October 2009

First coffee stands...now restaurants?

Bikinis are the new uniform for Johnny Spuds in Mountlake Terrace.

The restaurant claims it is the first in the nation to feature bikini bartenders.

Every night at 9:30 p.m., the bar will transform into "an establishment with attractive, tastefully dressed sexy bartenders."

Hooters: watch your back.

When you think firefighters, the color red often comes to mind, but not here.

Sure, the trucks are red, the helmets' black, and the uniforms are normally blue. But this week, the firefighters at Lynnwood's Station 15 are pretty in pink.

"Well, maybe it's a little more of a tough guy image than in pink," said firefighter Julian Aceto.

They're putting on pink for a purpose -- they don't just fight fires, they want to fight breast cancer.

"Unfortunately we see a lot of people at the end stage of this," said Lt. Dennis Kelly. "And if we can get people to detect this early and prevent it will make our job easier."

Kelly says 70 percent of Station 15's calls are emergency medical calls. The shirts serve as a mammogram reminder. In this male dominated department, cancer has touched too many lives.

"My grandmother was a breast cancer survivor," said firefighter Jason Turner.

"My wife had her annual mammogram and had a very scary result," added firefighter Phil Pons.

When firefighters show up in pink, people notice.

"We get a lot of joking around from other firefighters to basic interest from the public," said firefighter Chris Olson.

Leave it to firefighters to make health care an even hotter topic, just ask volunteer Carol Miller.

"They're firemen," she said. "They look good in any color and pink is real good."

The firefighters are also selling pink T-shirts out of their Lynnwood headquarters and donating proceeds to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

The FBI is investigating an armed robbery that happened Thursday afternoon at the Bank of America on 196th St. SW.

They say two men busted into the bank wearing all black and masks. One of the robbers was carrying a shotgun.

The pair jumped over the counter and robbed the teller before firing a shot on their way out.

A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the robbers.

If you know anything, call the FBI at (206) 622-0460.

This week, firefighters at Station 15 are wearing pink - for a purpose.

The guys in blue are switching it up to raise awareness for breast cancer.

You can buy your own pink "T" at Lynnwood Fire headquarters. All donations will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.