Animal Critical Care and Emergency Services (ACCES) has opened a 24-hour satellite office in Renton this month. Now we who live in Seattle's No Man's Land -- north of the cut, west of the bridge, east of Lake Washington -- have round-the-clock, intensive care unit (ICU) care that does not require freeway travel to Lynnwood, Kirkland, Tacoma or Lake City Way (the original ACCES clinic).Located at 4208 Lind Ave. SW in Renton -- across the street from IKEA -- ACCES providers say that they fill a void of emergency care in South Seattle, Kent and Federal Way. The phone number is 206.364.1660.
Who would've thought that we'd be driving to Renton -- the self proclaimed "center of opportunity" -- for our pets' emergency-care needs? For years we mocked the city's motto ("ahead of the curve"). What the hell does that mean? The bellwether curve? A municipal grading curve? Deadman's curve?
We should've been suspicious when the Seattle Seahawks relocated its team headquarters from Kirkland to a state-of-the-art facility in Renton. Suddenly, our neighbor to the south developed clout that comes with a National Football League (NFL) franchise and its billionaire owner.
Now Renton has IKEA and ACCES within spitting distance of each other. Take your dog to ACCES after he injures himself running at Genesee off-leash park (like that ever happens). Then pop in at IKEA to buy a Rutbo floor lamp and stay for Tuesday night's 15-piece Swedish meatball dinner. Meat, mashed potatoes, lingonberries and cream sauce for $2.49. Too much fun for one evening.
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