Girmay Zahily celebrated the best of Seattle at his third annual Hometown Heroes event last month at the Paramount Theatre. Zahily was re-elected as Madison Park’s representative on the King County Council in 2023 and is now the Chair of King County Council.
Spring is in the air! Friends of Madison Park volunteers have been hard at work planning events, projects and advocating for our neighborhood.
I like the expression “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime.” I’ve been wanting to learn more about preparedness – why not leverage the wisdom of people who do this for a hobby (and sometimes a living!)?
Our bodies are in a constant state of renewal much like the earth itself. Just as leaves unfurl, rivers forge new paths, and seasons shift; our cells undergo constant change. Meditation helps us reconnect with this natural rhythm of change, allowing us to observe the subtle shifts in our bodies and minds.
The human body is ever-changing. Though it’s not often so easy to detect the changes the body goes through, such alterations may become more noticeable with age. One age-related change that’s easy to overlook is related to thirst. The Cleveland Clinic notes seniors typically do not feel as thirsty as they once did.
Madison Park used to be filled with pre-war residents and survivors of the Great Depression. After World War II, many homes became vacant as the shipbuilding workforce moved away. College students, office workers and flight attendants soon moved in, attracted by the great location and cheap rent, blending into the community. At 21, we enjoyed this new environment, often meeting at the Red Onion and the Attic.
Seattle & King County was notified on April 4, of a positive measles case in a King County adult. This is the fourth case of measles in Washington state in 2025. This case is not connected to any of the previous local measles cases. The individual was likely exposed to measles during recent international travel.
A recent audit of King County’s Solid Waste Division planned capital projects found that per-ton garbage disposal fees could double in 10 years as a result, but the division notes delaying these projects could also increase fees for customers.
With the floral explosion of May, garden columns are filled with examples of the magnificence of spring color. I’m all for it. Writers also like to proclaim the importance of our plethora of greens which form a background for that color.
Children commonly like to give their mothers a break from cooking on Mother’s Day. Youngsters may be eager to help out in the kitchen and whip up something that Mom is certain to enjoy. But many recipes can be complicated for younger children or others who might not be so adept with meal creation.
I am very concerned about Elon Musk and the so-called DOGE team getting access to my Social Security number and personal financial information through their government office raids. What can I personally do to help protect myself from this identity theft mess?
This year began with a bang in the Seattle real estate market. Every home my team and I had on the market went under contract within weeks. The homes we had on sale last year that took their listings off the market for the holidays came back on. All of them sold or are pending. We’re actively working with even more sellers preparing to get their homes ready to hit the market.
The Port of Seattle is following through on promises to take legal action to halt a recently approved Seattle bill that allows residential housing near Seattle’s professional sports venues. The Port filed the appeal in the King County Superior Court in mid-April, arguing that the bill is unlawful.
Quinton Jefferson is the nomad of the NFL. In his nine years as a professional football player, Jefferson has had the honor of playing for the Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and again for the Seahawks.
King County’s housing-first approach to addressing homelessness could be threatened by recent federal policies under President Donald Trump’s administration. The King County Regional Homelessness Authority, or KCRHA, estimates this housing-first strategy – which prioritizes placing people into permanent housing before addressing other root causes of homelessness – could cost $450 million to $1.1 billion per year over the next decade.
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