-key.
After his 0-for-3 game, the burly first-baseman, in 93 at-bats, had 17 hits, three for home-runs, and had fanned 24 times. This is performance deserving of a promotion night? One wonders what the M’s would do if he even was up to his lifetime big-league average of .222 instead of the current .183. Name the stadium after him? Not long after Smoak joined Mike Carp and Michael Saunders by striking out in the sixth following a lead-off John Jaso double on the way to Thursday’s 4-3 loss at Tampa, the TV station aired that laughable (but not in a good way) commercial in which Smoak muses about acquiring his allegedly lethal bat after felling an evergreen tree with one punch. If only he hit like that in baseball games.
The Don Drapers of M’s management haven’t exhibited TV-ad wishful thinking like this since the sad final days of the “Big Richie” Sexson campaign.
The M’s probably could have absorbed poor performances from Figgins and Smoak, even given that they were, respectively, the everyday leadoff andcleanup guys less than a week ago.
But with several others (Michael Saunders, Dustin Ackley and, especially, Brendan Ryan) stumbling on offense, the pitching staff needs to keep the opposition to a few runs max in order to avoid losses.
At the very least, pitchers need to observe Little League-level fundamentals of baseball. Such was not the case Friday when, instead of throwing to the plate for the lead out with the bases loaded and one gone in the seventh, otherwise reliable reliever Tom Wilhelmsen tried to fire to second to start an inning-ending double play. As is often the ironic case with precision pitchers who can hit a dime-size spot in the strike zone, the righty was wild throwing in the opposite direction. His error led to the Twins getting the only three runs they’d need.
Maybe for the effort M’s publicists next season will come up with a Tom Wilhelmsen toy for the ongoing train-related giveaways. Here’s one humble vote for a clown car.
Article source: http://crosscut.com/2012/05/05/seattle-mariners/108378/seattle-mariners-promotion-give-game-wins-pitcher/
A gift for the mom who has everything: free parking
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Date:
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Contact:
KaDeena Yerkan, Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program, (cell) 206-795-1876 (Seattle)
Randy Hurlow, APR, Downtown Seattle Association, 206-613-3203, (cell) 206-778-5523 (Seattle)
State, city partner with businesses to offer free parking on Seattle’s waterfront
SEATTLE – Great food, interesting shops, fun attractions and picturesque views. If those aren’t good enough reasons to visit Seattle’s waterfront on Mother’s Day, here’s one more – you can park there for free.
The Washington State Department of Transportation and the city of Seattle are teaming up with several waterfront businesses, restaurants and parking operators to offer up to four hours of free parking between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Mother’s Day, May 13. The promotion is one of several steps WSDOT and the Seattle Department of Transportation are taking to offset lost on-street parking due to construction of the State Route 99 tunnel and other work along the waterfront.
“The waterfront is open for business during construction and there’s plenty of parking to be found,” said Downtown Seattle Association President and CEO Kate Joncas. “Treat your mom to a cruise on Elliott Bay, explore the Seattle Aquarium or enjoy a relaxing brunch – it’s a great time to visit.”
Here’s how visitors can take advantage of the more than 1,100 free parking spaces available on Mother’s Day:
- Park at one of five participating parking facilities near the waterfront.
- Dine at a participating restaurant or visit a participating business.
- Request a validated parking ticket from your server or at a designated location by showing your receipt.
- Show your validated parking ticket to the attendant at one of the participating parking facilities to receive up to four hours of free parking.
Participating businesses include Alaskan Sourdough Bakery, Argosy Cruises, The Crab Pot Restaurant Bar, Elliott’s Oyster House, Fisherman’s Restaurant Bar, Ivar’s Acres of Clams, Ivar’s Pier 54 Fish Bar, Red Robin, The Salmon Cooker and Seattle Aquarium.
Parking facilities accepting the validations include Commuter Centre Garage (809 Western Ave.), Hillclimb Garage (1422 Western Ave.), Pike Place Market Garage (1531 Western Ave.), Watermark Tower Garage (1108 Western Ave.) and the Western Seneca parking lot (1101 Western Ave.).
For more information about the Mother’s Day parking promotion, visit www.downtownseattle.com/ThingsToDo/parkingpromo.
