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By Lauren Mang May 6, 2015

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Someone set fire to a Little Free Library on 53rd Street and 8th Avenue NE and the preschool kids who used the library were angry, King 5 News reports. After drawing pictures to express their anger and sadness and posting them to the mini book holder’s charred remains, the children are now working with the school to design a new one. Little Free Libraries have popped up all over Seattle in recent years; see more of them here.

JetBlue and Amazon have teamed up and the online retailer will now offer “free WiFi and in-flight entertainment” for those flying the airline. According to Geekwire, “Amazon Prime members, who pay $99 a year for the two-day shipping program, will have free unlimited access, whereas non-members will be able to access content for a fee.” 

The little house that could: The late Edith Macefield’s Ballard home, which inspired the Disney movie Up after she refused to sell to developers for $1 million, is officially pending. The property went on the market in March, reports Curbed Seattle, and each offer received was “scored for its proposed memorial to Edith Macefield, terms and dollar amount.” 

The big house that couldn’t: While everyone is rejoicing over Ms. Macefield’s rescued house, a Seattle landmark mansion in Squire Park was demolished last week “despite a seven-year effort to save the structure,” writes Crosscut’s Knute Berger. The house, located at 16th and E Jefferson street, was originally owned by one of Seattle’s first millionaires, George Carmack. “Under threat of demolition by development, the neighborhood and preservationists rallied to save the structure.” Their actions obviously failed. Read more about the decision to raze the George Carmack House at Crosscut.

 

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