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This Week Then: The Charting of Puget Sound
Plus: Walla Walla County turns 165
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Sailing Around During the last week of April 1792, British explorer Captain George Vancouver and American fur-trader Captain Robert Gray met near Cape Flattery before continuing on with their separate explorations. A few days later, Vancouver named Port Townsend in honor of the Marquis of…
This Week Then: Looking Back on Notable Fires in Washington State
Plus: Lynnwood turns 60
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Fiery Sites One hundred and thirty years ago this week, on April 18, 1889, a devastating fire wiped out much of Cheney in Spokane County. This was just the first of several notable conflagrations throughout the state that year, and was followed by major fires in…
Our Predictions for NHL’s 2021 Seattle Debut
Our forecast for just how ‘Seattle’ our NHL team will be when it finally debuts in 2021
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Team Mascot and Name: Ideas for the team’s name—and matching mascot—have run the gamut from the “Sockeyes” to the “Kraken.” Since the Kraken is a mythical figure with no historical tie to Seattle (we can think of a better one, but the Sonics have…
Seattle City Council Debates Library Levy
The most controversial aspect of the proposal: eliminating library fines
Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposal to renew Seattle’s library levy and increase it from $123 million to $213 million would accomplish a number of things: add hours to three branches; allow four others to open on Fridays; provide more funding for digital materials; upgrade Internet access for library patrons; and give four branches a seismic upgrade….
Houses of Worship and Small Businessses Help Knit Wedgwood Together in Seattle
The eighth installment in the Neighborhood Walk series
FAITHFUL: Wedgwood Presbyterian Church is the oldest congregation on a 30-block stretch of 35th Avenue that boasts six houses of worship; they’re among the numerous gathering spots in the neighborhood
This Week Then: Rounding the Bases on Seattle’s Baseball History
Seattle's professional baseball roots go back to 1890
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Play Ball! Fifty years ago this week, on April 8, 1969, the Seattle Pilots took to the field in their first game and beat the California Angels in Anaheim, 4-3. Three days later, cheers rang out when they played their first home game, shutting out…
How to See Seattle From the Comfort of Your Car
Using the PayByPhone app, street parking becomes a breeze
Sponsored by PayByPhone Seattle offers some of the Pacific Northwest’s most acclaimed attractions, restaurants, and things to do. Whether you’re a local stopping by your favorite Ballard restaurant or a visitor taking in Seattle Center for the first time, now that the weather is warming up, it’s time to get out and experience what Seattle has to…
This Week Then: Looking Back on Tacoma’s Early Days
Plus: Seattle's annexation spree of 1907
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Tacoma’s Early Days April 1 marks two important dates in the early history of Tacoma. The first occurred on April 1, 1852, when Nicolas Delin began building a sawmill at the head of Commencement Bay. The bay had been named nearly 11 years earlier, just after Lt. Charles Wilkes “commenced” his survey of…
This Week Then: Celebrating the Women of Washington State
Plus: Looking back on Seattle's biggest sports accomplishments
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Women of Words This week HistoryLink celebrates Women’s History Month with a look at a few of Washington’s notable women authors, journalists, and poets. We begin with Ella Higginson, a Bellingham writer and Washington’s first poet laureate. Other Washington poets include Colleen J. McElroy, who…
Seattle’s Skinner Chimes Are Not What You Think
Those noon chimes? Here’s where they come from
This article appears in print in the March 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The Landmark: The Skinner Chimes The Location: The Skinner Building, downtown, 1326 Fifth Ave. The Backstory: Each day at noon, Seattleites in the downtown area may hear chimes, yet the sound can’t be traced to any nearby church or cathedral. Listeners might be disappointed to…
Hundreds Gather to Demand Action on Climate Change at Seattle’s Youth Climate Strike
Overheard among the peaceful crowd: “The time is now everybody/There is no planet B/The oceans are rising and so are we”
Hundreds of supporters and student activists gathered on Wednesday morning in Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson park for a school walk out in support of The Green New Deal and environmental activism. The event was part of a worldwide movement started by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has spent almost every Friday for the past year…
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