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These Seattleites Are Working Hard Not to Trash the Planet
“Zero waste is the goal, but it is not possible in our current infrastructure.”
WASTE AWAY: This Le Parfait glass jar, a type favored by national zero-waste guru Bea Johnson, is used by Stephanie Wall to hold her family’s small amount of trash
This Week Then: A Look Back on the Life of Seattle’s Phyllis Lamphere
Plus: Puget Sound’s first wide-audience television broadcast
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Phyllis Lamphere (1922-2018) This week HistoryLink marks the passage of Phyllis Lamphere, a longtime Seattle civic leader and, from 1967 to 1978, a member of the Seattle City Council. Born and raised in Seattle, Lamphere attended Barnard College, where she studied modern dance under the…
The Dynamic Integration of Art & Architecture at First Light
Luxury living project previewing November 2018.
Sponsored by Westbank Seattle will soon get a first look at First Light, an introductory project from Westbank, the international firm that has cultivated a specialty in creating high-quality buildings that integrate public art into award-winning architecture. On October 23, Westbank introduced First Light with a keynote event at the Seattle Cinerama Theater. It was…
Palihotel Seattle Adds a New Kind of Cool to the City’s Accommodation Explosion
The hotel décor nods to a bygone era when life was simpler, more congenial and just more fun
With new hotels popping up on almost every corner of Seattle, it’s becoming more challenging to stand out from the crowd. But the new boutique Palihotel Seattle (the first foray outside of Los Angeles of this growing hotel brand), at the corner of Pine and First, makes an impression you won’t soon forget. Hotel promoters…
Seattle State Rep Proposes Eviction Prevention Bills
The legislation would establish new protections for tenants
Seattle state representative Nicole Macri (D-43) is drafting legislation that could address some of the issues raised in last month’s report on evictions by the Seattle Women’s Commission and the Housing Justice Project. That report revealed that many renters who get evicted owe very small amounts of money, and that the vast majority of people…
Seeing the Light: New Belltown Condo Takes Glass and Architecture to the Next Level
Oooooh, Canada: A Vancouver, British Columbia developer is bringing his show-stopping—sometimes eyebrow-elevating—style to Seattle with First Light Condominiums
Glass discs by artist John Hogan will decorate the 48th floor rooftop pool deck of Belltown’s First Light condo complex.
This Week Then: The Port of Tacoma Turns 100
Plus: A little history lesson on Washington state's elections
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. One hundred years ago this week, on November 5, 1918, Pierce County voters approved the creation of the Port of Tacoma by a 5 to 1 margin. Before the Port’s formation, the Tacoma waterfront was privately owned by railroads, shipyards, lumber companies, and other industrial…
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