May 13th, 2009

This is why you don't arrest people for taking pictures UPDATE from REI

Well, there are several reasons why you shouldn’t arrest curious passers-by with cameras, but this is a big one. Remember that poor Seattle guy who got arrested for snapping a picture of an open ATM at REI? Well, snarky local Seattle rag The Stranger put that forbidden photo (already widely broadcast) right on the cover of their latest issue. I’m guessing Officer Friendly wishes he’d just told the… → Read More

May 18th, 2008

Outdoors retailer REI smitten with solar power, installs panels in several stores

Hooray for the environment, maybe! REI, the outdoor retailer (“rei” is also “king” in “Portuguese,” but pronounced like the English “hay”), will place solar panels on 11 of its stores in the western U.S. The panels will generate as much as 35 percent of the stores’ energy—isn’t that great! As a (reluctant) city person, I have no… → Read More