Future parking improvements on the waterfront
The Mother’s Day promotion is part of a larger effort to help waterfront businesses through SR 99 tunnel construction. Construction crews are currently building more than 60 temporary on-street parking spaces on Alaskan Way between Spring and Pike streets. The new spaces are scheduled to open on May 12.
“Tunnel construction has changed where people park when they visit the waterfront,” said Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program Administrator Linea Laird. “We’re doing everything we can to maximize parking and encourage people to visit neighborhoods near construction.”
Since August 2011, WSDOT and SDOT have been working to identify and implement strategies to mitigate for parking losses in Pioneer Square and on the waterfront. A plan to address the impacts of construction on short-term parking in these neighborhoods will be finalized in June.
For more information on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement program, visit www.alaskanwayviaduct.org/.
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Article source: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/05/03_SR99Waterfront-parking.htm
Chihuly glass-art center to open soon as Seattle Center spectacle
The centerpiece of Dale Chihuly’s permanent exhibit at Seattle Center is a glass conservatory where visitors can gaze up at the Space Needle framed by 1,250 colorful Persian glass pieces suspended from the ceiling.
It’s a quintessential Seattle scene — one the Space Needle and Chihuly corporations hope will draw 400,000 visitors a year.
Chihuly’s temporary exhibits, while popular around the world, have been squeezed into museums or worked into existing botanical gardens.
In contrast, the Chihuly Garden and Glass, at nearly 45,000 square feet, was designed by Chihuly himself. “What I wanted to do there was take the very best from all the museum shows I’ve done over the years and add a couple of new parts to it,” he said. “I’m so pleased with the results. It was beyond my expectations, really.”
Setting aside the controversy about Chihuly as an artist or his business acumen, the sheer volume of his work on display in the new exhibition is notable. His glass fills eight galleries. Some pieces spill from two wooden rowboats on a plexiglass pond. A long connecting walkway is decorated with seven of his giant trademark chandeliers. It’s a spectacle.
On seeing it for the first time, it’s hard to remember what was there before — the tired Fun Forest, which for all its happy memories had lost its charm.
Even those who have watched the daily transformation at the base of the Needle are awed.
“It really is his canvas,” said Ron Sevart, president and CEO of the Space Needle Corp. “He’s always creating.”
Hopes high at Center
The $20 million exhibition, financed by the Space Needle Corp., is a “huge shot in the arm” for the Center as it marks the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair, said Center director Robert Nellams.
“I thought it was going to be special, but I didn’t envision it being as special as it’s actually becoming,” he said.
It converts the Fun Forest into a landscaped garden — which is fenced and part of the exhibit — studded with Chihuly’s signature glass reeds, fronds and sculptures. The glass house and garden are lit at night, creating what the Seattle Center hopes will become a beacon on the campus.
As soon as it was proposed two years ago, the Chihuly project drew critics who said it was yet another paid attraction at one of the city’s favorite public spaces. Others criticized Chihuly as self-promoting and more focused on marketing than art.
In Seattle fashion, a yearlong process ensued. Nine proposals were submitted for the coveted space. Chihuly’s project won the support of a citizen’s committee, the mayor and City Council.
“What we heard through the controversy and through the process was just how important the space was,” said Leslie Chihuly, Dale’s wife and president of Chihuly Studio.
The project had its fans and detractors. But in the end, it may have won for financial reasons.
“I think that it’s great that we’re going to have the infusion of cash that it will bring with it,” said Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden. “It, as you know, is going to pay pretty good, fairly hefty rent.”
Under the lease agreement, Chihuly will pay an initial annual base rent of $350,000 for the site, the garden and an adjacent retail shop. After five years, the lease calls for annual rent payments to the city of $500,000, adjusted for inflation. The agreement includes an option to extend the lease for five additional successive terms of five years each.
The $15-$19 ticket prices are higher than the $12-$15 the Space Needle Corp. estimated in its proposal to the city, but Sevart, the CEO, said the price is comparable to similar attractions. “The project has evolved,” he said, adding that the exhibit will offer free days.
A second proposal to put public radio station KEXP at Seattle Center also was accepted by the city. The indie music station is raising money to move into the Northwest Rooms in late 2013 or 2014.
In addition, the Space Needle Corp. is committed to building a $1 million play area at Seattle Center. Work on that is scheduled to begin in the fall, after the 50-year anniversary celebration.
