You read that correctly, this column is in praise of the Seattle City Council.
Who came in at the last minute to punch up key scenes in "The Godfather"?In what museum can you find hanging Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night"?
A few weeks ago Seattle Metropolitan writer Matthew Halverson contacted the News and asked for a list of the neighborhood's prominent players and volunteers for a story he was writing about the feel of the neighborhood. We obliged.
The volcanic ash cloud that brought flights in and out of Europe to a standstill these past two weeks, also left thousands of people stranded, including Dewey Potter, Seattle Parks Department spokesperson.
Karen Daubert, founding executive director of Seattle Parks Foundation, announced that she will step down from her position, effective October 2010.
Outgoing principal David Elliott asked for it and now he's got it.Coe Elementary School is hosting "Coe's Got Talent" talent show Thursday, May 6, which will feature 32 acts, prizes and fun.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and mentor, Glenn Gormley passed away Thursday, April 22. He was 87.
"How many times can you say in your lifetime that you were able to paint on the walls at school and have the principal say thank you?" asked Simon Amiel, executive director of City Year in King County.
As the expansion of natural yard care products and social awareness continues to push chemicals and toxins out of the garden, Magnolia Garden Center stands out as one of the greenest nurseries in King County.
Liquor Store Break-InPolice responded to a report of a burglary at a liquor store in the 3300 block of West McGraw Street at 4:37 a.m. on April 24. The alarm company called 911 to report the front door alarm had been tripped. A witness told police she saw a man come out of the liquor store carrying several bottles. The suspect was last seen heading northbound on 34th Avenue West.
The Search Committee charged to find a new Seattle police chief is made of 23 people whose backgrounds are as diverse as the population of Seattle itself.
A broad coalition cutting across class, race and income lines - including groups as diverse as the Community Council Federation, NAACP, the Minority Executive Directors, ACLU, all Seattle Democratic Party Districts, church leaders and housing and homeless advocates (such as ourselves) - came together and turned back Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess' anti-panhandling ("aggressive solicitation") law.
Last month, a group of private citizens launched a signature drive to get a statewide initiative, I-1077, on the November ballot. By using a new high earners' income tax to finance reductions in property and B&O taxes, I-1077 would take Washington state's staggeringly regressive tax system (by far the worst in the country) and give voters a chance to take a significant step forward in making it a bit fairer.
When last picking executives, Seattle voters were enthused about putting people with no management experience into executive positions. As a result, Seattle's current mayor, an environmental evangelist, is at the helm during the city's worst economic crisis in at least 40 years.
If you are serious about winning in a competitive environment, you quickly learn the things that you need to do to win, and you discard the habits and strategies that have proven a failure.