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Construction on Arboretum Loop trail begins

The benefit of the Arboretum Loop Trail is questionable in my opinion, since some 137 trees are being removed for its construction. Maybe the trail should have been half the width, and wound around the trees? 

Hollywood juniper has sculptural impact

No plant has the power to set the mood like Hollywood Juniper.

Simply stated, give Hollywood Juniper a script and it will play the part.

Lisa Turnure named top CB Bain associate

Lisa Turnure earned the highest closed adjusted gross commission income in 2015 among company brokers.

Seattle homeless say they don't want to leave the 'Jungle'

On Friday, June 3, KUOW, Real Change and the Seattle Public Library hosted a community discussion about the "Jungle" at the Microsoft Auditorium in the library’s Central branch.

Becoming financially responsible for an aging parent

At a future point in time, your parents will struggle with tasks that were once easy. The likely sphere where you’ll first intercede: The business transactions of daily living – crunching numbers, balancing check books, managing investments, and paying bills.

Dental Education Clinic to open at Seattle Central College, will service underprivileged

Through its first-of-its-kind model, the Dental Education Clinic will be operated by Neighborcare Health from inside Seattle Central College’s Health Education Center and primarily focused on serving low-income residents with little to no insurance

Seattle schools celebrate Garfield track coach

Seattle Public Schools is celebrating longtime Garfield High School coach Greg Brashear’s induction into the Washington Interscholastic Activities (WIAA) Hall of Fame. Officially inducted in 2015, the WIAA held their induction ceremony for Coach Brashear in May.

ST3 light rail plan won't serve outlying growth centers

Before giving your support to Sound Transit 3, the $50 billion plan to expand light rail (and add $400-$500 to the average annual property tax), we ask you to closely review the arguments of those urging a no vote on this measure. 

Garfield students win Martin Luther King School Dream Foundation scholarships

D’Atray Walker and Desiree Washington were each awarded $1,500 to apply to post-secondary school.

Olive oil from Portugal

When Sheila Fitzgerald, lifelong resident of Madison Park, went hiking in northern Portugal some years back, along one of the many trails that lead to the shrine of Santiago de Compostel, she made a discovery that was gustatory rather than spiritual: The fine olive oil produced at a small grove of olive trees along her path.

Newborn Parenting: It's all in the wrist

Lifting and feeding your new baby can cause unexpected pain to your tendons; Here's how you can fight back

The experience of being a new mom can be both fulfilling and challenging. In the latter category, hormone changes, fluid retention and the sudden addition of new physical demands such as lifting and carrying the newborn often lead to a painful condition known as “baby wrist.” Changing diapers, breastfeeding and lifting the child can all become nearly impossible due to pain and weakness related to this condition. 

Change is hard! | Another perspective on the proposed PCC Market

The flare-up about the sale of City People’s and the effort to stop the construction of a building with a PCC market reminds me of a similar effort in Madison Park several years ago. The city wanted to remove the fence at North Beach (Swing Park) which is on 43rd Avenue East, just north of East Madison. The residents of the Park, particularly the ones in surrounding residences, were up in arms.

Jewelry theft on East Crockett Street | POLICE NOTES, May 6-14

The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department. They represent the officers’ accounts of the events described.

Does councilwoman abuse reveal what we've become?

The backlash from the early May basketball arena vote could tell us where the city's demographics stand

To the surprise of most political observers — and the utter shock of local media, which tends for financial reasons to be heavily enamored with the prospect of new sports teams — on Monday, May 2, the Seattle City Council dealt what is likely a fatal blow to developer Chris Hansen’s long-running plans to build a new basketball arena in SoDo. But for all the resulting headlines, the more interesting story happened immediately afterward.