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U-District

Roosevelt Neighbors Pitch Parks Department for Boules Court

Resident Philip Thiel and others want to construct a Boules court in University Playfield.

Union Notebook

News about the King County Labor Council, Shuttle Express drivers' lawsuit against the company and child care workers gain of state funding to improve wages and benefits in the industry.

The Business End

News about Nader Nakhla, Suzie Burke and the University Kiwanis Club.

Shopping On The Ave

On a rainy spring day, I anticipate summer while splashing down University Way in search of a shopping spree...

Happy Birthday, Seattle Press! Two Years Old and Ready for Many More

An assessment of where The Seattle Press has been and where we're going, by Tom Herriman.

UW Students Field Their Own Race Car

A group of University of Washington mechanical engineering students have designed and built an SAE class racing car which they are entering in national competition sponsored by the "Big Three" auto makers in Pontiac, Michigan later this month.

Small Ideas for Seattle

Get Serious About Recycling--Make Businesses Do It, Too

As long as the only mandated program is individual houses, it will be little more than a PR gimmick. Get real about garbage reduction.

Good Food

Cooking With Viggo

Cooking With Viggo

Tapes and desserts from Spain--recipes included!

The Fishwrapper

Just Whose City Is It? Paul Schell's Anywhere, USA

Mayor Schell loves the Ballard model of a central community meeting place, but he wants the Northgate neighborhood to do without for the benefit of Simon Mall.

Letters to the Editor

Feedback on liveaboards from three readers.

Hash

A Greenwood Avenue couple return home on a Friday evening to discover that they have been burglarized...

Kirby's Fremont

Kirby's Fremont

Finding Peace in the Center of the Universe

Many people who stroll by, enjoying the unhurried peace of the grounds, are oblivious to the discreet sign identifying the business, and the people behind one of the oldest businesses in our neighborhood. I'd like to take a moment and introduce them.

Body and Soul

The Cause and Effect of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome

You might want to think twice about the air you breathe or the products you buy if you suffer from or want to avoid developing Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) syndrome. But what is MCS?

U-District Neighbors Say Nighttime Plan for Light Rail Construction Is Too Darn Noisy

Sound Transit has asked the city for a variance from Seattle's noise ordinance but U-District residents contend that the agency's plan to control nighttime noise associated with around-the-clock tunnel construction doesn't protect neighbors from noise.

Ballard

Buyers Have Checkbooks Ready, But Sunset Hotel Future is Uncertain Street Closure Devastates Local Businesses

In the aftermath of Ballard's Sunset Hotel fire, 30 people are homeless and Ballard Avenue remains closed to traffic.

A Short History of the University District

Follow the U-District's transformation in 150 years from lowland forest to the urban, teeming community it is now.