Seattle Represent!

Tickets went on sale at 10am today for the Seahawks 2009 season. Tickets are still available (at the time of writing this article) for all dates except the home opener. Seats are priced $49 and up. Tickets will likely sell out before the season starts, so visit Ticketmaster soon to purchase yours.

Not letting their December disappointment hold them back, The Mariners take on an old foe come May 11th — the Déjà Vu strip club. The team is attempting to use a 2007 city law – which prohibits adult cabarets within 800 feet of schools, community centers, and parks and open space – to block the opening of the club, citing that Safeco Field, Safeco Plaza, Edgar Martinez Plaza, and the Edgar Martinez Drive South overpass all fall under the realm of parks and open space. Continue Reading…

Last night, Ken Griffey Jr. made it official, and agreed to return to Seattle for a 1 year contract as designated hitter. The “house that Griffey built” will house its superstar one more time. It is unclear if Griffey will retire after this season, but fans are excited to have Seattle’s first baseball superstar back where he belongs. His 2 million dollar salary is nothing compared to what he will bring in attendance and energy to a team with a 100 million dollar payroll.

None of us will forget his impact on Seattle and youthful energy he brought to the team in the early nineties, as well as his major contribution to the 1995 “Refuse to Lose” Mariners postseason run. Griffey remains an untainted superstar from an era that produced stars in question like McGwire, Bonds, Clemens, and many more – he’s just what Seattle needs.

Does anyone else miss the Kingdome? Remember that ugly gray mass that used to inhabit the area where Safeco field now stands? Though universally deplored, I really liked the Kingdome, and I had many good memories watching Mariners games there as a kid. There was something warm and likeable about that very cold concrete exterior. The Kingdome stood for the old Seattle, before the town was awash in high rise condos and upscale luxury boutiques. Continue Reading…

A business permit for a new strip next to Safeco Field named Déjà Vu has been issued by the city of Seattle. The club is another extension of Roger Forbes’ Déjà Vu chain. Continue Reading…