Washington’s 43rd Legislative District lawmakers shared an update on the status of this year’s short session during a town hall meeting on Feb. 20, addressing everything from education funding to affordable housing.
In 1992, Arun Jhaveri was elected as the first mayor of Burien, a city that then had a population of around 30,000. Almost 25 years later, he is taking aim at a higher political office and the chance to represent at least 20 times as many people.
Whether the city continues its partnership with online residential community site Nextdoor.com appears to be up in the air. While the site has its uses, fostering inclusiveness at public meetings is not currently one of them.
Work to rehabilitate street ends in the Madison Park area has been building momentum, with a work party on Feb. 20 to remove blackberry bushes in the first step of a community improvement project.
This spring, we will see the opening of two light rail stations, the King County Metro restructure to link with light rail and opening of the new state Route 520 floating bridge. Many of these changes will affect the Capitol Hill area and the neighboring communities.
USA Today and 10Best are taking votes for Favorite Urban Beach, and Seattle’s Madison Park Beach is among the 20 urban beaches selected as nominees.
The April 2 grand opening celebration of the new state Route 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington will feature family-friendly, interactive exhibits and displays showcasing the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) involved in building a floating highway.
Brunch is — or ought to be — the least stressful meal of the week. So let’s take a look at brunch in some of our neighborhoods, compiling notes on visits over the last few months.
Seattle Japanese Garden will celebrate First Viewing, a reopening event welcoming the general public inside the gates for the 2016 season, on Sunday, March 6.
Madison Valley-based DASSdance will bring more than 100 young dancers and dance masters from the Greater Puget Sound area for its sixth-annual All 4 1 dancepalooza event.
My in-laws have been uprooted, due to a $400-per-month rent increase, here in Madison Park. Must we be priced out of our very own home and neighborhood?
The Feb. 3 Metro shooting came only two days after horrifying details emerged in police documents concerning the previous week’s killing of two people and wounding of three others in “The Jungle.” In both cases, the crimes were big stories involving shootings in distinctive locations.
We’ve said it before in this column: The city could double rates of new residential construction in Seattle and that still would not bring rents down. It gives us no joy to say, “We told you so.”
It has been a pleasure sharing my views on the world around us for the last few years, and I hope that I said something in that time that may have helped you see things a little differently. In the meantime, let me suggest a few things for you to consider with Black History Month just past and for the months to come.
Get planting early this year by scouting out local nurseries and early plant sales. Perusing their displays weekly in the spring can provide ideas for what’s in bloom to plant immediately in your garden.
