Following a clear threat from the federal Department of Justice to so-called “sanctuary cities,” King County and Seattle officials pushed back on Wednesday afternoon.
The Seattle City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved supporting a proposal to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but Councilmember Lorena González wanted it on record that she has concerns about the business practices and ethics of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
A labor dispute between the company providing school bus service for Seattle’s public schools and the drivers of those buses has multiple agencies preparing for what could be an lengthy strike.
It’s a holiday season tradition! Here, for the 22nd year (!), is the list of overhyped and underreported stories of the year.
They were the best of times; they were the worst of times. Okay, looking back over the last year at the actions of locally elected leaders, more often it was the worst of times.
It’s been a crazy, mixed-up, challenging year in the news. Even locally.
Before people read [the Madison Park Times] in print, they have the option of checking out most of our stories online. We make sure to push those stories through our social media accounts. Twitter is probably our best bet of reaching readers on the go.
The City of Seattle has announced a $150,000 settlement with one of the men who alleged former Seattle mayor Ed Murray raped and molested them in the 1980s.
Food access, public health, early learning, and education programs stand to gain from Seattle’s new sweetened beverage tax that went into effect on New Year’s Day.
Family and friends of Ingrid Lyne sat in a King County courtroom on Friday, wanting John R. Charlton to receive a life sentence for the 2016 murder of the Renton mother of three. Superior Court Judge Julie Spector said she wished that were possible.
An early schematic design for Seattle University’s Center for Science and Innovation received a mostly positive reception from a standing advisory committee last week.
The Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit corridor is still at least three years away, but plans are becoming more concrete.
Last year closed out with a bang — December 2017’s real estate market continued to thrive.
Yellow: Considered the most beautiful and prestigious color in Imperial China, yellow was the Emperor’s color.
According to the National Association of Realtors, the sale of homes across the United States is expected to increase 3.7 percent in 2018 compared to 2017. Driving the increase will be a continued lack of housing inventory to purchase.
Homeownership in the U.S. has been declining for most of the last decade. According to the October 31st report released by the U.S. Census Bureau, the rate of homeownership in the U.S. is currently 63.9 percent, down from the all-time high of 69.2 percent reached in 2004. The new GOP tax bill is expected to cause homeownership to decline further.
It’s a fact that one in two Americans has a musculoskeletal disorder. As a doctor who diagnoses and treats musculoskeletal disorders every day, it’s no surprise to me why we struggle to keep our muscles and joints healthy: we don’t move well, and we don’t move often.
Do you have health and fitness goals for 2018? Are you going to exercise more? Eat more vegetables? Drop a few pounds? If you’ve had difficulty meeting goals in the past you should try SMART goal setting. SMART is an acronym for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound.
At least four separate incidents of politically-charged graffiti his residential neighborhoods of the Madison Valley early in the morning of New Years Day.
Many homeowners may not realize that their landscape can increase the value of their home by 8 to 12 percent.
Some Madison Valley residents are raising issues with a long-standing plan regarding the new State Route 520 bridge across the Washington Park Arboretum.
The McGilvra Elementary community has been busy with community-building and charitable activities this holiday season.
When you enter the down-south hominess of Simply Soulful Café and Espresso, you already know what to expect. From the black and white checkerboard floor to the pies chilling in the cooler, it’s as if you walked into grandma’s kitchen turned restaurant.
The City of Seattle has announced a $150,000 settlement with one of the men who alleged former Seattle mayor Ed Murray raped and molested them in the 1980s.
Mayor Jenny Durkan did the honors of announcing more than $100 million in affordable housing investments being made by the city through the Office of Housing in December.
Newly sworn-in Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan visited several locally owned Capitol Hill shops prior to announcing the formation of a small business advisory council at a Thursday news conference inside the Elliott Bay Book Company.
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 in December to roll back net neutrality rules imposed two years ago, and Washington lawmakers and its top attorney are responding.