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Minecraft with Your Meal, Gun Drop Boxes & More

The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today

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Munchies & Minecraft: Geekwire reports that a new burger shop is opening next month near the University of Washington that not only sells burgers but also lets you play Minecraft while you eat.  The restaurant is called CaliBurger and its website suggests that it will sell In-N-Out-type products, with “some tweaks to the In-N-Out formula that even some Southern California die-hards might find an improvement on the original.” While at the restaurant, you can charge your phones and play a local cooperative version of Minecraft from your smartphone on a customized map called “Cali Island.”

Return Policy: According to MyNorthwest.com, the City of Tacoma is considering implementing a gun drop box program, the first of its kind in the nation. The boxes would allow people to leave guns completely anonymously for the police. Currently, you can call law enforcement and have them pick up an unwanted or illegally owned firearm, and you can often do it anonymously. However, this program would cut out the face-to-face interaction with the police, which the City of Tacoma hopes will encourage more people to take part. There are hurdles to the program, including making sure no one can steal a gun out of the drop box, and making sure the boxes are in locations that wouldn’t cause disruption.

Arena Wringer: The infamous and elusive downtown Seattle arena proposal is back this week, reports KING 5. After getting unanimous approval from both the Downtown Design Review Board and the Seattle Design Commission, Chris Hansen’s arena proposal rests in the hands of the Seattle City Council. The Council needs to approve a permanent street closure on a portion of Occidental Avenue south of Safeco Field where the arena would be built in order for the plan to move forward. Opponents of the proposal include the Port of Seattle, the Mariners, and the International Longshoremen who are worried mostly about traffic. So far, a date is not set for the vote. 

Lousy Steering: Allstate Insurance conducted a recent study on the quality of drivers in America, and guess what? The study shows that Seattle has almost the worst drivers in the county, 184 out of a list of 200 cities surveyed. The Puget Sound Business Journal states that on average, drivers here get into an accident every 6.9 years. Portland bettered us by only one spot, Bellevue comes in at 174, and Tacoma ranks 164 on the list. Two other Washington cities on the list fared better—Vancouver at 94 and Spokane at 64.

Lucky 53: NFL Teams have to cut their rosters from 75 players to 53 players by September 5 at 4 p.m., according to SB Nation. You can see an ESPN projection for what the Seahawks might look like come Saturday here. Thankfully, the roster spot of our favorite skittles-salesman is safe. 

 

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m not ready to give up summer produce. Earlier this year, I wrote about Seattle chefs…

WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show

WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show

In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.

Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…

At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community

At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community

For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards. 

At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…

Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters

Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…