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make this my neighborhood and we'll show you this page every time you visit.Friday, May 17, 2013 -- 6:44 pm
Price of Seattle waterfront building shoots up 374% in less than 3 years
Business Journal - ... ago to lease, manage and develop the University of Washington's 10-acre Metropolitan Tract in the heart of downtown Seattle. Unico's agreement with the university is up in 2014. In recent months, Unico has been buying properties on or near the ... Read more...
Price of Seattle waterfront building shoots up 374% in less than 3 years
Business Journal - ... ago to lease, manage and develop the University of Washington's 10-acre Metropolitan Tract in the heart of downtown Seattle. Unico's agreement with the university is up in 2014. In recent months, Unico has been buying properties on or near the ... Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 4:00 am
Seattle's Invisible 28-Lane Freeway
The Stranger - ... a day - making ST/Metro's half-million rides a day roughly equivalent to building a 28-lane freeway through downtown Seattle. Of course, a 17 percent cut in bus service does not mean a 17 percent cut in bus ridership; Metro says roughly 70 percent ... Read more...
Seattle's Invisible 28-Lane Freeway
The Stranger - ... a day - making ST/Metro's half-million rides a day roughly equivalent to building a 28-lane freeway through downtown Seattle. Of course, a 17 percent cut in bus service does not mean a 17 percent cut in bus ridership; Metro says roughly 70 percent ... Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 11:45 pm
Seattle tunnel creates jobs in Pierce County
The News Tribune - ... panel that will form the lining of the world's largest single-bore tunnel, the new Highway 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle. The plant is producing the 38,000-pound, 2-foot-thick segments at a startup pace, but the plant plans to raise the pace to ... Read more...
Seattle tunnel creates jobs in Pierce County
The News Tribune - ... panel that will form the lining of the world's largest single-bore tunnel, the new Highway 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle. The plant is producing the 38,000-pound, 2-foot-thick segments at a startup pace, but the plant plans to raise the pace to ... Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 5:53 am
Developers anxious to move into South Lake Union
KING-TV Seattle - ... throughout neighborhood and $28 million for infrastructure improvements are planned in South Lake Union and downtown Seattle through a collection of tax dollars from developers. "The neighborhood can handle it," said Bryan Stevens with the Seattle ... Read more...
Developers anxious to move into South Lake Union
KING-TV Seattle - ... throughout neighborhood and $28 million for infrastructure improvements are planned in South Lake Union and downtown Seattle through a collection of tax dollars from developers. "The neighborhood can handle it," said Bryan Stevens with the Seattle ... Read more...
Friday, May 10, 2013 -- 10:25 am
Summer shopping safaris all over town
Seattle Times - ... shoes for women and a live pianist are among the iconic draws at the Nordstrom flagship store in downtown Seattle. Fresh Flours, in Ballard, features high-end bakery items including these macaroons, in flavors such as green tea, passion fruit and ... Read more...
Summer shopping safaris all over town
Seattle Times - ... shoes for women and a live pianist are among the iconic draws at the Nordstrom flagship store in downtown Seattle. Fresh Flours, in Ballard, features high-end bakery items including these macaroons, in flavors such as green tea, passion fruit and ... Read more...
Thursday, May 9, 2013 -- 2:27 pm
Bank of America to close Vashon Island Branch
Vashon Loop - ... mortgage payments or who foresee problems in the near future, we have a Customer Assistance Center (CAC) in downtown Seattle that takes appointments to discuss alternatives to foreclosure. To make an appointment please call 206-358-4338. CAC hours ... Read more...
Bank of America to close Vashon Island Branch
Vashon Loop - ... mortgage payments or who foresee problems in the near future, we have a Customer Assistance Center (CAC) in downtown Seattle that takes appointments to discuss alternatives to foreclosure. To make an appointment please call 206-358-4338. CAC hours ... Read more...
Thursday, May 9, 2013 -- 10:47 am
City takeover of Startup Seattle aimed at offering entrepreneurs more resources
Business Journal - ... RF, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary this month, has more than 50 early-stage companies in its downtown Seattle space. Read more...
City takeover of Startup Seattle aimed at offering entrepreneurs more resources
Business Journal - ... RF, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary this month, has more than 50 early-stage companies in its downtown Seattle space. Read more...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 -- 10:56 pm
Construction starts on 41-story downtown apartment tower
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - ... Linsley said in a news release. "The location of this project at the intersection of South Lake Union and downtown Seattle's office and retail core, combined with the superior level of amenities and finishes makes this a unique and highly desirable ... Read more...
Construction starts on 41-story downtown apartment tower
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - ... Linsley said in a news release. "The location of this project at the intersection of South Lake Union and downtown Seattle's office and retail core, combined with the superior level of amenities and finishes makes this a unique and highly desirable ... Read more...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 -- 5:35 pm
Two injured when minivan, Metro bus collide in Seattle
KOMO News - Two people were injured Wednesday when a King County Metro bus and a minivan collided just east of downtown Seattle. Read more...
Two injured when minivan, Metro bus collide in Seattle
KOMO News - Two people were injured Wednesday when a King County Metro bus and a minivan collided just east of downtown Seattle. Read more...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 -- 4:00 am
Dematerialized
The Stranger - ... marks five feet long on a floor, one for each letter of the name of the man who engineered the regrade of downtown Seattle (artist: Rafael Ferrer). Paintings of a local landscape, Lake Washington, by local artists (artist: Bruce McLean of Scotland). ... Read more...
Dematerialized
The Stranger - ... marks five feet long on a floor, one for each letter of the name of the man who engineered the regrade of downtown Seattle (artist: Rafael Ferrer). Paintings of a local landscape, Lake Washington, by local artists (artist: Bruce McLean of Scotland). ... Read more...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 -- 3:40 pm
Capitol Hill push sparking Seattle microhousing changes
Capitol Hill Blog - ... DPD to get them moving," Seattle City Council member Tom Rasmussen said Tuesday following last night's session at First Hill's First Baptist that included presentations from community groups working to place a throttle on the developments and ... Read more...
