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A Case for Electric Scooters in Seattle
Mayor Jenny Durkan says she considers electric scooters too dangerous for Seattle streets
Bike shares have found a welcome home in Seattle, but don’t expect to see another form of shared transportation– electric scooters–in Seattle any time soon. Mayor Jenny Durkan is on record saying she considers the zippy, candy-colored contraptions—which travel up to 15 miles an hour and are as ubiquitous in some US cities as bicycles…
This Week Then: How 5 Nuns Established Health Care in the PNW
Plus: Looking back on the Seattle Sounders' first MLS Cup
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Provident Souls On December 8, 1856, the Sisters of Providence arrived at Fort Vancouver, where they quickly established a boarding school, an orphanage, and St. Joseph’s Hospital. Their mission was to build and operate schools and hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 1878 they opened their first hospital in Seattle,…
Seattle Finally Gets Its NHL Team and a Revamped Arena
Knute Berger takes a look back on how KeyArena got to this point
Fifty-six years on, “Paul’s Paraboloid”—otherwise known as KeyArena and formerly known as the Coliseum—is going to be reborn as a shelter for the city’s own, brand-new National Hockey League hockey franchise. On Dec. 4, the NHL announced the approval of an expansion franchise in Seattle for the 2021-22 season, citing the city’s thriving market and…
2018 Year in Review: Seattle Civility on Trial
It's been a year full of scandals
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Former Mayor Ed Murray was just the first in a march of disgrace… Boys Behaving Badly #MeToo, the hashtag that became the rallying cry against sexual harassment and sexual assault, began generating meaningful conversations around sexual misconduct—which,…
2018 Year in Review: Seattle Environment News by the Numbers
We banned straws, made tree cutters pay and sweated through another smoky, hot summer in Seattle
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Zero The amount of treated or untreated gallons of vessel sewage now allowed in Puget Sound; the waters were designated a “no dump zone” by the Washington State Department of Ecology in May. 1,429 The number of…
2018 Year in Review: The Waffling Ways of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan
From signing the head tax into law, and then signing its repeal weeks later, to wavering on the new police chief search, our mayor just couldn't make up her mind
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Off with its headIn a series of moves that manages to anger most of the city, Mayor Jenny Durkan signs into law a head tax on large Seattle companies passed by the Seattle City Council—then signs the…
2018 Year in Review: Seattle Big Businesses Make Power Moves
Amazon, Starbucks, Boeing, REI and Costco are keeping busy
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Push BackAmazon, Starbucks and other companies outspend proponents of the head tax 2 to 1 (while complaining about how much it would cost to pay it). Beta TestingStarbucks tries out a pilot program for cashless stores at…
2018 Year in Review: Seattle Supports the Arts
In spite of growing pains and rising costs, Seattle showed its creative side with a number of contributions to the cultural scene
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Photo by Will Wilson Art History, ReframedIn recognition of Seattle photographer Edward Curtis’ 150th birthday, Seattle Art Museum stages a group show that pairs his iconic images with work by contemporary indigenous artists, yielding new perspectives Photo…
2018 Year in Review: Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson Has Been Busy
We crunch the numbers on lawsuit filings, wins, losses and more
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Since Donald Trump took office in 2017, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has been busy filing lawsuits against the administration on everything from the original travel ban to preserving net neutrality. Here’s how the numbers look…
2018 Year in Review: Seattle’s Growing Pains
From development to transportation, our city grew quickly in 2018
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, as part of the Year in Review feature. Click here to subscribe. Development From permanently preserving the ‘Up’ house to a downturn in the real estate market, the fortunes of our city saw some big fluctuations. For the third year in a row, Seattle remains the country’s crane capital,…
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