On a clear day you can see from Mount Rainier to the northern Olympics from Fremont Peaks Park, a cliffside aerie saved from developers through swift action by a group of interested citizens. 25,000 Grocery Workers Could be on Strike in May Twenty-five thousand supermarket workers in Seattle and other communities around Puget Sound could be on strike less than a month from now.  READ MORE...

Seattle Teamster Reformers Election Thrown Out by Joint Council

Last December's vote that put a reform Teamster group in control of Local 763 has been thrown out and a new election ordered after defeated incumbent John Rabine charged the Rank and File Power Slate with use of an illegally donated copying machine.

Grocery Workers Will Vote on Pact April 24

A new contract covering 25,000 Seattle area supermarket workers has been agreed on, according to union officials, but no details will be released to the press or to union members until ratification votes are held April 24 and 25 in Bremerton, Tacoma, Seat

Letters to the Editor

Paul Allen's land use break, Boeing's departure, Tent City and many more topics draw comment from Seattle Press readers. Plus, a cartoon by Larry Lewis!

Sound View: Part One

Jonathan finds the music of a long-dead era and the brushstrokes of a long-dead artist in the gray morning of the Sound View Cafe. But will reality support or shatter him? Part one of a two-part story by lon mckinney.

Larry and the Red-eyed Devil

Experience proves that "the devil made me do it" is no excuse when it comes to alcohol. Three friends suffer hilarious consequences of tossing back more than their share in this memoir by Patricia J. Geister.

Roger's Home Journal

Roger's Home Journal

Chimney Damage a Deadly Hazard

Our recent earthquake may yet claim a few lives. Don't let your chimney fall on you!

Angels Found at Fremont Chamber of Commerce

Swift action by Fremont resident Jack Tomkinson, Fremont Dock President Suzie Burke, and NorthStar Bank President Ellen Sas has resulted in the preservation of a choice piece of Fremont view property as a city park.

Book Review: Wendy Tokunaga's No Kidding

While the pressure to procreate unnerves a thirtysomething professional, the temptation to change partners looms large.

Small Ideas for Seattle

"Big Picture" Approach Means Better Solutions

Let's look at the larger context when solving problems; band-aids don't work forever.

City Council Votes to Put Teeth in Pro-Tenant Laws

On Monday, March 26, the City Council passed Councilmember Judy Nicastro's "prohibited acts" ordinance by a 6-3 vote, making it easier for tenants and the city to sue landlords for retaliation.

Housing Firm Looks At Northgate Lot

Security Properties, a Seattle-based developer, is negotiating to buy the south parking lot at Northgate Mall from Simon Properties.

Arboretum Planners Heard, Heeded Critics

The Washington Park Arboretum Master Plan took center stage last week at a City Hall public hearing where citizens voiced their concerns, criticisms and compliments on the plan's Final Environmental Impact Statement.

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Ballard Avenue Gossip

Guilty pleasure's better than no pleasure at all. Such is the way with gossip. I know some. Maybe you want to know what I know? Okay then. Here's everything I know that I'm allowed to tell:

3 Squares

Breakfast on Queen Anne, lunch in Ballard, dinner in Roanoke.

Teacher Ted

How is Washington's Education Climate?

How would corporate, trickle-down logic apply to education? What would it mean for Washington State to foster an "education climate?"

Body and Soul

When Fertility Drugs Don't Work

Women entering their late 30s may find themselves facing a challenge that has vexed their predecessors in the Baby Boom generation: how to have a child at this stage in their lives.

Hash

A Green Lake man is the victim of robbery between a Saturday and Sunday. During the night, someone broke into his locked storage shed in the carport...