This Saturday morning in Fremont- the joy that came with our late-coming summer weather suddenly and irrevocably changed to despair. Seattle’s deadliest fire in nearly 40 years took the lives of one adult and four children. Within minutes the fire gutted a two story townhouse, and one mother lost two sons, a daughter, a niece …
Author’s note: A few weeks ago I mentioned Seattle’s often unknown history of neighborhood segregation in one of my articles, which was read by the editor of My Greenlake. She asked if I would write a guest post outlining how Greenlake was affected, and I agreed; so here it is… Many who live in Seattle, …
This week, on as Seattle City Hall Turns, we find a previously underwhelming Mayor Mike McGinn locked in a battle with wannabe mayor, city councilmember Tim Burgess over a new Seattle ordinance its opponents say unfairly targets panhandlers. The saga began months ago when Burgess introduced the ordinance as a measure to improve public safety …
Yesterday Seattle City Council held a meeting to gain feedback from the public on Tim Burgess’ proposed anti-aggressive panhandling law, reported by Publicola: There was a line snaking through the hall outside the City Council chambers today as advocates for the homeless and downtown business leaders signed up to offer comment on Tim Burgess’ anti-aggressive …
by New, Regular Contributor Stephanie Jones. Settle in, and take a deep breath…