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Alex Fryer

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    December 16, 2009

    Aurora Avenue Now Short a Flop House: The Seattle Motor Inn is Closed

    Shuttered: The Seattle Motor Inn is no more​Way back in the day--about three months or so ago--we profiled five motels on Aurora Avenue north, all of them targeted for shutdown by the city for the various and sometimes hilarious violations of the public sanctity (also read: law) that have have ... More >>

  • News

    November 11, 2009

    Cover Story: Barack & Load

    Alan Gottlieb’s challenge to a gun ban in the President’s adopted hometown has made it all the way to the Supreme Court, and fattened the ex-con’s wallet in the process.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Greg Nickels Slips Quietly Into That Good Night

    Greg Nickels is done rocking the boat.​During Bill Clinton's final days at the White House, he pushed through a series of controversial pardons. In 2004 Utah Governor Olene Walker took advantage of being forced out in the Republican primary to push the state out of a deadlock over protecting w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Do Only a Few Support Seattle Parks Gun Ban?

    ​Just how popular is Mayor Nickels' parks gun ban in lefty Seattle? Alex Gottlieb of Bellevue's pro-gun Second Amendment Foundation says only eight percent of Seattlites back the ban, according to figures he obtained from the mayor's office, while just two percent of outsiders support it. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    All Dean Inman Wants Is Some Peace, Love and Understanding

    Is this what Dean Inman dreams?​At least that's the impression you get after reading his statements to the P-I's Casey McNerthney. Inman, along with wife Jill, operate the five Aurora Avenue hotels the city is currently angling to get shutdown. From the interview: The fact of the matter is th ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2009

    The City Spends $1,075 a Head on a Weekend Conference

    Some departing City Hall staffers chill at a Roslyn resort on your dime.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    City Decides Answer to Money Problems Is Spending

    Need to feel better about the terrible city budget? Pound a pint with Corbett.​Thanks to a $72 million deficit facing city government, Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed eliminating 310 positions, draining most of the city's rainy day fund, and cutting back on library hours. But that's not stoppi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    There's One Little Thing Some Parking Lot Signs Neglect to Mention: 20 Percent in Taxes

    Not all parking lots are this honest​How many people realize that they're paying nearly 20 percent in taxes when they patronize a parking lot? Not me--until one day recently when I parked at a lot near Safeco Field that advertises a $7-a-day, early-bird rate. But as I popped my credit card int ... More >>

  • News

    September 9, 2009

    Aurora Avenue: Out With the Inn Crowd?

    The city has pledged to drive a collection of seedy motels out of business. But their regulars remain undaunted.

  • News

    September 2, 2009

    Has Anyone Seen Robert Mak?

    The outgoing mayor’s $160K flack has been a noticeably silent pitchman.

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    The Invisible Mak

    ​ During his 16-year career as a reporter for KING-5, Robert Mak became one of the most ubiquitous and respected personalities on Northwest television. He was the guy who scored the big interviews with political movers and shakers, the last of a dying breed of local boob tube journalists to ac ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2009

    Does the City Have Too Many “Advisors”?

    They’ve grown in number under Nickels, and that’s become a campaign issue—even outside the mayor’s race.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Everybody's Going to Montreal

    Okay, not really, but two more are on the list of people the city is sending to Montreal for the "Intercity Study Mission" reported by Joel Connelly at seattlepi.com. As Connelly notes, the mayor, is visiting the French-speaking Canadian city along with transportation department director Grace Cruni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    If You Were Wondering About That Discrimination at SDOT...

    After yesterday's announcement of an SDOT shake-up, the Times had a great piece this morning on the messes of Paul Jackson's tenure as street maintenance director. Among the problems were a number of discrimination claims, some of which were upheld. The article, howerer, didn't specify what type of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Nickels Elected Mayor!

    Of Manitowoc Wisconsin, that is. Last week, 22-year-old grocery store clerk/college student Justin Nickels beat out 39-year-old MIT-grad/civil engineer Dave Soeldner for the role of Manitowoc's top dog. His margin of victory was just 115 votes (out of nearly 10,000 cast). Both Nickels and Soeldner w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    If Only the Mayor and the Colonel Would Get Together, We Could Solve a Lot of Problems

    In a breathtaking synergy, KFC is teaming up with Louisville's government to fix the city's potholes with KFC advertisements. What's more, they're offering to do it elsewhere, asking mayors to nominate their cities: Four of these lucky cities, chosen at random, will receive KFC's road re-"fresh"men ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Mayor Nickels Moving Forward With Gun Ban

    Mayor Greg Nickels is going forward with a controversial executive order which would ban "dangerous weapons" - including firearms - on Seattle owned parks and properties. An exact date has not been set yet for when the ban will go into effect. However, a spokesman for the Mayor's office said the ban ... More >>

  • News

    March 4, 2009

    Stimulating Parking Tickets?

    The mayor wants $400K for a better way to write you up.

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Nickels' Stimulus Plan: More Parking Tickets

    Among the projects Mayor Greg Nickels has sought to fund with the Obama stimulus money is the purchase of $412,540 worth of new devices to issue parking tickets in Seattle. It's a proposal that has some asking what hizzoner is thinking since, for one, it adds no new jobs, and two, appears to stimula ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Nickels Pulls a Fast One?

    Updates Below That's what Councilmembers Rasmussen and Licata say happened with yesterday's vote to approve funding for the Mercer corridor project, which many council members thought would get federal stimulus money. Today, the legislature announced the recipients of the state's share of stimulu ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2009

    Annexation at the White Center of Controversy

    The Seattle City Council scuttles a plan to adopt a “vital young area.”

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Snowbody Shows Up to Second and Third Snow Response Open Houses

    Following up on our coverage of the City of Seattle's Open House meetings gauging resident's concerns about Snowpacalypse 2008 last month, it seems only a handful of people attended the Wednesday and Thursday events. Speaking with city spokesman Alex Fryer, around a dozen people showed up on We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Citizens to Nickels: Hands Off Our Guns

    "Nickels takes fire from gun rights activists". "Second Amendment supporters take aim at City". Make all the cute little headlines you want about last night's public hearing about Mayor Greg Nickels' proposed firearms ban on city-owned property, but the issue has caught the att ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Politicians Like the Market and Mass Transit

    "Nickels takes fire from gun rights activists". "Second Amendment supporters take aim at City". Make all the cute little headlines you want about last night's public hearing about Mayor Greg Nickels' proposed firearms ban on city-owned property, but the issue has caught the att ... More >>

  • News

    May 28, 2008

    The Truth About Dick and Greg

    Sometimes friendly. Possible rivals.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    Nickels Drives to Car-Free Rally

    Sometimes friendly. Possible rivals.

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    All together now

    Sometimes friendly. Possible rivals.

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