By Emile Monte
The Stranger is notoriously supportive of the arts, profiling up-and-coming artists and putting together a schedule of the entire city’s events related to local artistic production every week. This attention culminates in…MORE
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Federal Police Monitor submits Seattle Police Department’s training plan to court
Tue, 06/10/14
Information provided by the Seattle Office of the Mayor
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced today that two major training programs developed by the Seattle Police Department, endorsed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Seattle…MORE
Magnolia Bridge lane closurenow scheduled for Tuesday, June 10
Mon, 06/09/14
Roadway Structure Crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation now plan to make repairs to the deck of the Magnolia Bridge tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This change is due to a favorable weather forecast for…MORE
Where will the LIHI Urban Rest Stop reside?
Mon, 06/09/14
June 4 – Over 50 concerned citizens attended the public meeting at the Ballard Community Center to make their opinions heard on whether a Low Income Housing Institute's (LIHI) Urban Rest Stop should be established at the currently being…MORE
Legislators call to broaden scope of Westway and Imperium economic and environmental impact review
Mon, 06/09/14
The Westway and Imperium expansion projects that are proposed to bulk up storage and rail capacity at Port of Grays Harbor in Hoquiam to handle a flux of crude oil have some Washington legislators saying pump the brakes.
Seven members of…MORE
Shooting at Seattle Pacific University: one student killed, three injured
Thu, 06/05/14
June 5 – Thursday afternoon around 2 p.m., a lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire on students at Seattle Pacific University’s Otto Miller Hall (Northeast corner of West Nickerson Street and Third Avenue West), killing one student, and…MORE
Fishermen's Terminal celebrates 100 years of maritime service
Tue, 06/03/14
May 28 - Over 500 attendees met in a large tent near dock six at Fishermen's Terminal to celebrate 100 years of the facility’s maritime service.
Fishermen and maritime workers mingled with politicians and industry heavies, sitting down to…MORE
Activists say ‘no’ to Amazon foie gras sales
Thu, 05/29/14
May 21 -- Over 20 demonstrators with the Mercy for Animals (MFA) organization demonstrated against Amazon’s sale and distribution of foie gras in front of the Seattle Repertory Theatre (155 Mercer St.) where Amazon’s annual Meeting of the…MORE
Jerry Robinson 1920-2014
Mon, 05/26/14
Gerald Stanley Robinson, Publisher of Robinson Newspapers including the West Seattle Herald, White Center News, Ballard News Tribune and Highline Times, and Westside Weekly died today at home. He was 94.
"Jerry" Robinson began his…MORE
Mayor Murray introduces Early Learning Nation resolution to U.S. Conference of Mayors
Fri, 05/23/14
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has introduced a resolution to the U.S. Conference of Mayors expressing a commitment to designating “the decade of 2015 - 2025 as an era of community focus in building an Early Learning Nation.”
“Cities throughout…MORE
