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King County Council approves emergency funding for courthouse security, social service outreach

The King County Council voted Wednesday to declare an emergency situation outside King County Superior Court’s Third Avenue entrance, which remains temporarily closed following the Nov. 27 attack of public defender Kevin McCabe by a person on the street.
Fort Lawton redevelopment opponent accuses Seligs of pulling support for legal challenge

Magnolia resident Elizabeth Campbell has lost another attorney in her ongoing legal fight to stop the Fort Lawton Redevelopment Project, claiming members of the Selig family reneged on a pledge of financial support.
Winterfest offers flurry of activities

Seattle Center’s Winterfest is back for its 33rd year of winter fun, with ice skating, seasonal musical performances, holiday decorations and dozens of free events leading up to the New Year's fireworks display at the Space Needle.
Queen Anne Grand Tree Lighting

Attendance was high at the Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual Grand Tree Lighting celebration in Towne Square on Friday, Dec. 6, with clear skies and a faction of parents filming the caroling McClure Maverick Choir. The choir was preceded by the Seattle Pacific University Brass Ensemble, and followed by the lighting of a large Christmas tree in the middle of Towne Square.
Scouts selling a lot

As folks were gathered around a towering Christmas tree in Queen Anne’s Towne Square, local Scouts were busy selling more family-sized trees down the avenue.

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NEWS

King County Council approves emergency funding for courthouse security, social service outreach

The King County Council voted Wednesday to declare an emergency situation outside King County Superior Court’s Third Avenue entrance, which remains temporarily closed following the Nov. 27 attack of public defender Kevin McCabe by a person on the street.

ON THE TOWN

Winterfest offers flurry of activities

Seattle Center’s Winterfest is back for its 33rd year of winter fun, with ice skating, seasonal musical performances, holiday decorations and dozens of free events leading up to the New Year's fireworks display at the Space Needle.

SCHOOLS & YOUTHS

Queen Anne Scouts prepare for annual Christmas tree lot

The annual Queen Anne Christmas tree lot at Safeway has long been run by Boy Scout Troop 72.
This year the organization allowed girls to join the Scouts, and they will also be helping to sell trees from Nov. 29 to Dec. 21. Proceeds benefit the Queen Anne Food Bank.

OPINION

Sweet Art Deco factory fails at landmarks board

BUSINESS

Office of Economic Development opens Legacy Business nominations

The Seattle Office of Economic Development has opened nominations for a new Legacy Business Program, which will honor and support one longtime business from each city council district in 2020, its inaugural year.

POLICE BLOTTER

SENIORS & BOOMERS

Bayview resident makes his own way

David Wesley’s passion for designing solutions didn’t stop when he moved to the Bayview senior living community in Queen Anne with his wife, but now the retired Boeing employee's focus is on improving mobility from the ground rather than the sky.
“That wasn’t exactly the Wright Brothers’ direction,” he said. “They went from bicycles to airplanes.”

Fort Lawton redevelopment opponent accuses Seligs of pulling support for legal challenge

A decade of service

Representation without taxation gives city pause on homelessness authority

Thomas Street getting greener design

Lumaze lights up Pier 91

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