Working for the King County Department of Public Defense, Ami Nguyen says she’s developed a thick skin, which should prove useful as she ramps up a campaign for Seattle City Council’s District 3.
Seattle City Council District 3 candidate Beto Yarce announced Tuesday he has suspended his campaign in order to continue assisting small businesses as director of entrepreneurial nonprofit Ventures.
Many community activists in Capitol Hill will recognize Asukaa Jaxx when they see her arrive for a rally or public meeting, sometimes with a homemade sign in hand.
Madison Park resident Romney Humphrey has some thoughts about getting old. “It’s tongue-in-cheek celebrating, I would say. They’re going to laugh most of the way through.”
Marina Management and the City of Seattle have reached a tentative settlement with the Friends of Lakewood Moorage that is expected to partially clear the way for upgrading three marinas along Lake Washington.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan expects an interdepartmental team to produce a report in March assessing whether the Central Area Senior Center property should be transferred to its nonprofit operator.
Madison Park underwent a vast change in the late ‘40s. The once thriving restaurants that served hearty meals for those working on the war effort started to shut down or move. Many university students and office workers took advantage of the cheap rents due to the vacancies of these folks who moved, trying to find work elsewhere.
Country Doctor’s new dental clinic in North Capitol Hill is set to begin seeing patients on Monday, Feb. 11, with a grand opening planned later in the month.
Like animals, some trees just don’t domesticate well. They belong in the wild. Our venerable and beloved Pacific Northwest Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is a prime example. Yet, scan the horizon of Madison Park and you’ll see them poking up here and there.
While the worst of winter is likely yet to come, the sun will be out soon, which means Mt. Rainier and the Pacific Northwest trails will be calling your name, outdoor tennis courts will be back on serve, and the smell of fresh-cut grass and crisp morning dew will draw golfers back onto the course to make 2019 the year they finally beat their handicap.
While many people are looking around their homes for things to get rid of that just don’t spark joy, Ridwell founder Ryan Metzger hopes people will use his service to make sure those items don’t simply wind up in a landfill.
It will take longer and cost more money to save Montlake Market during construction of the Montlake phase of the State Route 520 Bridge Replacement Project, but residents at a January WSDOT meeting remained steadfast in their desire to keep their small neighborhood grocer.
It’s possible to walk Madrona’s business corridor many times and still miss one of Seattle’s oldest wineries. Tip: Look down to find the Wilridge Winery sign on 34th Avenue.
A Master Plan Implementation Group will present a preferred option for building a new environmental education center in the Washington Park Arboretum in mid-February.
Among the accomplishments the District 3 councilmember listed during her re-election campaign announcement was championing a $15 minimum wage in Seattle and advancing legislation capping move-in fees for renters, which a King County Superior Court judge upheld last September.
Former Leschi resident John Holt has spent the last two years counting the days until Donald Trump’s presidency ends. Those passing his old house on the corner of 31st Avenue South and South Jackson Street know exactly when that will be, thanks to a homemade sign above the garage.
Most of Seattle's shoreline street ends have either been improved for public access or are leased to private property owners, with SDOT using those funds to open up even more public spaces with greater amenities. At the heart of this effort are neighborhood volunteers dedicated to the ongoing maintenance of these public shoreline spaces.
Following December soil testing that found petroleum-related contaminants on the Montlake Market property and in the groundwater, WSDOT is hosting an informational meeting about ongoing efforts to preserve the site on Jan. 30.
