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Seattle Center shouldn't be a staging area for the rich and famous
Its mix of public and private, arts and sports, has produced a hodge-podge not a plan. A Chihuly museum would be another blow to the public interest.
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How to make urban alleys work
An imaginative design competition focuses on one alley in Pioneer Square, coming up with ideas we should apply around the city.
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City's landmark-preservation process on trial
Preservationists have made a federal case out of the sale of the Federal Reserve Bank's Seattle branch, putting the city's landmark process under scrutiny and raising questions about whether our heritage laws are being followed.
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Got names? Ideas for new Seattle street names
Here's a roster of Seattle worthies who could be immortalized on our city maps, honored by signs on streets or unnamed alleyways.
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Dale Chihuly's big footprint
Turns out, glass-blowing has a very big carbon footprint. A single studio can release more carbon than 100 households.