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Mayor Harrell's Plan to Convert Office Buildings into Apartments Is a Big Distraction
On Tuesday, the city council unanimously approved Bruce Harrell's big plan to encourage developers to convert empty office buildings into apartments. There are, of course, more rational ways to deal with Seattle's housing crisis, which has less to do with supply, and more to do with what the urban geographer David Harvey calls "accumulation by dispossession." But a consistently rational approach to housing would undermine the market's primary objective, which is to make life expensive. And the main objective of a pro-business City Hall is to turn its back on this fact and to form and push policies that move in the opposite direction of any reasonable solution that might result in actual affordability.
Stephenson ‘Under The Radar’ No Longer
Consider new Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson the month of March in reverse; He may have left Las Vegas like a lamb, but signed as a free agent in Seattle with a lion’s roar of controversy. As far as departing Sin City, “He left without much commotion,” writes VegasHockeyKnights.com....
K-Pop powerhouse ATEEZ begins U.S. tour in Tacoma this weekend
TACOMA - ATEEZ is one of the top groups in K-pop with their powerful performances, vocals, and stage presence, and they are bringing it all to Tacoma this Sunday to kick off the U.S. leg of the 2024 ATEEZ WORLD TOUR [TOWARDS THE LIGHT : WILL TO POWER]. With over...
Good Brewing moving out and 4 Stitch Brewing is moving in
That headline tells just one part of the story. Good Brewing Company has sold two of its locations. There’s a lot to unpack here, so stick with me. Good Brewing operates three brewery taprooms. This news does not impact the location in Sultan, Washington. It involves only the Woodinville and Bothell/Mill Creek locations, which have been sold and are going to “Good hands.”
No Lakewood Farmers Market or Summer Concerts for two weeks
The Lakewood Farmers Market and Summer Nights at the Pavilion Summer Concert are on hiatus the next two weeks. There will be no market or concert July 16 or 23. The pause is so the City of Lakewood can prepare for and recover from SummerFEST, happening July 20 at Fort Steilacoom Park.
Port Orchard FC men's soccer team facing Year 2 challenges
Having a recent two-hour training session at Kitsap Bank Stadium altered due to an active sprinkler system stands out as a reminder that for Port Orchard FC, its second season of men's soccer in the Cascadia Premier League was always going to present a slippery set of challenges. That was reality for...
Plastic Surgery Provider Faking Positive Reviews Fined $5M
A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider has been ordered to pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients after being accused of posting fake positive reviews and threatening patients over negative ones. The settlement, reached through a federal consent decree, aims to hold the provider accountable for its deceptive practices.
Year-old Northwest potatoes are being dumped in favor of new potatoes
For two years, Northwest farmers didn’t have enough potatoes for processors. The crops yielded under what was expected. Processors were buying potatoes from the Midwest, East Coast and even Canada to make fries. Fast food restaurants weren’t getting all the fries that they could sell. But then, last...
Departure of Saks from downtown Seattle hits retail core with another bit of bad news
Downtown Seattle’s retail core is taking another hit with the announcement that Saks OFF 5th will close this month. The Saks store posted signs this week that July 20 will be its final day. “I go there a couple of times a month, and now it’s just another big...
Seattle City Council Puts Renter Protections in Its Sights
At a committee meeting with affordable housing landlords on Wednesday, Council President Sara Nelson said she wanted to “examine” Seattle’s renter protections. The plain English translation of that politician-speak could mean reworks, rollbacks, or repeals to nominal working-class victories won by previous councils, such as the recent $10 cap on rental late fees, the First-in-Time ordinance, the 2019 roommate law, or the winter and school-year eviction moratoriums.
Teen dead, 2 boys injured after late night Auburn shooting
AUBURN, Wash. — A 16-year-old is dead after a late Friday night shooting in Auburn. The Auburn Police Department (APD) is investigating a homicide that left one juvenile dead and two others injured. Auburn police said the shooting happened Friday, July 12 around 10:45 p.m. at the 500 block...
NB PAWS holding vaccination clinic in Montesano on July 14
North Beach PAWS, the all-volunteer, no-kill animal shelter headquartered outside Ocean Shores, is conducting its third low-cost vaccination clinic of 2024 on Sunday, July 14, from 1 – 4 p.m. at Montesano Farm & Home with assistance from Brady Veterinary Hospital. Vaccinations and microchips are $20 each. Core vaccines...
Museum of Flight's 21-and-Over HangarFest Party Set for August
Tukwila's Museum of Flight is closing out the summer with an open-air party in the Aviation Pavilion. The 21-and-over HangarFest will feature live dance music by Oncore as well as local craft brews, ciders, wines, spirits, food trucks, and outdoor games. In addition, the museum's Space Gallery with the Space Shuttle Trainer will be open to all.
For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out
TAHOLAH, Wash. (AP) — Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. The back deck is rotting, and black mold speckles the walls inside, leaving the 46-year-old fisherman feeling drained if he spends too much time in the house.
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