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Saturday Fizz: Friday

By Morning Fizz December 12, 2009


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There was a parade of posts on the site yesterday. Here's all the action in one place in case you missed something.

Definitely read Heidi (aka BookNerd's) contrarian take on Elliott Bay Books. Wow, Heidi. And Erica and Glenn (aka TechNerd) also have some must reads here. Meanwhile, I'm still on about the state budget. Teo too.

1. More on the McGinn Shakeup

Conventional wisdom is that Mayor Greg Nickels' longtime budget guru Dwight Dively won big because Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn kept him on as Finance Director. Erica sees it differently.

Plus she's got more names of people likely to be on the McGinn squad.

2.
T-Shirt Alert

ObamaNerd tries on some racist tees.

3.
Vulcan's Fast Tack-Legislation May Hit Speed Bump

Erica continues to monitor a South Lake Union rezone—and puts the spotlight on new council members Sally Bagshaw and Mike O'Brien.

4.
Found Sounds and Designing Gods

Chris Kissel plans your weekend with PubliCalendar: Health care demo; long hair music; Fantagraphics party; urban planning history; and indie rock therapy.

5.
Elliott Bay is Just Not That Into Me

BookNerd says the problem is simple: They didn't run a good bookstore.

6.
TechNerd on KUOW

Glenn takes his commie thesis to KUOW.

7.
Budget Report, Part 3: "The People Whose Business Practices Got Us Into This Mess in the First Place."

A list of over $1 billion in bourgeois-y tax breaks that could fix the budget shortfall.

8.
Extra Fizz: Nickels' Top Fund-Raiser Joins Biochemical Firm

Exactly what the headline says.

9.
Greg Nickels and 42 Others "Like This"

Mazel Tov to local music industry advocate and civil rights activist Dave Meinert and his girlfriend Mandy Park.

10.
Xmas and Non-Xmas Recommendations for Tonight

Alexandra, aka FilmNerd, has some weekend movie recs.

11.
UW Students Organize Against Budget Cuts

The end of student aid rouses the youth from their slumber.

12.
Playing Doctor: Penny Arcade Gives Free Games to Children's Hospitals.

Local gaming company does right by kids. GameNerd reports.

13.
The Killer App of 1900

Glenn has another theory: Broadband in 2009 is electricity in 1900.

14.
From the Cola Archives: SHARE Clients Say They Were Forced to Participate in Protests

Classic Cola from Year 1: Revisiting Erica's troubling scoop about homeless advocates.

15.
Saying What they Mean

Morning Fizz has the news on Mayor Nickels daughter, Governor Gregoire's latest hire, and the Chamber of Commerce cocktail party.
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