Christopher Goodwin FACEBOOK A friend of mine just got his check for this years Bristol Bay season. You see they catch the fish, then off load them to a tender which takes them to a cannery and months later they get paid after the cannery decides how much fish was caught and what they can get [&h[...]
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No Professorships For You!
Open Letter to My Students: No, You Cannot be a Professor also posted No, You Cannot be a Professor–the Reactions and For New Readers: Northwest History’s Greatest Hits.] In a way it is the greatest compliment a student can give. I ask them what they want to do with their history degree.[...]
February 29th, 2016 - 5:31 pm § in The Ave Scene
World’s Largets Container Ship Docks in Seattle
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February 29th, 2016 - 11:00 am § in The Ave Scene
Scandals in Seattle’s Homeless Camps
David Preston added 2 new photos. Seattle’s newest “sanctioned” homeless encampment is about to open. This photo came to me through a neighborhood resident who said: “They are already moving in, right around the corner. The entire community just found out about it last week. [...]
February 29th, 2016 - 8:57 am § in The Ave Scene
$715 per square foot
Listed by Redfin: 1414 12th Ave (NWMLS) For Sale: 1 bed, 1 bath, 711 sq. ft. condo located at 1414 12th Ave #608, Seattle, WA 98122 on sale for $439,991. MLS# 900365. Premiere location in Capitol Hill! Sleek, top-floor 1 bedroom / 1 bath… Learn More WWW.REDFIN.COM|BY REDFIN[...]
February 25th, 2016 - 2:22 pm § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s $1,000,000 house
So, how long can our home prices rise? Will the bubble burst? Look at this newly built mansion in the no man’s zone between Northgate and Lake City. Territorial views of teriyaki places on 15th? A million dollars for a cracker box nest to it twin on a half lot. Meanwhile San Francisco B[...]
February 22nd, 2016 - 1:50 am § in The Ave Scene
BACKLASH: Democrats lose after passing $15 wage!
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February 20th, 2016 - 9:22 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
A free market solution to the cost of college
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February 19th, 2016 - 10:06 am § in The Ave Scene
Two Writers Meet
Anthony Washington Very fortunate to meet Knute Berger at last night’s talk by Carver Gayton talking about his recent book on his great-grandfather, a fugitive slave who played a key role in the abolition movement and undergound railroad. Knute is one of Seattle’s leading historian/w[...]
Opera
David Brewster This fascinating report on changing times for opera — getting smaller, taking more risks, cheaper tickets, more contemporary fare — is illustrative of the changes going on in performing arts. Pay particular attention to Opera Philadelphia, which is in the big-budget league[...]