Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry has died Lowry, a Democrat, was Washington governor from 1993-97 and served in Congress before that. He was 78. SEATTLETIMES.COM[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’
April 21st, 2017 - 11:45 am § in The Ave Scene
Anniverary of Seattle’s Rebirth
Century 21 World’s Fair opens in Seattle on April 21, 1962.[...]
April 17th, 2017 - 4:01 pm § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: McGinn is Back
Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn to run against incumbent Ed Murray The fiercely independent mayor who clashed with the City Council over police reform and the Highway 99 tunnel project and pushed for bike lanes and light rail… SEATTLETIMES.COM[...]
April 14th, 2017 - 9:48 am § in The Ave Scene
David Speaks Out About The Mayor
Should we care about ex-mayor Murray’s feelings? Should we hedge our denunciations of his character because he’s “still innocent”? . –No. This guy’s not a victim; he’s a politician. And he knows the score. . Consider: Here’s a guy who, for the last four ye[...]
April 8th, 2017 - 2:44 am § in Hypocrisy, The Ave Scene
What the Child Abuse Charges Against Our Mayor Might Mean
On Ed Murray and those 1980s rape allegations NOTE: Yesterday Mayor Murray was accused of sexual abuse of two boys in the 1980s. Geov Parrish offers a unique and difficult insight. Geov.org Geov Parrish The Seattle Times dropped a bombshell on the local political scene tonight, publishing a le[...]
April 5th, 2017 - 12:57 pm § in The Ave Scene
Why We Have A Homeless Problem
The Margin Dwellers From The Blog Quixotic A word of advice to aspiring reporters: Don’t ever volunteer for the poverty beat. It’ll tear the heart out of you. Meet Jennifer Allison (on the left). She’s the manager at the Georgian Motel on Aurora Ave N. in Seattle. She’s lived there for t[...]
April 5th, 2017 - 9:25 am § in The Ave Scene
BERTHA BREAKS THROUGH
Seattle, WA – Bertha, one of the world’s largest tunnel boring machines, emerged north of downtown Seattle on Tuesday shrouded in clouds of dust and chunks of falling concrete, completing the most difficult phase of a plan to build a highway under the heart of the city. The breakthrough of t[...]
April 4th, 2017 - 8:48 am § in The Ave Scene
DEMOLISHED! Living in Seattle’s Housing Market
Just a few blocks from our house, the people who bought this house last December demolished it. Seattle’s median home price hit a record: $700,000, double 5 years ago March was easily the priciest month for real estate in the Puget Sound region’s history, and we haven’t yet reached the pe[...]
April 2nd, 2017 - 9:15 am § in The Ave Scene
DRINKING LIBERALLY: Monday’s Guest
SHELEY SECREST Sheley Secrest is running for Position 8 on the City Council this year. We have a very special guest for Monday night. Sheley is running city wide for City Council in a city that says it is committed to diversity, a city where the performance of African American students in the Publ[...]
A Billionaire’s Hypocrisy
Nick Hanuaer, Seattle billionaire and advocate of the $15 minimum wage. That’s the last time we’ll be staying at a W Hotels Worldwide. Why isn’t the CEO’s bonus on the bill as a surcharge? What sociopaths.[...]