Gathering for a peek
Now that the Chihuly exhibit is a reality, gawkers gather along the edges of the fence to photograph landscapers putting the final touches on a garden that centers on Chihuly’s sculpture “the Sun,” thousands of curly, yellow glass spires formed into a fiery globe.
While paying visitors can wander through the garden, passers-by can see much of the outdoor artwork for free, as well as the suspended Persian glass, snaking along the high-ceiling glass house.
The glass house was inspired by Chihuly’s long love of conservatories, his effort, he said, “to make something that no one’s ever seen before … I just wanted to make it as stunning and as beautiful as I could.”
Inside the converted (and unrecognizable) old Fun Forest arcade building, Chihuly’s personal collections offer quirky surprises for ticket holders. Twenty-eight collections are on display in the cafe, where 82 accordions are suspended this way and that from the ceiling and one wall is filled with vintage radios.
Emily Heffter: 206-464-8246 or eheffter@seattletimes.com. On Twitter @EmilyHeffter.
Article source: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018198306_chihuly13m.html?syndication=rss
Celebrate Mom with Zoo Fun, Market Flowers, Free Boat Rides
Along with the pampering, flowers and Mother’s Day cards this weekend, treat mom and the family to a wildlife adventure at the “Mom and Me at the Zoo” event Saturday in Seattle.
Along with your favorite animal exhibits, keeper talks, raptor programs, giraffe and elephant feeding experiences, carousel rides and Willawong Station bird feeding at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, check out the zoo’s newest residents that just moved in last weekend, the warthogs in the African Savanna and Visayan warty pigs in the Tropical Forest exhibit. Special “Mom and Me” events in the North Meadow include kids’ bounce houses, craft activities and entertainment. Admission for moms is half price all day Saturday.
Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium also celebrates with half-price admission for moms Saturday. Festivities including the season opening of the Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater animal show and Budgie Buddies exhibit. Attractions at the zoo include meerkat babies, two clouded leopard cubs and a new Sumatran tiger in the Asian Forest Sanctuary.
Also geared toward Mother’s Day, the Pike Place Market Flower Festival offers a huge selection of fresh flowers from local growers Saturday and Sunday, one of several options for flower and garden-loving moms.
For a nature adventure out of the city, Cama Beach State Park hosts its annual Mother’s Day Sail, with free boat rides on historic vessels and music, nature programs and kids’ activities Saturday, and a Mother’s Day brunch Sunday, on Camano Island.
Check “Mother’s Day events” in Community Datebook for lots more options for a great Mother’s Day weekend.
The details
Mom and Me at the Zoo: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $11.50-$17.75, half price for mothers (206-548-2500 or www.zoo.org).
Point Defiance Zoo Aquarium: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Point Defiance Zoo Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; $6.25-$16, half price for mothers (253-591-5337 or www.pdza.org/calendar.php?eid163).
Pike Place Market Flower Festival: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Pike Place Market, 1501 Pike Place, Seattle (pikeplacemarket.org/).
Mother’s Day events, Cama Beach State Park: Free boat rides and shore activities, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, see www.cwb.org/content/cwb-cama-beach; Cama Beach Cafe brunch, $12-$25 by reservation, 10 a.m. and noon seatings Sunday (360-387-3266 or camabeachcafe.com), Cama Beach State Park, 1880 S. West Camano Drive, Camano Island; Discover Pass required for parking.
Article source: http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/5/10/celebrate_mom_with_zoo_fun_market.htm
Coast Hotels & Resorts Announces a New Contest in Honor of Its Delightful Dozen With 12 in 2012
SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwire -05/01/12)-
Good things come in dozens — donuts, roses and now a unique collection of properties featuring character and charm from Coast Hotels Resorts! Offering a seamless blend of exceptional value, comfort, first-rate service and amenities throughout Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington, Coast Hotels Resorts is celebrating its guests at all 12 properties with a new contest throughout the remainder of the year – 12 in 2012.
Kicking off in May, every Coast Hotels Resorts property will randomly select three guests to receive one of the following rewards upon check-in:
- A free room upgrade
- An overnight stay for only $12
- 1,200 Coast Reward bonus points
“We are passionate about offering a unique collection of affiliated properties and eager to celebrate the heart and soul of Coast Hotels Resorts — our guests,” said Coast Hotels Resorts president and CEO David Cottler. “Our properties continually strive to surprise and delight guests and we’re looking forward to taking that one step further with the launch of our new 12 in 2012 promotion.”
