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By Lauren Mang August 25, 2015

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For the Veruca Salts of the world, online retailer Amazon has at last expanded its one-hour delivery Prime Now service to Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland and will expand to other zip codes soon. (The service had initially launched back in December in Manhattan, much to Seattleites’ dismay.) According to KING 5 News, “Prime Now is a benefit available through the mobile app exclusively for Prime members.” Users–from 8 a.m. to midnight any day of the week–can use the mobile app to select all sorts of goodies that they must have now, all with the option of free two-hour delivery or one-hour delivery for $7.99.

And as Amazon turns up the heat on delivery speed and efficiency, other retailers are trying to compete. Sort of. Minneapolis-based Target is testing faster delivery times that “come close to matching Amazon’s speed and reliability,” Geekwire reports. The program, which could launch this fall, will ship items within two to three days, an upgrade from its previous ship times of seven to 10 days.

Help wanted: Washington and Oregon are looking for volunteers to help fight wildfires. KOMO News reports that Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is seeking “citizen volunteers” with “red cards showing they have wildland firefighter training” or individuals with “blue cards showing firefighting equipment training.” Go here to learn more about how you can assist during this difficult time. 

New art has landed at 300 Boren Ave. N in South Lake Union. Sculptor Marcus Devine, who according to The Seattle Times, creates dragon sculptures out of copper, iron, steel and scrap metal, has constructed a “12-foot tall, two-ton” fire-breathing dragon masterpiece that will overlook a construction site that will eventually be an Amazon building.

 

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