by Carolyn Bick
Linda Koerber isn’t tall. Sitting at the table in the back room of the Cynthia Green Family Center in South Seattle, Koerber can just barely comfortably rest her arms on the table, as she calmly describes her ongoing fight against cancer as a Black woman. She wears red lipstick, because “I’m not dying today. So, that’s why I wear red lipstick every day.”
by Jake Goldstein-Street
Neighbors voiced their concerns with the architects of an early-stage five-story Rainier Avenue housing project Thursday evening, with grievances including the lack of parking, minimal affordable units, and the possible displacement of a local small business.
Continue reading New Five Story Building on Rainier Avenue Draws Community Concern
by Carolyn Bick
When it’s warm and sunny, Seattle-ites tend to want to spend their days outside doing everything they generally don’t do when it rains. They picnic on the lush grass in local parks; go to outdoor festivals and performances; take long hikes; go swimming — basically, everything except sit in a dark, cool movie theatre. Continue reading Ark Lodge Seeking Theatre-Goers to Close Large Revenue Deficit
by Aaron Burkhalter
Candidates Tammy Morales and Mark Solomon will advance to the general election in the race for Seattle City Council’s District 2 seat, which represents Southeast Seattle. After the first tally of ballots for the Aug. 6 primary, the two candidates stood out in a crowd of seven people who had filed for the position previously held by three-term incumbent Bruce Harrell, who declined to run for a fourth term.
Continue reading Morales, Solomon Lead Race for Seattle City Council District 2
by Carolyn Bick/InvestigateWest
Giving the small, lithe trunk of a baby conifer a gentle shake, Georgetown resident Andrew Schiffer looks up and says in a concerned tone, “See? These aren’t getting water.”
Continue reading Will Seattle Finally Protect South End Trees? A Leafy Promise Left Unfulfilled
by Jake Goldstein-Street
On stark display Thursday night at Dimmitt Middle School in Skyway was the generational, and in turn experiential, divide between a septuagenarian incumbent who has been in office nearly a quarter century and his insurgent challenger for the District 2 seat on the Metropolitan King County Council.
Continue reading County Council incumbent Gossett and challenger Zahilay face off in Skyway debate
by Aaron Burkhalter and Carolyn Bick
Nickelsville’s Scott Morrow has spent his days in the kitchen tent of the tiny house village on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Othello Street. At night, he sleeps on a table in a nearby canopy tent known as “Fisher-Price Suite,” where residents store toys for children living there.
Continue reading Nickelsville and LIHI Standoff Reaches Three Months Amid Calls for Mediation
