sara@seattlepress.com

Sara Longley graduated from Pitzer College in 1991 with a degree in Political Studies. Since then, she has held a number of jobs both odd and ordinary, working at several of Seattle's best-known institutions. Chubby & Tubby, the Science Center and most recently Hale's Brewery have all been her employers, but the best job yet is working for the Seattle Press. "It's the first job I've had that utilizes any of my college education," she says, "and I'm learning so much more." She started working for the Press in July of 1998.

Articles by Sara Longley

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Minority center illegal?

A center created to stop the decline in the city’s participation of women and minority-owned contracting companies may have violated Initiative 200, the state law that prohibits preferential treatment based on race and gender in public contracting.

Supportive but Wary

Beacon Hill's residents are scared of the prospect of at least six years of construction and an entire city block flattened for staging operations. But it looks like that's what they will get as Link Light Rail comes in.

So, Where's the Money Coming From for $11 Billion Viaduct?

What to do with the Alaskan Way Viaduct--that is the $11.9 billion question. Or, depending who you talk to, perhaps it's only a $300 million question. So far, nobody has come up with a plan to fund the road's replacement.

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A man walks through a park on the corner of Boren Avenue and Pike Street on a Tuesday morning at 1 a.m. A man approaches him and asks for a "smoke"...

Getting Around

A transportation update covering regional transportation, taking care of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the latest news on the Monorail.

Local Somali Grocers Win Reversal of USDA Action

Two Somali-owned grocery stores are again able to accept food stamps, thanks to a reversal of a March U. S. Department of Agriculture decision to disqualify them from doing so.

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A Central Area man hears an unusual sound in front of his house at 10:48 p.m. He looks outside and sees a strange man...

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The Heart of a Neighborhood

Volunteers and caring staff make an ambitious program work at Cascade People's Center.

Monorail Planning Hits Home Stretch

After nearly two years of work, the Elevated Transportation Company is nearing their deadline for handing in a complete monorail plan to be placed before voters in November. But there are still nagging problems.

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A South Seattle girl goes out with three friends on a Saturday night, and returns home very late. In the early morning, the friends come to her door and ask her to come outside...

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A Wallingford resident calls 911 at 7:30 p.m. on a Wednesday to report that a mental or drugged man is in front of her house yelling, grunting and dancing...

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A northeast Seattle man comes home for lunch on a Wednesday and finds a threatening note on his front door...

South End Students Demand Respect

Students protest insufficient books, working computers and extracurricular programs.