Additionally, anyone who stays at a Coast Hotels Resorts property between May 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 will be entered to win a grand prize of two free nights at all 12 Coast Hotels Resorts properties, for a total of 24 free nights to use throughout the following year. The grand prize drawing will take place in January 2013.
With its recent rebranding now complete, Coast Hotels Resorts merges the value of a national brand with the individual attention and appeal of a boutique hotel at each of its 12 properties. Consisting of a variety of owned, managed and leased personality-driven properties, Coast Hotels Resorts prides itself on providing a friendly and approachable atmosphere for guests, and strives to constantly surprise and delight:
- Walk-in freezer access for game hunters visiting Alaska’s Coast International Inn
- Bike rentals for Maui Coast guests wishing to tour the island on two wheels
- Historic charm and timeless beauty at The Benson Hotel — a favorite for celebrities and U.S. presidents visiting Portland, Oregon
“We pride ourselves on offering a diverse group of properties and are eager to show our appreciation to our guests,” said Cottler. “We remain committed to helping visitors continue to discover all that the West Coast has to offer with a blend of signature comfort, value and service from Coast Hotels Resorts.”
Coast Hotels Resorts consists of 12 West Coast properties which include:
- Anchorage, Ala.: Coast International Inn
- Seattle, Wash.: The Roosevelt; The Paramount; Coast Gateway Hotel
- Bellevue, Wash.: Coast Bellevue
- Wenatchee, Wash.: Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel
- Portland, Ore.: The Benson; The Paramount
- Kihei, Hawaii: Maui Coast
- Santa Barbara, Calif.: West Beach Inn
- Burbank, Calif.: Safari Inn; Coast Anabelle Hotel
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About Coast Hotels Resorts
Coast Hotels Resorts has owned, managed and franchised a unique collection of distinctive West Coast properties throughout the U.S. and Canada for more than 40 years. Known for providing a seamless blend of comfort, first-rate service and exceptional value, Coast properties continually surprise and delight guests with consistently friendly accommodations and a style and personality all their own. Coast Hotels Resorts are always conveniently located, affording both leisure and business travelers easy access to restaurants, theaters, local sight-seeing attractions and major airports. Current U.S. properties are located in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii. For more information, please visit our website at www.coasthotels.com/. If you would like to stay in touch with Coast Hotels Resorts, please “Like” us on Facebook at Coast Hotels Resorts USA or “Follow” us on Twitter at @CoastHotelsUSA.
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48 hours in: Seattle
The home of Jimi Hendrix, grunge music and coffee culture is ripe for
exploration as the winter rains cease.
Why go now?
This month marks 50 years of the iconic Space Needle, which opened in April,
1962, at the start of the Seattle World’s Fair. Built as an architectural
statement, this 184m tower has aged awkwardly. Its flying-saucer pinnacle is
frozen in time — a 1960s vision of how the future might look. But its
awkwardness makes it symbolic of a city that is gleefully idiosyncratic: a
hard-working port that’s full of culture and music. Seattle is also best
explored now, as the rains that douse it in winter recede.
Touch down
Seattle shares its air hub with neighbouring Tacoma. Sea-Tac Airport (tel: 001
206 787 5388; portseattle.org/Sea-Tac) sits 10 miles south of the city
centre. British Airways (tel: 0844 493 0787; ba.com) operates the sole
direct flight from the UK, a daily service from Heathrow. But American
Airlines (tel: 0844 499 7300; aa.com) flies every day from Heathrow via
Chicago, Dallas and New York (JFK) and from Manchester via New York (JFK)
and Chicago. Icelandair (tel: 084 4811 1190; icelandair.co.uk) flies each
day from Heathrow via Reykjavik.
A taxi ride to Downtown takes about 20 minutes, for $40 (27) but the Central
Link light railway is a cheaper transfer. Part of the Sound Transit network
that also covers buses and trains in the metropolitan area (tel: 001 888 889
6368; soundtransit.org), this easy option runs from the airport between 5am
and midnight (6am and 11pm Sundays), taking 40 minutes to drop you at
central stations including Pioneer Square. Singles $2.75 (1.80).