Capitol Hill push sparking Seattle microhousing changes
Capitol Hill Blog - ... DPD to get them moving," Seattle City Council member Tom Rasmussen said Tuesday following last night's session at First Hill's First Baptist that included presentations from community groups working to place a throttle on the developments and ... Read more...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 -- 2:57 pm
McGinn's gun meltdown heats up Limbaugh
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - ... joined the Sierra Club at yet another anti-coal port event and promised "a network of bicycle lanes through downtown Seattle." "Weapons to Words" will ask Seattle schoolchildren to come up with a short quotation about gun violence. The best of their ... Read more...
McGinn's gun meltdown heats up Limbaugh
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - ... joined the Sierra Club at yet another anti-coal port event and promised "a network of bicycle lanes through downtown Seattle." "Weapons to Words" will ask Seattle schoolchildren to come up with a short quotation about gun violence. The best of their ... Read more...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 -- 7:32 am
Prosecutors charge 5 with felonies in May Day melee
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - ... allege each of the arrested protestors were part of an unpermitted march that moved from Capitol Hill to Downtown Seattle. Eight officers were injured that night and court documents reveal one officer has a leg injury after a softball-sized rock was ... Read more...
Prosecutors charge 5 with felonies in May Day melee
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - ... allege each of the arrested protestors were part of an unpermitted march that moved from Capitol Hill to Downtown Seattle. Eight officers were injured that night and court documents reveal one officer has a leg injury after a softball-sized rock was ... Read more...
Monday, May 6, 2013 -- 9:02 pm
Seattle School Board leader seeking state post
Seattle Times - ... business opportunities that have come up for the Butch Blum clothing store she owns with her husband in downtown Seattle. "I have a lot going on," she said, "and I've been very reflective about whether or not I can commit another four years at the ... Read more...
Seattle School Board leader seeking state post
Seattle Times - ... business opportunities that have come up for the Butch Blum clothing store she owns with her husband in downtown Seattle. "I have a lot going on," she said, "and I've been very reflective about whether or not I can commit another four years at the ... Read more...
Monday, May 6, 2013 -- 7:19 pm
Seattle renews, expands downtown improvement district
Business Journal - The Seattle City Council has renewed downtown Seattle's Metropolitan Improvement District for another 10 years and expanded the district's service area, the MID said Monday in a press release. Read more...
Seattle renews, expands downtown improvement district
Business Journal - The Seattle City Council has renewed downtown Seattle's Metropolitan Improvement District for another 10 years and expanded the district's service area, the MID said Monday in a press release. Read more...
Monday, May 6, 2013 -- 12:00 am
The Post
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - The Post at 888 Western Ave. opened in December with 208 apartments in a 16-story building at the corner of Marion Street and Western Avenue in downtown Seattle. Read more...
The Post
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - The Post at 888 Western Ave. opened in December with 208 apartments in a 16-story building at the corner of Marion Street and Western Avenue in downtown Seattle. Read more...
Sunday, May 5, 2013 -- 6:57 pm
Magnano returns his church, family name to Downtown Seattle
Queen Anne & Magnolia News - ... gaze - founded Christ Our Hope in the name of social justice, returning his church and his family name to Downtown Seattle. The Josephinum is very much part of Seattle's history. As the new Washington Hotel (once one of the city's finest), the ... Read more...
Magnano returns his church, family name to Downtown Seattle
Queen Anne & Magnolia News - ... gaze - founded Christ Our Hope in the name of social justice, returning his church and his family name to Downtown Seattle. The Josephinum is very much part of Seattle's history. As the new Washington Hotel (once one of the city's finest), the ... Read more...
Friday, May 3, 2013 -- 11:30 pm
Resistance to tiny apartments grows
Ralston Recorder - ... it was affordable and it gave me access to a downtown market," said King, 36, who works as a counselor at a downtown Seattle homeless service center and pays $750 for his unit, roughly 120 square feet, which includes utilities and Internet. There's ... Read more...
Resistance to tiny apartments grows
Ralston Recorder - ... it was affordable and it gave me access to a downtown market," said King, 36, who works as a counselor at a downtown Seattle homeless service center and pays $750 for his unit, roughly 120 square feet, which includes utilities and Internet. There's ... Read more...
Friday, May 3, 2013 -- 11:45 am
Puget Sound council will count region's industrial land
Business Journal - ... uses increase in the traditional Seattle industrial areas of Ballard, Interbay and the Sodo area south of downtown Seattle. For example, competition between sports and maritime-industrial uses has been a central issue in the fight over the proposed ... Read more...
Puget Sound council will count region's industrial land
Business Journal - ... uses increase in the traditional Seattle industrial areas of Ballard, Interbay and the Sodo area south of downtown Seattle. For example, competition between sports and maritime-industrial uses has been a central issue in the fight over the proposed ... Read more...
Friday, May 3, 2013 -- 10:12 am
5 things to do in Belltown and Downtown Seattle this weekend, May 4-5
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - If you love sunny days in Belltown and Downtown Seattle like I do, you're going to love this weekend! March for Babies - The March of Dimes is hosting their annual 3.1 mile walk that helps pregnant moms and babies on Saturday morning. Read more...
5 things to do in Belltown and Downtown Seattle this weekend, May 4-5
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - If you love sunny days in Belltown and Downtown Seattle like I do, you're going to love this weekend! March for Babies - The March of Dimes is hosting their annual 3.1 mile walk that helps pregnant moms and babies on Saturday morning. Read more...
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