The Willard Smith Planetarium is just one more good reason to visit the Pacific Science Center on the Seattle Center Campus. With the goal of inspiring a lifelong interest in the science of astronomy, the culture of astronomy and the experience of the night sky, the Planetarium makes learning about our bigger world out there fun and entertaining.
Currently, there are two visitor options at the Planetarium:
Peek into the Planetarium on Saturday and Sunday at noon. Its an open house, pre-schooler friendly, and is a quick way to learn a little bit about the sky above us. This is the only Planetarium program open to children under four years of age.
The Star Show is a great opportunity to visit the night sky and learn about what youre seeing. Youll get a handy little star map, so you can use it as a reference when you get home. Its fun to watch the sky change and the seasons progress.
There is also a feature focus following the Saturday and Sunday Star Show, giving you an opportunity to learn a little bit more about a rotating astronomy topic.
Location: Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Avenue North
Dates & Times: Peek into the Planetarium offered on Saturday and Sunday at noon. The Star Show is Monday - Friday at 3:15, and Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm. Seating is first come, first seated, and no late seating is permitted. Children under four years of age are not admitted to the planetarium, except for Peek into the Planetarium.
Admission: The Planetarium admission is covered as part of your admission to Pacific Science Center. Admission to the Science Center if $10 for adults, $8.50 for seniors, $7 children (ages 3 - 12), and under three, FREE.
Consider a Pacific Science Center membership if youll be going more than once a year. The value really pays off, and you can just pop in for special events.
Photo credit: Starman Mike
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Sometimes I really have a craving for a burger. Not a gourmet burger, all dressed up with highbrow condiments and accompaniments. Just a good old greasy cheese burger, an order of fries along side, some tartar sauce to go with the fries, and a rich, thick milk shake. Sure, it may be a heart attack waiting to happen but when I have that craving, nothing satisfies quite like a trip to Dicks.
Dicks drive-in has been a Seattle institution since the early 1950s. Born out of the idea that Americans were on the move, Dick Spady and his partners opened the first Dicks drive-in in the Wallingford District, on January 28, 1954. The goal was to offer the classic meal of a burger, fries and a shake quickly and cheaply, while still providing a fresh and tasty product.
Unlike many of its fast food competitors, Dicks had no interest in turning itself into a national franchise. The founders were family men, and wanted to spend time at home rather than traveling the country setting up a business. They focusrd their growth on expansion in the greater Seattle area. Four more locations cropped up: Capitol Hill (on Broadway), Ballard (on Holman Road), on Lake City Way, and on lower Queen Anne. Five locations in all, and all five still in business today serving burgers, fries and shakes fast food, using fresh ingredients, at a fair price.
What makes Dicks consistently rank in the top Seattle locations for a burger? They use 100% beef, always fresh, never frozen, delivered daily. The buns are also fresh and never frozen. The fries come from real potatoes; you wont see any of those frozen, preformed fries at at Dicks. They are then deep fried in 100% vegetable oil, and served with just the right amount of greasiness. The shakes are hand dipped and individually whipped, reminiscent of an old time ice cream shop.
The menu hasnt changed much over the 50 plus years that Dicks has been in business. A couple of new burgers were added, as was Diet Coke. Thats about it! When you do what you do well, you just dont need to tinker with it.
Besides serving quality fast food, Dicks has also been an upstanding member of the Seattle community. In a business that has a high level of turnover, its significant that most Dicks employees have worked in the company in excess of two years. Their labor practices rival the top in the industry, and they are known for paying wages well above industry standard, providing 100% employer paid health insurance, and providing subsidized dental insurance and childcare assistance. Dicks helps to fund a number of charitable causes, and encourages its employees with financial incentives to donate their time to community service as well.
In a business that largely employs students, one of the huge benefits that Dicks offers is its educational scholarships. These scholarships, valid at any college or university, vocational program or self improvement program, gives annual grants up to a combined total of $15,000 per individual. Working at Dicks has become a great way to put yourself through college.
Locations: Dicks has five locations.
Wallingford (the original), 111 NE 45th Street
Capitol Hill, 115 Broadway Avenue
Ballard, 9208 Holman Road NW
Lake City, 12325 30th Avenue NE
Queen Anne, 500 Queen Anne Avenue No.
Hours: Seven days a week, 10:30 am - to 2:00 am
I last went to Dicks after my visit to Woodland Park Zoo. I had what I always have: a Dicks deluxe, an order of fries with tartar sauce, and a chocolate shake. Yummmmmmmmmm!
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Seattle speeders slow down! Cause if you dont, its going to cost you an additional $10 per violation (effective July 1st).
While part of the reason for the increase in the fee for a speeding ticket is to help provide an incentive for law abiding behavior, thereby avoiding high risk driving habits, the additional revenue generated by the fee increase will go to form a enforcement task for reducing car theft. (Washington ranks very high nationally in annual car thefts.)
The moral of this story: Slow down and lock your car!
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Ill admit it, I LOVE food!
So its with great excitement that I share with you the current theme day for the b5media Travel & Culture bloggers. The theme Food!
Read about a number of delicious choices, one that seems rather, uh. . . questionable, and ponder the politics of food. Its a great round up of information on a delicious topic.
Youll find the round up at 
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Sometimes I really have a craving for a burger. Not a gourmet burger, all dressed up with highbrow condiments and accompaniments. Just a good old greasy cheese burger, an order of fries along side, some tartar sauce to go with the fries, and a rich, thick milk shake. Sure, it may be a heart attack waiting to happen but when I have that craving, nothing satisfies quite like a trip to Dicks.
Dicks drive-in has been a Seattle institution since the early 1950s. Born out of the idea that Americans were on the move, Dick Spady and his partners opened the first Dicks drive-in in the Wallingford District, on January 28, 1954. The goal was to offer the classic meal of a burger, fries and a shake quickly and cheaply, while still providing a fresh and tasty product.
Unlike many of its fast food competitors, Dicks had no interest in turning itself into a national franchise. The founders were family men, and wanted to spend time at home rather than traveling the country setting up a business. They focusrd their growth on expansion in the greater Seattle area. Four more locations cropped up: Capitol Hill (on Broadway), Ballard (on Holman Road), on Lake City Way, and on lower Queen Anne. Five locations in all, and all five still in business today serving burgers, fries and shakes fast food, using fresh ingredients, at a fair price.
What makes Dicks consistently rank in the top Seattle locations for a burger? They use 100% beef, always fresh, never frozen, delivered daily. The buns are also fresh and never frozen. The fries come from real potatoes; you wont see any of those frozen, preformed fries at at Dicks. They are then deep fried in 100% vegetable oil, and served with just the right amount of greasiness. The shakes are hand dipped and individually whipped, reminiscent of an old time ice cream shop.
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