Get your bearings
The most north-westerly city in the contiguous US, Seattle huddles just 70
miles below the Canadian border. Although a port, it is separated from the
Pacific coast by the forested bulk of the Olympic peninsula. But, despite
this, the city is framed by water — the wide expanse of Elliott Bay to the
west, the pretty pocket of Lake Union to the north, the weekend playground
of Lake Washington lapping its affluent eastern flank.
The key portion of Seattle overlooks Elliott Bay, rising away from the water.
The Central Link cuts south to north (singles in the centre are $2/1.35),
with buses ($2.50/1.70) plugging the gaps, but the centre can be explored
on foot.
The Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau has an office at First Avenue and
Pike Street (tel: 001 206 461 5840; visit seattle.org), open daily 10am to
6pm. For details on Washington state, see experiencewa.com.
Visitors can save money with the Seattle CityPASS (citypass.com/seattle),
which is sold at the six attractions it covers (such as the Space Needle)
for $69 (46) and is valid for nine days.
Check in
A comfortable mid-range option is the Warwick Seattle Hotel at 401 Lenora
Street, which has doubles from $183 (122), including breakfast (tel: 001
206 448 1662; warwickwa.com). Cocooned in the maw of Pike Place Market at 86
Pine Street, the Inn at the Market (tel: 001 206 443 3600;
innatthemarket.com) has doubles from $274 (183), room only, as well as fine
views of Elliott Bay. For those seeking something a little quieter, the
Hyatt at Olive 8, on the east side of Downtown at 1635 Eighth Avenue (tel:
001 206 695 1234; olive8.hyatt.com), delivers wide-lobby calm. Doubles from
$256 (170), room only.
Take a hike
Begin in Pioneer Square, next to the bust of Chief Seattle, the 19th-century
leader of the local Duwamish tribe, after whom the city was named. This is
the spot where Seattle was founded in 1852, and it retains a liveliness in
adjacent cafs such as Caf Paloma, which sells lattes (Seattle is home to
more than 70 roasters) for $3 (2) at 93 Yesler Way (tel: 001 206 405 1920;
cafepaloma.com).
From here, test your legs against the gradient on which Downtown perches,
striding north up First Avenue. But pause at 1212, where the Cherry Street
Coffee House (tel: 001 206 264 9372; cherryst.com) lurks on the site of
Myers Music, the shop where one of Seattle’s most famous sons, Jimi Hendrix,
had his first guitar bought for him in 1959.
At the junction with University Street, turn left and take Harbor Steps down
to Alaskan Way. This part of the waterfront is a nest of amusement arcades
and cheap eateries, but Seattle Aquarium, at 1483 (tel: 001 206 386 4300;
seattleaquarium.org), does a splendid job of showcasing the wildlife that
resides in the chill swells of the Pacific Northwest. It is open daily
9.30am-5pm, tickets priced $20 (13), and is on the CityPASS roster.
Window shopping
Directly opposite the aquarium, the steps of the Pike Place Hillclimb lead up
into the maw of Pike Place Market, which straddles the four blocks between
Virginia and Union Streets.
Here, Local Color, at 1606 Pike Place (tel: 001 206 728 1717;
localcolorseattle.com), is an emblem for an arty city that loves its coffee,
selling work by Seattle painters alongside aromatic beans. A few doors down
at 1532, Sotto Voce specialises in gloopy olive oils of many varieties (tel:
001 800 487 0730; sottovoce.com).
At 92 Pike Street, Left Bank Books injects a note of studiousness with its
thick biographies and second-hand tomes (tel: 001 206 622 0195;
leftbankbooks.com). And Beecher’s Handmade Cheese sells all manner of
enticing companions to crackers at 1600 Pike Place (tel: 001 206 956 1964;
beechershandmadecheese.com).
For those seeking mainstream chances to spend, the Westlake Center (14) (tel:
001 206 467 1600; westlakecenter.com) does the classic American mall
experience at 400 Pine Street.
Lunch on the run
A market stalwart at 1517 Pike Place, Athenian revels in a menu heavy on
seafood (tel: 001 206 624 7166; athenianinn.com). Its Northwest sockeye
salmon with mango salsa ($17/11) is bettered only by its views of ferries
inching across Elliott Bay.
A walk in the park
Forge north along Western Avenue until you hit the Olympic Sculpture Park.
