Despite the blame being put on budgets constraints, the way it was done made it clear to us that skateboarders lost out at Myrtle Park because of dark mutterings and portrayals of evil from a very few people living on the "right side" of 35th…MORE
Opinion
A desire named streetcar
Tue, 05/06/08
The confirmed monorail lover in us makes us wonder at this latest idea to float out of the city wonderland, a 4.4 mile streetcar that would connect the Ballard Library with downtown, via Fremont.
The idea wafted into reporter Rebekah…MORE
Parks and Pike Place Market?
Mon, 04/28/08
The problem with dealing with government is getting it to do what we, the voters and citizens want and not what someone "downtown" wants done. It is one of those never-ending struggles that frustrates both groups, the cash-strapped man and woman…MORE
The growth factor
Tue, 04/22/08
The good news is that housing prices in the city will not plummet as low as those in the far-reaching suburbs. The bad news is there will continue to be a rush to provide housing for the huge number of people who will chose to live near their…MORE
Finally, a zoning modernization
Tue, 04/15/08
Zoning is one those mind-altering issues that most people immediately zone out - excuse the bad pun.
This newspaper has been critical of the city for not adequately informing the citizens of Seattle on the potential effects of the zoning…MORE
