Leaving Seattle, amid pondering

Where will all the dramatic change lead?

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Seattle predictions for 2016 (sort of)

Tongue is somewhat in the vicinity of cheek

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A century ago, the Great Seattle Boom was much bigger–and sketchier

Its origins were gold and vice

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Seattle homeless problem dates back to arrival of first gringos

Members of the Denny Party showed up in 1851 without a dry roof to put over their heads

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Seattle upzoning proposal collapses like the Mariners

Mayor Ed Murray withdraws support after huge homeowner backlash

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Will upzoning Seattle resemble no-zoning Houston?

Proposal to allow multi-unit housing on all single-family lots might do the trick

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When–not if–the Big One hits Seattle

Article in The New Yorker lays out the case for a catastrophic earthquake–relatively soon

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National prayer breakfast movement began in unchurched Seattle

New book highlights role and motives of local clergyman Abraham Vereide

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In Seattle Confederate flag is on open public display

Engraved image tops Confederate veterans monument in old-money Lake View Cemetery

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Alaska-Seattle tension goes back a long time

Complaints from up north started with 1897 gold rush

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Gay marriage, Selma and the interesting origins of Seattle’s King County

Original honoree was an Alabama slaveholder likely in a same-sex relationship

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In blasting Pete Carroll, Seattle forgets it grew through similar risk-taking

City’s history is that of audacious gambles

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Are Seattle protests a good time–or biding time?

Light actions may mask deeper tensions

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Seattle ducks racial blame again by nixing Columbus Day

City that ousted Indians changes holiday to Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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Seattle is no stranger to landslides, either

Since 1890, more than 1,500 have occurred within the city limits

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The most prescient billboard in Seattle

Eddie Bauer’s “EDDIE.SET.GO” sign on display as area company announces its sale to a Maryland company.

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New ‘View of the World from 9th Avenue’ would include Seattle

City wasn’t on famous 1976 New Yorker cover

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Unlike Kiev, Lenin statue still stands in Seattle

Fremont neighborhood fixture is popular tourist attraction

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For letter-carriers, West Seattle was a dog-gone neighborhood

Neighborhood topped city in canine attacks on postal workers

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In Seattle mayor’s race, candidates try to out-liberal each other

Incumbent Mike McGinn and challenger Ed Murray push progressive agendas

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