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City Council Delays Decision on Homeless Camp, Explores Alternatives
The City Council is looking at alternatives to a proposed homeless encampment at the Sunny Jim Peanut Factory site in SODO, with serious implications for the city's transient population.
Neighborhood News and Local Blog Round-Up
- Last night a group of pedestrians were robbed at
knifepointforkpoint in the area of 1st NE and NE 107th. Police have arrested the three suspects and recovered the weapon, a dinner fork. - The street signs in Downtown say you can park till 6 p.m., but the tow trucks on First Ave. don't agree. Come 3:00 p.m., commute hours kick in, cars get towed, and tourists go crazy searching for their car.
Fwoomp! There It Was: Seattle Burned 120 Years Ago
June 6, 1889: Seattle aped "world-class cities" such as Chicago, London, Boston, and Peshtigo, WI, by losing our entire downtown to a fire.
Ken Griffey, Jr., Is Seattle's Again
A generation ago, Seattle's most famous person was a fictional clown who lived in the city dump.
Happy Birthday HistoryLink!
HistoryLink.org turned a spritely 10 years old yesterday. In Internet Time that must be like turning 100 years old: an impressive accomplishment in any case. Happiest Birthday to you!
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