Downtown News

I got an email from BECU's West Seattle Admiral manager Sue Mariotti yesterday, informing me that the credit union will be opening a branch in Lower Queen Anne.

It's official: This adorable little tyke just got an early Christmas present. More details from the Joe Mallahan concession speech to come.

One thing is certain -- Seattle's next mayor won't have the same old King County Metro snow plan to drag him down .

The City of Issaquah's Lodging Tax Advisory Grant Committee doled out more than $100,000 to local tourism and promotion groups last Friday, money raised by a 1 percent tax on hotels and motels in the city.

King County Metro Transit is rerouting its buses to accommodate hundreds of police cars that will take part in Friday morning's memorial procession for Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton.

Downtown Edmonds has put out the welcome signs for visitors coming to sample its wares.

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 9:08 a.m. Augusta isn't the only city talking about trolleys.

Looking for bargains isn't just about stretching your dollar. It's also a chance to flex those primitive hunting instincts, the ones you don't get to use when everything in a store is new and perfect.

AS a business leader, I recognize a good investment when I see one. The Seattle Housing Levy, Proposition 1, will create an estimated 4,000 family-wage construction jobs, attract more than three times our own investment from philanthropy, investors and the federal government, and avoid significant medical and other emergency costs by enabling ...

This winter, The Grouch returns with his highly anticipated annual, "How the Grouch Stole Christmas Tour". After the overwhelming success of last year's outing, The Grouch raises the bar by going outside his usual cast of characters, and enlisting a handful of the West Coast's most promising talents.

SEATTLE The two candidates for Seattle mayor participated in a debate Wednesday at the KING 5 Studios.

Civic Experience: Kirkland Planning Commission member, A Regional Coalition for Housing Citizen Advisory Board member, Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods representative, numerous other boards and commissions Education: Portland Community College Campaign Web site: www.karentennyson.com Amy Walen Age: 41 Occupation: CFO and co-owner, with her ...

A woman who prosecutors say ran a brothel out of a Downtown Seattle apartment has pleaded not guilty.

The Seattle Department on Planning and Development has approved a development across the street from City Hall that will convert the former site of the Public Safety Building into a 43-story tower with 593,000 square feet of office space, 12,000 square feet of retail space and 136 residential units above.

What is a loft anyway? The definition of a loft has certainly changed over the years and has evolved into three different styles of lofts which also include any of several different loft characteristics .

Way too many cars and very little parking. Seattle was like one huge parking garage that was full.

Encanto Barcelona, a five-year-old boutique in Downtown Seattle is expanding. Owner Jimmy Hasson bought the high-end store earlier this summer and changed the focus of the place.

For the Kids 1. Metropolitan Market offers something for the little ones during their "Scare-Free Halloween Fun" day on October 31, 2009.

Speaking last Friday at City Hall, Mayor Leffingwell estimated there are around 4000 homeless people in Austin, with about 600 of those chronically homeless.

Civic experience: Church Council of Greater Seattle, including the Homelessness Project; Seattle Displacement Coalition; Common Ground; Downtown Emergency Service Center; Interfaith Task Force on Homelessness; Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Council; Rauschenbusch Center for Spirit and Action; ROOTS young-adult shelter; ...