Photo Courtesy of Seattlest Flickr Contributor, Kables Yesterday, Mayor Greg Nickels announced his plan for a six-year, $75 million levy to renovate Seattle's historic Pike Place Market. If passed by voters, the money would go toward renovating the Market's bathrooms, electric, ventilation, and heating systems, as well as seismic upgrades and new elevators. The century-old Pike Place Market has not undergone major renovations since the 1970s. Funding for the renovations would come from an......

BCC Mikie Ballard, the company that owns the Denny’s building recently granted landmark status, is now suing to reverse that decision. These guys are serious too. They want to tear down that Denny’s something fierce. The PI says that they brought more than a dozen legal theories down on the heads of the Seattle Landmarks and Preservation Board. Oh, and they’re pissed: "The Board's decision ... was sentimental and capricious, but not legal," says one......

The intrepid and dedicated bloggers over at My Ballard.com have been providing nearly minute-by-minute coverage of the Seattle Landmark Preservation Societies vote on the old Denny's building on 15th and Market. According to their pain-staking notes, around 6:30 the board's final vote of 6 to 3 in favor of landmark status, was met by gasps and cheers by supporters in the audience. The vote means that the building cannot be demolished and replaced by......