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Concern for Seattle’s Housing Crisis is Rising
Downtown condo resale inventory is anemic and price points in Seattle below $500,000 are vanishing.
Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. Downtown Seattle witnessed fewer condominium resales during the first quarter of 2018 compared with the prior year, largely because there were fewer homes to choose from. The lack of supply is further raising concerns about an affordability crisis. Currently, there are only 44 resale homes available for sale in an urban…
Inye Wokoma’s Last Stand: One Man’s Fight To Save Seattle’s Central District
His family once owned almost a dozen homes in the rapidly gentrifying Central District. Now, Inye Wokoma is trying to hang on to just one as his family scatters throughout the region and he sees the neighborhood he knew disappearing
Inye Wokoma stands in front of his home at 913-915 24th Ave. The duplex was originally purchased by his grandfather, Franklin Green, and was the first of 11 homes once owned by members of his extended family in the Central District.
Seattle Public Library Will Now Install Sharps Containers at Some Branches
After an employee was stuck with a needle in the Ballard library bathroom last month, containers will be installed on a pilot basis to prevent against dangers presented by the growing opioid crisis
This story was updated on March 30. Scroll down for the update. In the wake of an incident last month, in which a library custodian was pricked with a hypodermic needle at the Ballard library, the Seattle Public Library system will install sharps containers on a pilot basis at several of its branches, potentially including…
In 2018, Political Activism Gives Reason For Hope, Just As It Did in 1968
Times were grim in Seattle and the country 50 years ago. But there was reason for hope then, just as there is now.
Racial tensions 50 years ago led some Franklin High students, —and others—to political activism including Larry Gossett, in center, with glasses
The Dos and Don’ts of Riding Your Bike on the Burke-Gilman Trail
Local cycling experts share their rules of the road for newbie riders hitting the trail.
The city’s new bike share companies have increased the bike traffic along Seattle’s popular riding paths like the Burke Gilman, pictured here in Fremont
Why Seattle Schools Can’t Keep a Superintendent
Since 2000, Seattle Public Schools has had eight superintendents. Why aren’t they sticking around— and should they?
When a superintendent has to deal with a domineering or micromanaging board that lacks confidence in him or her, that’s a recipe for dysfunction.
Why Seattle Is One of the Most Rat-Infested Cities in America
Our city’s hyper construction is causing more than traffic issues. Experts believe it’s one reason our city is ranking high as a rodent-infested town, and getting rid of the pests is anything but easy
One longer term solution to the rat problems is to target their reproductive systems, a novel approach to controlling a species so prolific one pair can produce 15,000 progeny a year.
5 Smart Ways Baby Boomers Can Navigate Seattle’s Tough Housing Market
How to plan for the future and take advantage of a seller's market.
Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. Maybe it’s just my age (I prefer “mature” or “grown up” to “old”), but I often consider what lies ahead in the next 20 years. How do I want to spend my free time? Where do I want to spend it? How do I want to live? I find that many of my…
18 Seattle Schools Are Participating in the National School Walkout Over Gun Violence
High schools, middle schools and elementary schools all over the city are participating in the nationwide protests happening one month after the shooting in Parkland that left 17 dead and 17 injured.
Students at 18 schools (and counting) across Seattle will walk out of their classrooms today at 10 a.m. to commemorate the one month anniversary of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead. The students will be sending a message to lawmakers: a demand for stricter gun…
The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair Featured a Hall of Fame PR Blunder from Local Legend Jay Rockey
He put Seattle on the map by turning the fair into a global phenomenon, but his attempt at recreating Roger Maris' record-setting home run catch was a big swing and a miss.
Jay Rockey, watching Sal Durante drop the ball (literally), in an orchestrated attempt to recreate Roger Maris’ 61nd home run at the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle
A Seattle Library Employee Was Stuck With a Needle. Should Branches Make Changes to Deal With the Opioid Epidemic?
The Seattle Public Library system and the King County Public Library system already take very different approaches to drug use and needle disposal in public restrooms
Late last month, a Seattle Public Library custodian was rushed to a hospital after being stuck with a needle while cleaning out a trash can in the women’s restroom at SPL’s Ballard branch. The needle was tucked inside a sanitary napkin container, with the point facing out, according to Seattle Public Libraries spokeswoman Andra Addison….
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