Our latest print issue is here! We’re in over 200 locations in all of the neighborhoods surrounding the lake,with most copies stacked in hotels,coffee houses,pubs,cafes,groceries,banks,bakeries etc. Of course,we don’t print nearly as many copies as the big alternatives in town do,so if your [...]
   | Hundreds of Hostess Brands employees in Washington lost their jobs this year as the company fought with unions. Now the company says it will liquidate its assets nationwide. A divided Downtown Design Review Board gave its blessing Tuesday to the design of Amazon.com’s proposed three-block,high-rise complex in the Denny Triangle,downtown’s biggest development ever. A Boston-area private research university will open a satellite campus in South Lake Union in January,school officials announced Tuesday. Northeastern University-Seattle will offer graduate programs in 15 areas,all related to science,technology,health care,business,education,policy and administration,according to a news release. It will be share a space at 401 Terry [...] On an internal company blog post,REI’s CEO and President Sally Jewell said the company has endorsed same-sex marriage in Washington state. “REI is taking a position in support of marriage equality — an issue that is important to the co-op as an inclusive organization and a welcoming place to work and do business,” Jewell [...] The hit-and-run driver who struck and killed bicyclist Michael Wang has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Erlin Garcia-Reyes,28,of Normandy Park was sentenced Friday in King County Superior Court. He pleaded guilty in July to felony hit-and-run in Wang’s death last year. [...] Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’$2.5 million pledge to defend Washington’s gay-marriage law marks by far his biggest entry into politics and thrusts him into the national debate over the rights of same-sex couples. The donation,which Bezos made with his wife,MacKenzie,is likely the largest political contribution to a gay-marriage campaign in the [...] No,you’re not dreaming –more like having ‘Deja vu’–as crews get ready to close the on- and off- ramps for I-5 at Mercer Street again this weekend.The ramps will shut down starting Friday,July 13 at 11:00p.m.,and remain closed until 5:00a.m. on Monday,July 16.SDOT says the work is dependent on the [...] Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle City Councilman Richard Conlin today released a report that stated that South Lake Union’s recent growth,especially in the public and private investments sector,has helped the city as a whole when it comes to budget woes. “South Lake Union has been an engine for job growth and new [...] SEATTLE —Mayor Mike McGinn’s office released a glowing report about the ongoing changes to South Lake Union and what they’ve meant for local job growth,but all that construction has been tough on some area businesses. [...] |      |
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