With a unanimous vote, the Washington State Transportation Commission recently approved a 2.5-percent toll-rate increase for the state Route 520 bridge. The new rates will take effect on July 1.
Many of the alleys in Madison Park — in particular, the alley between 42nd and 43 avenues, north of Madison Street — were all dirt surfaces with big chuck holes.
Proposition 1, which proposed to save Metro Transit service and fund road repairs, failed to get support from King County voters in last month’s special election.
This past month, rideshare companies like UberX and Lyft opened their checkbooks and paid for enough signatures to force a summer referendum on repeal of new City Council regulations that also, coincidentally, legalized their industry.
About 6:20 on an otherwise quiet Thursday morning, nature came to call in the form of coyotes. In short order, they killed the four chickens kept in a small run and coop at my neighbor’s house.
When I first heard the news, it did not penetrate: Receiver DeSean Jackson was being released by the Philadelphia Eagles. Then, later that day, I heard why.
I was disappointed by your “Dogma of the Democrats” cover art (April 2014). It is perfectly reasonable to point out the challenges of being a conservative and of promoting conservative ideas in overwhelmingly liberal Seattle.
Cold laser therapy is a new innovation for treating canine and feline acute conditions (wounds, tissue trauma, sprains, etc.) and chronic conditions (degenerative joint disease, lick granulomas, arthritis, etc.).
Nobody wants to learn that it’s too late to save for a satisfying retirement, but a lot of Americans are on that path. The latest numbers indicate that 29 percent of employees have less than $1,000 saved for retirement.
It’s a lively block, this stretch of Madison Valley: takeout pizza, takeout teriyaki, a dry cleaners, a French bistro (Voilà!), an Italian bistro (Cantinetta). The fancy French dinner house (Rover’s) is gone, and the pan-Asian cafe (Chinoise) is gone, too.
As we often caution, sales statistics for Madison Park can be misleading given that ours is a pretty small market, with relatively few sales in each period. Moreover, the mix of housing in the neighborhood is eclectic, to say the least.
Without a doubt, owning a home is one of the smartest and best investments you can make. Your parents knew homeownership was a wise strategy, and so did your grandparents.
A group called the Young Republicans used to meet at the top of the Sorrento Hotel in the early 1970s. It was a great way to mingle while taking advantage of the cheap drinks offered. It was important for us guys to take on the air of legitimate Republicans who were not on the prowl for ladies, although that is exactly why we were there. Even if otherwise attached, it was necessary to check out this scene once a month for other possibilities.
