Fewer overdue books, too: A librarian at the downtown Everett Public Library is making a name for herself — and the name is “unshine” — as a member of the Camaro Harem roller derby term, part of the Everett-based Jet City Rollergirls league, whose women are known for throwing an elbow when necessary.
Now maybe you’ll pay attention when you’re shushed in the library.
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Attention, Hempfest organizers: It’s not too late to switch locations: Plans are again percolating to build a 60-foot-tall Lava Lamp as a tourist attraction in Soap Lake, a small town in Eastern Washington.
Once the Lava Lamp is up and bubbling, the Chamber of Commerce has proposed hanging a 20-foot Black Light above the town square and stringing a beaded curtain across Highway 28 at the city limits.
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Curse words fly free: Despite improvements in arriving on time, not bumping passengers from flights and not losing luggage, complaints to the federal Department of Transportation about airline performance were up 28 percent. And the airlines are at a loss to understand why.
The Buzz would be happy to discuss passengers’ collective unhappiness with the airlines, but we do charge a fee of $25 per explanation.
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