. . -- MDXLIV -- Hey, wait a minute -- what the hell? People told me when it was first announced that the cancellation of the Fourth of Jul-Ivar's fireworks show was only for this year and would return next year. Well, thanks to the West Seattle blog, I found Ivar's original press release about it, and "After 44 years, Ivar’s Seafood Restaurants has opted to discontinue its '4th of Jul-Ivar’s' community fireworks show" sure sounds permanent to me! This really, really sucks. It means... read more
