"My Umbrella" by AaronBrethorst. West Seattle Blog was at the Seattle Public Schools board meeting last night to hear the discussion on final recommendations for school closures. She posts running updates from the conversation and links to the Save Seattle Schools blog, which was also posting to-the-minute commentary.Burien's B-Town Blog has also been busy going to city meetings. Gina Bourdage has detailed notes from a recent City of Burien open house ...

tags: north highline, label mates, minute commentary, seattle schools, seattle public schools, neighborhood news, city meetings, nwest, school closures, gay bars, common market, annexation, capitol hill, riff, board meeting, open house, umbrella, coffee

There's a trail plan underway that would enable bicyclists to visit dozens of Colonial and Civil War-era historic sites from a single off-road trail. Bicycling advocates and history buffs are working to link 11 bicycle trails in the mid-Atlantic states to create a 185-mile circular historical bike route. Called the Grand History Trail, the project would fill in the gaps between trails in Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Along the way, it would connect the historic cities of ...

tags: grand history, history trail, atlantic states, bicyclists, mid atlantic, landmarks, civil war, dozens, trail plan

Today, I coined a new word: rapromo. Whaddat? Exhibit A: Gossip Girl rap from the Southern Mothers. Exhibit B: The Wire rap from Mad Skillz. Both quasi-parodies appear to be solicited by the producers of the show. Is this an interesting new marketing trend? Banal brand extension? The death of hip-hop? And ends to a means? The weakest attempt to create a meme you've ever seen?

tags: southern mothers, gossip girl, marketing trend, new marketing, parodies, producers, rap, hip hop