December 31st, 2008
This shouldn't make anyone feel better (because that would be spiteful and weird), but my garbage hasn't been picked up yet either. This is three households worth and it's been out there since December 18. We're Thursday people, so the holidays mess with our pick up schedule this year anyway. I have
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Posted: December 31st, 2008 under
Transportation.
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December 31st, 2008
William Yardley writes for The New York Times and had a piece from Seattle in last Sunday's edition that captured the striving ambivalence of Seattle's growth boom. The article was about Edith Macefield, the recently deceased woman who held out against the forces of redevelopment in Ballard by refusing to sell when
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December 24th, 2008
I have nothing but praise for the Seattle Department of Transportation workers who have worked non-stop to clear streets as much as they have over the past week. Same for the Metro drivers who have struggled with ice, over-packed coaches, mysterious route orders from central command, and angry, cold riders. Transportation system
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Posted: December 24th, 2008 under
Transportation.
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December 19th, 2008
With last Monday's 6-3 vote to spread "incentive zoning" beyond the downtown area we wrapped up a year of work and came to the end of a long ride. The program, which allows the city to trade new development area (usually height) for a little bit of moderately affordable housing, asks way
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December 16th, 2008
I know I should blog something serious about the Workforce Housing Incentive Program that passed Council yesterday (and I will soon), but first I need to blog briefly about Skillet. For quite a while I've been meaning to get out of the Government Zone and check out Skillet, the roving Airstream trailer
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Posted: December 16th, 2008 under
Random.
December 4th, 2008
I bought a new phone last month, a slick new iPhone, and slowly have been figuring out the bells and whistles. I'm not sure I really need an iPhone (in fact, I'm sure I don't), but my partner was buying one and I succumbed to the seductive packaging. Anyway, last night this
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Posted: December 4th, 2008 under
Random.
December 3rd, 2008
The most important first step in updating Seattle's Neighborhood Plans took place last night at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center. It was the inaugural meeting of the Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee, the citizens group tasked with keeping the process true, transparent and on track. I was excited and told attendees I wished
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