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CITY COUNCIL City Council President Peter Steinbrueck says the issue of who will make decisions about the monorail…

We're back to ground zero, says Bill Hobson.

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News Clips— Broken initiative

LOOKING JOVIAL, if a bit discombobulated, against the noisy backdrop of homeless men and women streaming in and…

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Will Bulent get out?

THE LETTERS of concern and offers of help continue to pile up, but Bistro Antalya is still closed.…

No permit, no party.

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News Clips— Mardi law

LOOKS LIKE they won’t be dancing in the streets after all. On Monday, the much-revised special-events ordinance squeaked…

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La Viagra’s boner

La Viagra Marina, featured in this week’s restaurant guide pullout, may soon lose its stimulating appellation. Late last…

Coming to Ballard soon.

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No sanctuary

RICH LANG, pastor of Ballard’s Trinity United Methodist Church, is used to getting heat from his neighbors for…

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The monorail campaign just keeps getting fatter. With one month to go before the November election, Rise Above…

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STATE SENATE When the new Republican-led Senate announced its committee assignments last week, one message was clear: More…

Margarita mixology at McCormick's.

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Tequila!

Where to go for your Cinco de Mayo margaritas— or how to save some cash and fiesta at…

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The monorail is a grassroots idea that would help solve Seattle's acute traffic problem with cool technology. So…

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CAPITOL HILL The Harvard-Belmont Landmark District, which twists and winds among the stately homes that cluster on north…

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If losing a third of her staff wasn’t bad enough—aide Mariette Spence reportedly just got the ax—Judy Nicastro…

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Opening car-pool lanes to all traffic at night will cost $3 million and solve nothing.

Indecent exposure?

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Breast in show

GOT A HANKERING to let it all hang out next Mardi Gras? Better think twice—those three seconds in…

Pay up, parkers! City Council President Peter Steinbrueck is pushing a new parking tax.

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The taxman cometh

Steinbrueck's proposal would make parking pay.

What do you people want—personal helicopters?

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I can’t drive 405

Road Trip #1

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Amid all the furor they’ve stirred up lately about view blockage, shadows, and visual impacts, monorail opponents (many…

Affordable sushi!

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Sushi for Wage Slaves

Healthy lunch for the no-corporate-credit-card crowd.

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Not so long ago, you could drive down just about any state highway in America and run into…

Sixteen hundred layoffs, and counting!

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War bucks

Politicians urge us to spend locally.