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A Look at Mayor Durkan’s State of the City Address
She makes a strong case for her accomplishments—but how much can she really claim?
Last year, when she delivered her first State of the City speech after just three months in office, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan called herself “the Impatient Mayor,” and laid out a laundry list of goals for her first year in office. On the list: free college for all high school graduates; “bust[ing] through gridlock” by…
This Week Then: Looking Back on the PNW’s Worst Snowstorms
Our recent winter weather has nothing on the Big Snow of 1880
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Snowy Display This week, as most of Washington experiences the snowiest February in decades, HistoryLink invites you to curl up next to the warm glow of your tablet, smartphone, or computer screen as we take a look back at some of the region’s worst snowstorms….
Local Report Reveals a Surprisingly High Eviction Rate for One Seattle Nonprofit
According to the "Losing Home" report, Low Income Housing Institute stood out, not only for initiating more evictions than any other provider, but for charging legal fees that often far exceeded the amount of rent a tenant owed
Private landlords aren’t the only ones taking tenants to court for unpaid rent in Seattle. As “Losing Home” points out (the September 2018 report on eviction from the Seattle Women’s Commission and the King County Bar Association’s Housing Justice Project), nonprofit housing providers are also evicting low-income renters, often for what appear to be very…
Can Changes to Laws Make a Difference in Seattle’s Eviction Courts?
Seattle’s eviction court is the place of last resort for many Seattleites who ultimately wind up on the street. Can a few changes to our laws give some of Seattle’s most vulnerable a chance for a better outcome?
This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The most surprising thing about Seattle’s eviction court is that most of the action doesn’t take place in a courtroom at all—it takes place in a hallway. Along the length of this dim, busy corridor that spans the west wing of the King County Courthouse…
This Week Then: Looking Back on the First Flight of a Boeing 747
Plus: Forty years ago this week, a massive storm blasted the Hood Canal Bridge with 80-to-120-mile-an-hour winds
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Flying High Fifty years ago this week, on February 9, 1969, the first Boeing 747 took wing from Paine Field in Everett. Christened the City of Everett, the jumbo jet flew for more than an hour while a three-man crew performed a series of tests, including…
Local Satirical News Site Pokes Fun at Seattle
'The Needling' tackles some very Seattle subjects in a fun and lighthearted way
This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Because reading the real headlines these days can be a head-scratching, mind-numbing exercise in existential angst, an anonymous local journalist launched The Needling last October, a satirical “news” source similar to The Onion. “Real news can be overwhelming these days,” says its creator. We love…
The Seattle City Council Primary Election Is Heating Up: Part 3
The Seattle City Council race is different this year. Here’s why and who’s running—so far
We’re back with the last installment of our Seattle City Council primary election series. Here’s a quick look at who’s running in Districts 6 and 7. Missed part one and two? Read them here and here. District 6 (Northwest Seattle) Mike O’BrienThe two-term council incumbent and national Sierra Club board member is under fire from…
This Week Then: Looking Back on Seattle’s General Strike
Plus: The Seattle Public Library celebrates 116 years of being open
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. In Solidarity One hundred years ago this week, on February 6, 1919, the wheels and gears in Seattle stopped turning as tens of thousands of workers in all trades and occupations laid down their tools in one of the nation’s first general strikes. The city-wide…
The Seattle City Council Primary Election Is Heating Up: Part 2
The Seattle City Council race is different this year. Here’s why and who’s running—so far
We’re back with the second installment of our Seattle City Council primary election series. Here’s a quick look at who’s running in Districts 3, 4 and 5. Check back Friday for the final update on who’s running in the remaining districts. Missed part one? Read it here. District 3 (Capitol Hill, Central District, Montlake, South…
The Seattle City Council Primary Election Is Heating Up: Part 1
The Seattle City Council race is different this year. Here’s why and who’s running—so far
Six years ago, Seattle voters decided they wanted to elect seven of their nine city council members by geographical district, leading to the city’s first district elections in 2015 in almost 100 years. It was a dramatic change in the way Seattle voters choose their representatives. Switching to districts, supporters argued, meant that candidates would…
This Week Then: Remembering Civil Rights Leader Edwin Pratt
Plus: Looking back on the region's most powerful earthquake
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. A Life Cut Short Fifty years ago this week, on January 26, 1969, civil rights leader and Seattle Urban League Executive Director Edwin Pratt was killed by a shotgun blast outside his home in Shoreline. The assassin was never found. Pratt’s funeral at St. Mark’s…
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Seattle Streetcar Line
The streetcar still faces a number of hurdles, including the need for funding at the city and state levels
Last week, defying early expectations that she would abandon the planned downtown Seattle streetcar after pausing construction nearly a year ago, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that she would ask the city council to proceed with the project. The caveat? The council will need to come up with additional $65 million to help the Seattle Department…
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