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- Construction Workers Arrested in Immigration Raid in Belltown
- The raid by 20 armed INS agents in bulletproof vests took place at a luxury condominium high-rise on the 2900 block of First Avenue. The INS detained 14 construction workers.
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Downtown
Elliott Bay Sunset Sold to Hotel Developer - City surrenders on view protection.
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Wedgwood
Shift From Local to Corporate Ownership of Local Grocery Stuns Placid Wedgwood - Hundreds of Wedgwood, View Ridge, Windermere and Laurelhurst neighbors gathered in the Matthew's Red Apple parking lot Saturday morning, May 15, to protest QFC's intention to take over the store at 8400 35th Avenue NE on June 15.
- U-District Merchants Fight to Save the Neighborhood from the Big Box Boom
- One skirmish concerning the construction of a six-story building at NE 42nd Street and 15th Avenue NE is headed to King County Superior Court.
- Belltown Residents Say No to Downtown Business Improvement Association
- Barbara Hartley of the No BIA! Coalition contends that BIA services essentially replace city services: cops, litter pickup, and graffiti removal. And the members of the Coalition would rather not spend tax money on downtown image marketing campaigns.
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'It seemed a little screwy to me,' says resident.
Denny Regrade Residents Resist Business Improvement District - Condo owners in The Regrade are organizing against a plan that would make them part of an all-downtown BIA, where control would be in the hands of big building owners.
- Adobe Wins Award For Commuting Leadership
- Fremont's Adobe Systems has been named one of 17 King County worksites winning a "Diamond Award" from Commuter Challenge for their efforts to reduce the number of employee commute trips.
- Pacifica Workers Devise Innovative Solutions To Problems
- Finding a solution for windows that didn't fit.
- Small Business Owners Group Endorses Minimum Wage Hike
- The Washington Small Business Owners Association has endorsed the I-688 Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage.
- Northgate Developers Want Schell's Plan To Work For Them
- Developers want the city to grant a zoning variance so they can enlarge their apartment building.
- U. S. West Workers Riled By Forced Overtime, Work Quotas
- Thousands of workers are still on strike at press time.
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'Long Overdue Effort' says one employer
Wages Average $7.19 an hour for 6,000 Child Care Workers - Teachers at six Seattle child care centers are now covered by union contracts.
- Casino Opens In Shoreline
- Ballard resident Mark Mitchell has opened a new casino, Drift-On Inn, at 167th and Aurora Ave. N.
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- Lake Union Shipbuilding Firm Refits Russian Trawlers
- Refitting Russian trawlers is big business on Lake Union and a high stakes gamble for Nomad Marine Construction.
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Real Estate
Hot Market Cools a Bit - Prices, rates unlikely to drop; current market favors buyers AND sellers.
