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After Marathon Meeting, Council Committee Passes Wilson’s Transit Measure Mostly Intact

By Erica C. Barnett It took three hours and 37 minutes—45 minutes longer than the new film The Odyssey—but a… The post After Marathon Meeting, Council Committee Passes Wilson’s Transit Measure Mostly Intact appeared first on PubliCola.

Indigenous Violence Survivors See Fewer Services After Federal Cuts

Thirty years of art on the Ridge: PhinneyWood Art Walk returns August 14–15 

Some neighborhood traditions just get better with age. This summer, the PhinneyWood Art Walk celebrates its 30th year — three decades of turning Phinney Ridge and Greenwood into a walkable gallery.  Mark your calendars: […]

The Hill: El Cerro taking coffee to new heights from the top of E Pike

A new coffee house is climbing onto the Capitol Hill scene, bringing high-altitude mountain heritage to upper Pike/Pine. El Cerro has opened on E Pike with the relaxed-paced, mist-covered peak environments of the Caribbean. Its name translates to, appropriately, The … Continue reading →

From $5K grants to $2M property buys, these Seattle programs are boosting small businesses

The Seattle City Council’s labor committee is working on a summer Friday for a briefing from officials on efforts to increase Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, Asian, and people of color small business ownership and tenancy of commercial real estate in the … Continue reading →

Land Use Appeal Reform Moves Forward, Council Splits on Funding for School Meals

1. A city council committee voted to move legislation forward on Wednesday that will—if it passes full council next week—shut… The post Land Use Appeal Reform Moves Forward, Council Splits on Funding for School Meals appeared first on PubliCola.

PHOTO ESSAY | Soccer Fans in Seattle Feel the Love — and Heartbreak — of World Cup

Photographer Susan Fried captured soccer fans enjoying World Cup games across the South End.

Judge rules Denny Blaine Park can stay open — and nude — but with new limits

Defenders of the right to be nude in Denny Blaine Park are cautious in victory this week as a King County Superior Court judge has denied a bid by a group of neighbors and nearby property owners to close off … Continue reading →

Kaiser Permanente ‘urgent care’ change at 15th and John part of wider battle over ‘site-neutral’ payment reforms

Decades of health service at 15th and John will bring another change following Kaiser Permanente’s 2017 takeover of Group Health and the system’s Capitol Hill campus. The nation’s integrated managed care consortium has informed patients seeking walk-in care at the … Continue reading →

Seattle City Council shaping Wilson sales tax bump for increased bus service proposal for November ballot

The Seattle City Council is spending Thursday morning reshaping Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed Seattle sales tax increase to pay for “better-than-baseline” bus service on ...

Ready to play? Greenwood Games turns the neighborhood into one giant game board

What if your next family game night stretched across an entire neighborhood? On Saturday, July 25, from 1–6 p.m., that’s exactly what’s happening as Greenwood Games transforms PhinneyWood into a […]

As Mayor, Katie Wilson Doesn’t Travel Much. When She Does, You’ll Find Her in 23F.

By Erica C. Barnett For more than a year, records have been trickling into my inbox documenting the astronomical amounts… The post As Mayor, Katie Wilson Doesn’t Travel Much. When She Does, You’ll Find Her in 23F. appeared first on PubliCola.