Magnolia and Queen Anne residents have until March 30 to have their votes counted as to which community project Umpqua Bank would offer volunteers and $10,000 to complete.
Way too cold. Too wet. And what is it with these recent snow flurries? Have we time-travelled and now are living inside a giant snow globe?
Being a 5-year-old isn’t easy. The transition from preschool to full-time kindergarten is an adjustment for many, and the newfound academic rigors may not be as simple as 1, 2, 3 or even A, B, C.
Today, we’re going to talk about rabbits. (Don’t worry, I’m not going to launch into a long tale about Volkswagens; I won’t bore you with another car story.) I’m talking about little bunnies. You know, the little bundles of fur with long ears that hop to and fro.
We’re about to be presented with Initiative 502, so now might be a good time to start telling ourselves the truth about marijuana and its legal status. But can we do that? I wonder.
Last fall, I wrote a piece for this publication based on my background in the wireless industry, the news of a dust explosion at an iPad factory in China and a one-man show at the Seattle Rep, “The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” by Mike Daisey.
Both Democrats and Republicans have developed very creative “maneuvers” to close the nearly $1 billion hole in the state’s biennial budget. They include accounting tricks, delayed payments to school districts or simply skipping a payment to pension funds.
Magnolia resident and political activist Elizabeth Campbell has announced that she wants to revive the plan for an extensive monorail system that would reach from Ballard through downtown and on to West Seattle.
King County Metro is giving concerned residents another chance to air their grievances over plans to change many bus routes around Seattle, including various routes in Magnolia and Queen Anne. Metro has also announced modifications to the original changes announced earlier this year. Interested citizens can attend a scheduled public hearing of the King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committeeon Monday, Apr. 16. The meeting will run from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Sound Transit’s Board Room at Union Station (401 S. Jackson Street, Seattle).
Hindsight gives you remarkable clarity, especially when you can view it over a 20-year period or more. What I am talking about is the legacy of the Norm Rice-as-mayor and Ron Sims-as-county-executive tenor.
City planners have proposed a land-use package that, among other ideas, eliminates parking requirements for new developments within a quarter-mile of “frequent transit” and for such major institutions as colleges and hospitals when they expand in dense urban areas.
Being Kemper Freeman means being so rich that you never, ever need to take “no” for an answer.
If the state Senate continues to insist on eliminating Disability Lifeline in the supplemental budget, we will all soon regret this careless decision.
Now that spring has arrived, Puget Sound Energy (PSE)wants to help customers save money on their electric bill, increase their recycling options and stay safe with a list of simple spring-cleaning tips.