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With Affordable Housing Dwindling, These Home Owners Are Fighting Back
In a booming economy, it’s no surprise that developers are eyeing mobile home parks, which house dozens of families, as prime properties for redevelopment. But some residents are finding ways to secure their home
GROUP BUY: In 2016, Steve Aitchison, with other residents of a Lakewood mobile home park, bought the land where 48 homes are located
Seattle Housing Experiences High Demands as Tech Companies Continue to Grow
As Housing Trends Normalize, Tech Titans Continue to Drive Demand into Seattle.
Sponsored by Realogics Sensational headlines too quick to call for a housing downturn may face pushback from expansion in the tech industry. Seattle remains the top tech-30 market in North America, according to the CBRE Tech Report, with high-tech jobs expanding 26 percent over the last two years. Colliers Research is tracking nearly 6.5 million…
Key Lessons from the 2018 Most Influential People of the Year
This month's Editor's Note from Rachel Hart
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. The single most sobering moment of parenthood I’ve experienced since, of course, the day my first son was born, was when he started driver’s education last year. Parents/guardians were required to attend the first class with students, and the first words out of the instructor’s…
This Week Then: How the ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast Spooked Locals
Plus: The history behind ghostly encounters in Seattle
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Worlds at War Eighty years ago, on October 30, 1938, Martians invaded our planet and annihilated much of the populace with heat rays — or at least that’s what some folks believed when they turned on their radios. That evening, Orson Welles and the Mercury…
Will Seattle’s Bike Share Program Ever Expand?
The city still has not announced a date for the official expansion or granted permanent permits to the three companies that applied
If you’ve been wondering when the city plans to expand its bike-sharing pilot program to allow more companies to participate, you’re not alone. After Ofo and Spin, the companies with the yellow and orange bikes, respectively, announced they were pulling out of the Seattle market—both citing the city’s new $250,000 annual permitting fee—other companies such…
Market Leaders Cite Strong Demand for Luxury Condominiums
Reservations for priority presales open at Spire Condiminiums two weeks ahead of sales debut.
Sponsored by Realogics Inc. Executives of Laconia Development and Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty (RSIR) announce the commencement of individual unit reservations at SPIRE – a new 347-unit, 41-story high-rise now under construction at 600 Wall Street in Belltown. Following a preview open house on October 13 and 14, the SPIRE sales team accepted 114 first…
This Week Then: A Look Back at the Life of Paul Allen
Plus: One of Washington's first state parks is celebrating a birthday
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Farewell, Paul Allen This week HistoryLink looks back at the life of Paul Allen, who died on October 15 at the age of 65. Best known as the cofounder of Microsoft, his impact on Seattle and the Pacific Northwest was vast, and he will truly…
Is a Former Jail a Good Place to House the Homeless? King County’s Exec Proposes That it Is
The new shelter will include dormitories, storage space, case management, showers and laundry facilities for up to 150 people
The third floor of the west wing of the King County Corrections Center, at Fifth Avenue and Jefferson Street in downtown Seattle, is accessed through a series of heavy metal doors, each one closing behind visitors as they enter with a loud “ka-THUNK.” Walk through an unused lobby, onto an elevator, and then up a…
New Book on Mountain Caribou Dives Deep Into Species’ Dwindling Numbers
Join wildlife author and photographer David Moskowitz in Ballard for a multi-media launch of his new book, 'Caribou Rainforest: From Heartbreak to Hope'
Washington-based wildlife tracker, author and photographer David Moskowitz detailed the plight of our state’s mountain caribou population in Seattle magazine more than two years ago. Moskowitz dives deeper into the fragile nature of our dwindling mountain caribou herds in his new book, Caribou Rainforest: From Heartbreak to Hope ($30, Braided River), which he’ll launch at…
This Week Then: Celebrating Filipino American History Month in Washington
Plus: See which National Historic Landmark in Seattle is turning 105
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Filipino Americans This week HistoryLink celebrates Filipino American History Month with a look at some of the men and women who played important roles in shaping their community. Filipinos first arrived in the Northwest in the late 1800s, but following the Spanish American War many…
The Importance of Cosplay at Seahawks Games
Sometimes, jerseys speak louder than words
I had a chance to go to the Seahawks-Rams game on Sunday. Walking across town, I joined the flood of 12s converging downtown and gathering momentum like a glacier-fed river as we passed through Pioneer Square where the bars were hopping. The beer was flowing, too. A few folks were wearing Rams gear, but it…
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