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Gamesmanship
Oct. 23rd, 2009 04:44 pmIf you're a voter in Kent (or Renton, or elsewhere in the Public Hospital District served by Valley Medical Center), and you don't belong to the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
life_in_kent community, I just made a post I think you should see.
If you're not a voter for that district, the details don't directly apply to you (thankfully).
Executive Summary: One of the Board members has not been able to build consensus among his colleagues to his satisfaction. Rather than do his job and either compromise or try to be more persuasive, he's out to replace Board members to ones he feels he can work with more easily. My own course of action will be to vote for existing Board members Carolyn Parnell and Mike Miller, if for no other reason than to discourage this type of gamesmanship and shirking of public responsibilities.
I take Valley Med a little personally, since that's where I was first taken in response to my heart attack.
life_in_kent community, I just made a post I think you should see.If you're not a voter for that district, the details don't directly apply to you (thankfully).
Executive Summary: One of the Board members has not been able to build consensus among his colleagues to his satisfaction. Rather than do his job and either compromise or try to be more persuasive, he's out to replace Board members to ones he feels he can work with more easily. My own course of action will be to vote for existing Board members Carolyn Parnell and Mike Miller, if for no other reason than to discourage this type of gamesmanship and shirking of public responsibilities.
I take Valley Med a little personally, since that's where I was first taken in response to my heart attack.
Fusion Factory
Aug. 28th, 2009 12:40 am2 out of 5 stars on Yelp
415 N Central Ave
Kent, WA 98032
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This was formerly an Indian restaurant, Clay Oven. Fusion Factory opened in August 2009.
The idea is interesting: Build a fast food restaurant that has two cuisines, Chinese and Italian.
The name is somewhat deceptive, though. By calling it "Fusion Factory," I was hoping for a true blend of the two. Something like a poor man's version of the Marco Polo Supper Club from Scottsdale, AZ about ten years ago, whose Chef, Scott Tompkins, described their approach as, "The menus are an infusion of Oriental sauces with Italian noodles and Chinese or Asian noodles with Italian sauces."
That's not what you get here, alas. What you get are Chinese and Italian dishes completely separated. "Combos" are available for $5, but the combinations are entirely within each sphere -- ie, chow mein, rice, and an entree on the Chinese side, and pasta of various stripes on the Italian side. They're also, at least so far, making things well in advance and then keeping them in steam trays.
I understand they're new; I understand they're lightly traveled so far; I understand they appear to be a couple owning and operating the place. But one point of comparison would be Gyros 2 Go in Redmond, which has a smaller kitchen, smaller seating area, the same "only" two people working the kitchen -- and yet manage to get things out fresh.
I wish them the best of luck.
415 N Central Ave
Kent, WA 98032
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This was formerly an Indian restaurant, Clay Oven. Fusion Factory opened in August 2009.
The idea is interesting: Build a fast food restaurant that has two cuisines, Chinese and Italian.
The name is somewhat deceptive, though. By calling it "Fusion Factory," I was hoping for a true blend of the two. Something like a poor man's version of the Marco Polo Supper Club from Scottsdale, AZ about ten years ago, whose Chef, Scott Tompkins, described their approach as, "The menus are an infusion of Oriental sauces with Italian noodles and Chinese or Asian noodles with Italian sauces."
That's not what you get here, alas. What you get are Chinese and Italian dishes completely separated. "Combos" are available for $5, but the combinations are entirely within each sphere -- ie, chow mein, rice, and an entree on the Chinese side, and pasta of various stripes on the Italian side. They're also, at least so far, making things well in advance and then keeping them in steam trays.
I understand they're new; I understand they're lightly traveled so far; I understand they appear to be a couple owning and operating the place. But one point of comparison would be Gyros 2 Go in Redmond, which has a smaller kitchen, smaller seating area, the same "only" two people working the kitchen -- and yet manage to get things out fresh.
I wish them the best of luck.
Current conditions
Jul. 29th, 2009 02:30 pmFrom Weather Underground's 98030 listing:
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East Hill, Kent, WA
104.4 °F 64 °F 27%
East Hill, Kent, WA
104.0 °F 49 °F 16%
Kent East Hill, Kent, WA
100.0 °F 56 °F 25%
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That would be temperature; dew point; humidity. Each reading is a different reporting station in the neighborhood.
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East Hill, Kent, WA
104.4 °F 64 °F 27%
East Hill, Kent, WA
104.0 °F 49 °F 16%
Kent East Hill, Kent, WA
100.0 °F 56 °F 25%
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That would be temperature; dew point; humidity. Each reading is a different reporting station in the neighborhood.
Suburbia Coffee -- sidewalk
Jan. 24th, 2008 04:04 amFrom the sidewalk, showing the cool pink metal patio chairs.
Suburbia Coffee -- outside
Jan. 24th, 2008 04:04 amFrom the outside, showing how it fits in a vintage art deco brick building.
Suburbia Coffee -- interior
Jan. 24th, 2008 04:03 amSuburbia is the kind of place any city's Economic Development office would kill for. It's a friendly face for a revitalizing downtown. It's a clubhouse and meeting place. It's a gallery. It has an owner who is deeply committed to the community. And it serves damned fine coffee (to coin a phrase).
Right now, Suburbia's future is in doubt, mostly because they've been let down by circumstances. It looks like Second St is about to be closed again. The two corner properties at 2nd and Meeker continue to stand idle, tied up in either bureaucratic snafus, litigious owners, or both.
You could just stand by, and let this happen. Or you could go there today, say hello to Adrienne the owner, and get a good cup of joe with a great danish. Or blueberry coffeecake. Or bagel breakfast sandwich. Or a juice.
It's up to you.
Right now, Suburbia's future is in doubt, mostly because they've been let down by circumstances. It looks like Second St is about to be closed again. The two corner properties at 2nd and Meeker continue to stand idle, tied up in either bureaucratic snafus, litigious owners, or both.
You could just stand by, and let this happen. Or you could go there today, say hello to Adrienne the owner, and get a good cup of joe with a great danish. Or blueberry coffeecake. Or bagel breakfast sandwich. Or a juice.
It's up to you.
