Creating the first Torah scribed by women
In Seattle, participants assemble the first Torah known to be made by women. Completed after eight years of work, the Torah was scribed collectively by a group of women scattered across the globe. Read more.
Ike Ditzenberger’s touchdown
This is a great story that shows some of the good that can happen when schools and communities commit to inclusion. A few years ago, Ike Ditzenberger, a Snohomish High School student who has Down syndrome, was beginning to disengage from others. He then joined the football team. Meeting Ike, it was great to see how much he interacts with his classmates. He’s a part of the team. The video below is the story of how Ike scored a touchdown. Seattle Times sports columnist Steve Kelley did a great job with this column. And Seattle Times photographer Mark Harrison captured great moments in this photo gallery.
With the cooperation of the Lake Stevens football team, Ike Ditzenberger, who has Down syndrome and plays for the Snohomish High School football team, scored a 51-yard touchdown during a September 24 game at Snohomish.
“Halo: Reach” Seattle Launch Event
“Halo” creators and fans celebrated the launch of the series’ latest video game during an event at the Experience Music Project.
Flying radio-controlled seaplanes
On every Thursday with good weather for flying, the Lake Sawyer Hawks club meets at the Ferdinand boat launch site on Lake Washington to fly R/C seaplanes.
Community news site partnership
The Seattle Times has forged partnerships with 27 of the best neighborhood and niche-topic blogs in the metro area.
Inside the 787 flight simulator
On a media tour of the new flight simulator for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, I was amazed at how realistic the simulation was. As the plane “took off” and I could see the horizon shifting outside the windows, I felt my stomach drop. Looking behind me through, I could see the rest of the room through an open door – we had not moved an inch. My body had been completely fooled by the visual cues. Such a strange sensation.
Here’s a look inside the simulator, which will be used to teach pilots to fly the Dreamliner.
Boeing instructor pilot Gregg Pointon demonstrates the new Dreamliner flight simulator. The simulator will be used to train new pilots to fly the 787.
Recycling a coffee cup
Waste Management’s Rita Smith explains what happens to your coffee cup after you toss it in a recycling bin. Read more.
Speed climbing attempt on Everest
Especially after reading Jon Krakkauer’s book, “Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster,” it was pretty amazing to see helmet camera video from Chad Kellogg and hear his account of an attempted summit. I’ve certainly never met anyone before who has referred to summiting Everest by standard means as “admirable, but … not pushing my limits.” Good luck on all your future climbs, Chad. Be safe.
Seattle-based climber Chad Kellogg, who holds a variety of climbing records, attempted to set the fastest time to climb Mt. Everest in May 2010. Though he failed to summit, Kellogg is training for another attempt in 2011. Read more.
Boeing unmanned vehicles on ground display at Farnborough
Seattle Times aviation reporter Dominic Gates has been reporting from the Farnborough International Airshow. He sent me Flip video clips of a tour of unmanned vehicles Boeing is developing and I was able to edit them into the following pieces. For more coverage from the air show, check out Dominic’s blog.
Boeing unmanned aircraft: ScanEagle
Boeing unmanned aircraft: Integrator
Boeing unmanned aircraft: Camcopter and Little Bird
Boeing unmanned aircraft: Hummingbird
Boeing unmanned aircraft: Phantom Ray
A house is moved to its new home
Scheduled to be demolished, a 1924-vintage house in West Seattle was instead purchased by Beth Koutsky and Jacques White. They had it moved across West Seattle in the early hours of Sunday, to a lot that Koutsky and White own.
Best of the Northwest | Nordstrom
As a part of the Seattle Times’ Best of the Northwest special report on the top businesses in the region, here’s an interview with Nordstrom company president Blake Nordstrom.
Company president Blake Nordstrom talks with Seattle Times retail reporter Amy Martinez about the evolution of the “Nordstrom Way,” from the retailer’s Northwest heritage to its future in the digital age.
Best of the Northwest | Todd Shipyards
As a part of the Seattle Times’ Best of the Northwest special report on the top businesses in the region, here’s a profile on Todd Shipyards, a Seattle-based ship-building and repair facility.
Founded in 1916, Todd Shipyards does shipbuilding and repair work on both military and commercial vessels. CEO Steve Welch talks about the company.
Best of the Northwest | Schnitzer Steel Industries
As a part of the Seattle Times’ Best of the Northwest special report on the top businesses in the region, here’s a profile on Schnitzer Steel Industries, a metal recycling business.
The core of Schnitzer Steel Industries is its scrap business. The company collects old autos, railcars, construction debris and other scrap metal to sort and shred for recycling.
Reactions to the design of Seattle’s EMP
I’ve been working with Seattle Times multimedia intern Brionna Friedrich on this Pacific Northwest Magazine piece on Seattle’s Experience Music Project building. 10 years after the completion of the Frank Gehry-designed structure, the museum’s architecture continues to draw strong opinions from visitors and Seattleites alike.
Ten years after the completion of construction on the Experience Music Project, visitors to Seattle Center react to the museum’s design.
Learning trapeze at SANCA
Cliff DesPeaux shot video of Seattle Times’ Marian Liu testing SANCA’s claim that they can teach anyone to use the trapeze.
Seattle’s School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts claims that they can teach the circus arts to anyone. Seattle Times reporter Marian Liu tests that claim from the flying trapeze.
Fashion designer Banchong Douangphrachanh
Banchong Douangphrachanh is one of several local independent and emerging designers showing their collection at Seattle Fashion Week.
Tricycle racing
The Trike for Beers race was a great field test for my new Steadicam Merlin, as I had to run down the course and try to keep up with everyone hurdling down Queen Anne Hill. This was an incredibly fun event to watch. You can find more info on the annual event here.
Participants in the Trike for Beers event, a fundraiser for Seattle Rider Biker Down fund, race down Queen Anne Hill on tiny tricycles.
Premiere of new opera “Amelia”
With eight performances between May 8 and May 22, 2010, Seattle Opera will be hosting the world premiere of “Amelia,” a new opera performed in English and Vietnamese.
Garfield jazz band practices for Essentially Ellington
The Garfield High School jazz ensemble has been invited to participate in the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program in New York. Last year, Garfield won the competition.