Pinned to the waterfront between Broad and Bay Streets
(tel: 001 206 332 1377; seattleartmuseum.org; daily, sunrise to sunset; free),
here is a grassy pocket where installations such as Alexander Calder’s giant
red steel Eagle are eyed by huge tankers idling in the bay.
An aperitif
Seattle is stuffed with watering holes, not least in gentrified Belltown. You
can sup $5 (3) beers at Frontier Room (tel: 001 206 956 7427;
frontierroom.com), 2203 First Avenue, and at 2200 Second Avenue, where The
Crocodile keeps its cool as a music bar where Nirvana once played (tel: 001
206 441 4618; thecrocodile.com). Skip up to 619 Pine Street, where Von’s
(19) (tel: 001 206 621 8667; vonsroasthouse.com) claims to make ‘Seattle’s
best martini’ for $3.50 (2.30).
Dining with the locals
Carnivores should head to Icon Grill at 1935 Fifth Avenue (tel: 001 206 441
6330; icongrill.com) for flat iron steak ($23/15). There is competition
from the Metropolitan Grill (21) at 820 Second Avenue (tel: 001 206 624
3287; themetropolitangrill.com), where a wide range of steaks includes the
14oz prime top sirloin for $40 (27). Wild Ginger, 1401 Third Avenue (tel:
001 206 623 4450; wildginger.net), serves Asian cuisine — the Thai beef
curry is $18.50 (12.30).
Sunday morning: go to church
St James Cathedral at 804 Ninth Avenue (tel: 001 206 622 3559;
stjames-cathedral.org), in the south-east of Downtown, is a haven of piety
in this often rock ‘n’ roll city. Completed in 1907, its broad doors swing
on to a calm interior of intricate mosaics and dark-blue stained glass.
Sunday Mass is at 8am, 10am, noon and 5.30pm. Open 7am to 7pm Sundays,
7.30am to 6pm Monday to Saturday.
Out to brunch
East of Downtown, Capitol Hill is a riotous zone of bars and eateries that
buzzes at night, but lunch is served with equal panache. The Other Coast
Cafe, at 721 East Pike Street (tel: 001 206 257 5927; othercoastcafe.com),
serves a juicy roast beef sourdough sandwich for $8.50 (5.70).
Cultural afternoon
Operating from 608 First Avenue at Pioneer Square, the Underground Tour (tel:
001 206 682 4646; undergroundtour.com) takes visitors below the streets to
the ruins of the Seattle that was burned in the Great Fire of 1889, and
buried in the subsequent reconstruction. Three blocks are explorable, and
tours leave on the hour, daily 10am to 7pm, for $16 (10.70).
Just up the hill at 1300 First Avenue, the Seattle Art Museum is the city’s
high brow (tel: 001 206 344 5275; seattleartmuseum.org; $15/10). Open 10am
to 5pm on Wednesdays and weekends, and 10am to 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays
(closed Monday and Tuesday), it offers a sweep of styles: Korean sculptor
Do-Ho Suh’s Some/One, where 40,000 dog tags are conjoined as a metaphor for
the subjugation of self in the military; Jackson Pollock’s 1947 Sea Change;
19th-century watercolours depicting the young US.
Take a ride
Another World’s Fair relic, the Seattle Monorail (tel: 001 206 9052620;
seattlemonorail.com) runs every 10 minutes (Sunday 8.30am to 9pm; Monday to
Thursday 7.30am to 9pm; Friday 7.30am to 11pm; Saturday 8.30am to 11pm) from
the Westlake Center. It covers the mile to the Seattle Center in three
minutes ($2.25/1 single). Here, the Experience Music Project at 325 Fifth
Avenue North (tel: 001 206 770 2700; empmuseum.org; daily 10am to 5pm; $18/
12) cements Seattle’s rep as a sonic city with exhibitions on great acts
(with Hendrix coming up later in the year on November 17) — in an outlandish
metal structure by Frank Gehry.
The icing on the cake
Next door, the Space Needle provides glorious city-wide panoramas that
transcend tourist clich (tel: 001 206 905 2100; spaceneedle.com). Lifts to
the observation deck cost $19 (12.70), and operate Sunday 9.30am to 9.30pm,
Monday to Thursday 10am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 9.30am-10.30pm.