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When I spotted a very tall man walking his wife and a tiny dog last week I stopped the car and asked where he got the Chihuahua.

He said that is not a Chihuahua; that is my wife and the poodle she is…MORE

Ed. Note: This piece originally appeared in the Nov. 16 edition of "City View," Tim Burgess' newsletter.

The Seattle City Council has completed the heavy lifting on next year's city budget, including millions of dollars in cuts, additions…MORE

Ed. Note: This column originally appeared in Nick Licata's "Urban Politics" Newsletter.

Friday afternoon, Councilmember Jan Drago stuck her head into my office and said in a jovial manner, "Hey, if you want to see the new mayor, come next…MORE

By Carina Barnett-Loro, Fair Fish Campaign Seattle, and Tom Hanlon, Ballard Resident, former commercial fishermen, LLM marine resource law

There are few places where the term “family fisherman” has more meaning than here in Ballard.

By Alyne Fortgang, co-founder of Friends of Woodland Park Zoo Elephants

Woodland Park Zoo announced it will be closing the Night House exhibit in order to save money. It is reported that the zoo is cutting $700,000 dollars, including 12…MORE

Some have suggested that my columns have been all negative without any suggestions on how to improve education in Federal Way.

I believe I have made some suggestions in the past, but I will devote this column to what I think it would take…MORE

Recently, I had a friend call me for help with selling some furniture.

I suggested using Craigslist, since I have had good experiences using the free online service, but I made sure to give her some tips and I oversaw the wording in her…MORE

By Nick Licata, Seattle City Council

Ed. Note: This column originally appeared in Nick Licata's "Urban Politics" Newsletter.

Friday afternoon, Councilmember Jan Drago stuck her head into my office and said in a jovial manner, "Hey,…MORE

By Time Burgess, Seattle City Council

Ed. Note: This piece originally appeared in the Nov. 16 edition of "City View," Tim Burgess' newsletter.

The Seattle City Council has completed the heavy lifting on next year's city budget,…MORE

You know, over the past few years, we've been inundated with politics, deficits, crime, foreclosures and natural disasters.

With due respect to the marvels of the internet, I'm here to say that I just don't think that we humans were…MORE