Nine Seattle City Council members took their official oaths of office on Monday, Jan. 4, before a capacity crowd, setting the tone for the coming year.
The Martin Luther King Celebration Committee will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy for the 34th year with a day of workshops, rally and a march on Jan. 18.
Longtime Congressman Jim McDermott announced Monday, Jan. 4, he will retire from the U.S. House of Representatives following the conclusion of the 114th Congress, having served the 7th District for more than two decades.
U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott has never garnered less than 70 percent of the vote in each of his following 13 reelection campaigns. In a surprising announcement on Monday, Jan. 4, he revealed he would not try to stretch that streak to 14.
Metro Transit announced on Dec. 16, 2015, that the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) had stopped its plans to have Routes 8 and 11 go north on 19th Avenue East and East Madison Street.
Madrona’s GlassyBaby was one of four Washington companies selected as to receive the 2015 Corporations for Communities award, which honors Washington businesses that make helping the community a priority.
The Madison Park Community Council will host an Extraordinary Conversation on “Immigration Rights in the Pacific Northwest” on Monday, Jan. 11.
There is now a plaque, nine small trees and a South Carolina pine tree planted in Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in Seattle, which were dedicated on Dec. 6 in memory of the nine people shot and killed in June.
When we talk about the skyline of city or neighborhood, we usually are speaking of tall buildings or rooftops, perhaps even distant mountains. But here we can add one more element to the equation: trees.
You prepare for weeks (or months) to put your home on the market, painting and fixing and sprucing up the home. Then the appraiser determines your home is not worth the price you’ve negotiated with the buyer.
