Wednesday, May 23, 2012 @ 2:32pm

Drinking while planning our infrastructure?

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 @ 9:48am

WSDOT says it wasn't their workers drinking on the job

KOMO TV reports employees at contractor KGM's offices were drinking at their desks, allegedly during business hours, as they worked on the $600 million 520 bridge replacement project.

The Washington Department of Transportation's Steve Pierce says it is unacceptable, but it likely will not affect their contract on the project.

"They went through a very extensive process with other bidders. They have a world renowned reputation for floating bridge expertise," he says.

And Pierce says KGM in general has an excellent safety record.

WSDOT has begun their own investigation to make sure no state workers were drinking on the job. At this point, Pierce says, they have no reason to believe any of them were. He says when they would have 520 bridge meetings in the KGM offices, state workers never noticed anyone drinking.

The Secretary of Transportation has sent an email to all state transportation workers reminding them of Washington's strict no-alcohol policy and asking them to report any violations.

Pierce is confident in the multiple levels of quality control checks in place on the 520 project. He says drivers eventually traveling on that new bridge have no reason to be worried for their safety.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 @ 8:46am

Photos: A day in the life of Dori Monson Show!

Find out what Dori and Jake do during an average day at KIRO Radio.

Photos: A day in the life of The Dori Monson Show

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 @ 2:46pm

Interview: On a ledge, this boy survived the 270-foot waterfall

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 @ 2:16pm

BIG Surprise: Seattle traffic is 7th worst in nation

Monday, May 21, 2012 @ 3:41pm

Another reason for cameras in the classroom

Monday, May 21, 2012 @ 10:55am

Dori throws rocks at new Chihuly glass house

The Space Needle towers over "The Sun," center, and the Glasshouse, left, at the new Dale Chihuly Garden and Glass museum at the Seattle Center.(AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)

Chihuly Garden and Glass, featuring colorful glass art created by Dale Chihuly, has finally opened at the base of the Space Needle.

The exhibit replaces children's rides in the area known as the Fun Forest on the 50th anniversary of the center, and Dori is extremely unimpressed.

"I'm just sick of how out of touch people have taken the city of my youth and turned it into their vision of adult snobbery and that's what bugs me the most," Dori laments.

"Do you know how much it would cost me to take my wife and girls if in a billion years any of us wanted to go look at glass art? If I want to look at glass art, I'll look at many of the fine shops."

Dori went down to the Fun Forest for one final farewell during the exhibit's groundbreaking last summer.

Would you rather take a ride in the Gravitron or stand around looking at glass?

"For 15 bucks they should give you one of those old softballs from the midway and let you bust a few of the things," Dori says.

Photos: Inside Seattle Center's new Chihuly museum

Friday, May 18, 2012 @ 3:38pm

Dori gets his own hot dog, the Dori Dog

Dori doesn't like a lot of the standard hot dog toppings, like mustard, relish, or sauerkraut so picking out something at PO Dogs wouldn't be easy.

But Dori is in luck because the Seattle restaurant created a dog just for Dori, aptly named the Dori Dog.

Toppings include: Sriracha, mac n' Cheese, and jalapenos.

You can try one out for yourself at the Ballard PO Dogs location (2014 NW Market Street) until May 31. After that, it's a popularity contest.

"We'll see how this one goes," said owner Laura Wilson.

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