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Cheese Platters comes back with more

Specialty food shop, tapas bar opens on East Union

Joyce Hosea is having a blast in her kitchen, thinking of what scratch-made offerings will show up next at Cheese Platters and More.

Arboretum has pull with Student Conservation Association

Teens spend part of summer removing blackberries along Lake Washington Boulevard

The students made the first dent in what will be an 18-month effort to clear invasive vegetation and enhance collections belonging to the University of Washington along the Lake Washington Boulevard and new Arboretum Loop Trail corridors, which is being funded by a gift to the Arboretum Foundation.

Central District couple delivers The Postman

New business opens to meet neighborhood's mailing, business needs

After two years of planning, KeAnna and D’Vonne Pickett have opened The Postman in the Central District. D’Vonne Pickett's great-grandfather, Jacques Chappell, worked as a United States Postal Service mail carrier in the Central District for 37 years. He passed away in February, and a silhouette of his smiling face is the business logo for The Postman.

Save Madison Valley appeals approval of The Madison

Neighborhood group argues city erred in assessing mixed-use development's impacts to environment, neighborhood

Neighborhood group Save Madison Valley has submitted its 105-page appeal to the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection director’s approval of plans for the 82-unit mixed-use The Madison development.

Madison BRT still lacks federal funding

SDOT planning levy-only contingency

SDOT is still banking on federal funding for its Madison Bus Rapid Transit corridor project, but expects completion to be pushed back to at least 2021.

Arrest made in Central District drive-by

Seattle Police report a 28-year-old man has been arrested following a drive-by shooting outside the Grocery Outlet in the Central District on Monday afternoon.  

Community restoring Madrona Ravine

Resident gathering support to remove invasive species in natural area

Located off Madrona Drive and East Pike Street, the Madrona Ravine is filled with invasive greenery that has taken over the local flora and fauna, concerning local residents about the long-term ecological wellbeing of their neighborhood.

UPDATED: Thai Ginger closing in Madison Park

Owners line up new Thai restaurant to replace them

Thai Ginger is working out a transition in Madison Park, bringing in another Thai restaurant to take its place.

Dr. Waterman is in

ENT, rhinoplasty surgeon takes over Madison Park dental office

Dr. Eric Waterman had wanted to establish a practice in Seattle for years. After several months of renovations, he's opened his Waterman Rhinoplasty and Nasal & Sinus Center of Seattle in Madison Park.

East Madison storefront could get apartments on top

Losh family exploring residential use above old Gillespie building

Once the Losh family finishes repairing the old Gillespie building on East Madison Street, city records show the next step could be constructing apartments on top.

City People's lease extended through end of 2018

Owners still searching for new location for Madison Valley garden store

City People’s Garden Store will stay standing for another Christmas, the owners having negotiated a lease extension through the end of 2018.

HomeStreet Bank organizing Madison Park Art Walk again

Artist, business participation keeps growing for annual event

HomeStreet Bank took over organizing the Madison Park Art Walk in 2015, and has a large list of artists and businesses that will be participating again this September. The grand opening is Sept. 

ARCH celebrating 50th anniversary of Seattle's Freeway Revolt

Events planned at Central Area Senior Center on Sept. 23

Seattle could have ended up looking a lot different, and transit advocates would have a lot more to worry about, if a coalition of concerned residents hadn’t stepped up 50 years ago.

County council considers funding Safeco Field maintenance

Advocates push using lodging tax revenue for more affordable housing

Housing advocates came out in large numbers on Monday to urge the King County Council to reconsider plans to commit as much as $190 million in hotel/motel tax revenue toward requested maintenance of Safeco Field.

Personal connections boost property purchase potential

After seemingly endless months of the same story of increasing sales prices and anemic inventory amid rising demand for homeownership, the Seattle region underwent a bit of change in the second quarter of 2018, as the past few months gave way to inventory increases and a slight softening in home price gains.