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After a flurry of activity, the Showbox’s future remains in flux
Votes by the Seattle City Council and the Landmark Preservation Board sustain hopes that the music venue can be saved, but nothing is definite.
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The surprising way Seattle used to deal with street harassment
Hobos, street harassers, pimps, young vagrants .... Seattle didn't take kindly to them in the early 20th century.
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Feds’ ‘Plan B’ for Hanford waste cleanup draws state officials’ ire
While the state Department of Ecology is concerned about meeting deadlines, the proposed solution from the U.S. Department of Energy is a nonstarter.
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WA's top lawyer took a rare step to affirm tribal sovereignty — here's why that's a big deal
Under the new policy, the attorney general must get written consent from tribes before taking certain actions that affect them. That's something few have put into practice, experts say.
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Meet the Seattle mayor with a secret white supremacist past
He also founded the city’s first daily newspaper.