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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…
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…
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