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Seattle fighting global justice? Bob Barnes (left) and Jim Goettler say the city has done so.

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Free Westlake now!

N30 protesters are back in court fighting for First Amendment rights.

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City Attorney Tom Carr, who insists he’s “no fan” of the reviled poster ban, decided on Tuesday—despite the…

NewHolly's developer Henry Popkin is in hot water again.

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News Clips— Section 8 struggle

TWO YEARS AFTER digging himself out of an ugly conflict-of-interest mess involving the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA), developer…

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TRANSPORTATION People love their car-pool lanes. At least that’s what you might assume after a recent flood of…

Does Gov. Locke love the monorail?

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Free the monorail!

THE LITTLE ELEVATED train that could has been chugging up some daunting hills in recent weeks, but none…

City payoff

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City payoff

Will Seattle taxpayers get stuck with a $42.8 million bill for light rail?

Pelz: "Liar, liar."

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News Clips— Railroaded?

SEATTLE HATES light rail! Or loves it. We don’t know. It depends on how you ask the question.…

Ed Murray: In no mood to negotiate.

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Eds High-Wire Act

Seattle Rep. Ed Murray tries to cut a deal on transportation while environmentalists and the road builders bicker.

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Henry Aronson can’t lose. Can he? The anti-monorail campaign leader won a court order this month requiring monorail…

The road warriors

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The road warriors

Just how safe is bicycle-friendly Seattle?

Rachel Simmons

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Girl fight

Author asserts that members of the "gentler" sex can be bullies, too.

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Rest for the weary

EMPLOYEES AT THE Salvation Army’s battered women’s shelter are finally getting some rest. On June 5, a county…

The waterfront viaduct and its namesake, Alaskan Way.

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The Viaduct on the Level

Sure, you could bury it. You could replace it with another elevated freeway. But why not just rebuild…

Can the Waterfront be Saved?

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Can the Waterfront be Saved?

Tearing down the viaduct is the easy part.

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Nick Licata, the Seattle City Council member who seemed least likely to support Referendum 51, has thrown his…

Barbecue With Frills

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Barbecue With Frills

The trimmings may be fancy, but the main dish is mainstream.

News Clips— Elevated dreams

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News Clips— Elevated dreams

SELF-APPOINTED TRANSIT EXPERTS who hoped the monorail would be Seattle’s first free theme-park ride had to swallow a…

Z'Tejas: salty, fatty, sweet in Southwest Bellevue.

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Austin à la Eastside

Z'Tejas has come a long way from its funky origins.

Some day, some way?

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News Clips— Declaring victory

WHAT DO YOU DO if your plans are behind schedule, over budget, and wildly unpopular with your constituents?…

Tapped out: Are tenants getting hit with "a hidden rent increase" in the form of water bills?

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Water balloons

Apartment renters pay water bills even though no one can measure how much they use.