The Clarion Inn in Auburn was purchased by the county to house homeless people. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times, 2021) By Kent Hay Special to The Seattle Times When your job is mostly outside — wading through piles of garbage, hiking across acres of forest and brush to check on tents emanating the
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Pickleball is exploding in WA. What makes it so popular?
Sep. 4, 2022 at 7:00 am Updated Sep. 4, 2022 at 1:29 pm 1 of 7 | Amara Erickson, 5, left, smiles as she plays her first game of pickleball at Lakeridge Playfield on July 2, 2022. Pickleball is the official sport of the state of Washington. The game was invented on Bainbridge Island in 1965.
... continue reading.Schools must connect students to college, careers
The Seattle Times editorial board Seven years ago, a group of prominent Washington business leaders known as the Washington Roundtable crunched the data and announced that young people would need to beef up their post-high school game significantly to participate in this state’s booming high-tech economy. Assessing their own industries, the business leaders — including
... continue reading.Despite state law, South King County cities limit homeless shelters
By Greg Kim Seattle Times staff reporter In 2021, the Washington Legislature passed a law that attempted to stop cities from banning homelessness facilities. Yet last month, Des Moines fined the city’s only existing homeless shelter and asked it to shut down. Earlier this year, Federal Way denied a permit for a fully funded shelter.
... continue reading.Don’t squash advanced learning in Seattle Public Schools; fix it
By The Seattle Times editorial board Lots of people are confused about the idea of equity, apparently including those at the helm of Seattle Public Schools. Rightly criticized for maintaining a separate program of high-achieving students filled with white and Asian kids, Seattle’s education leaders have chosen not to widen the pipeline into their Highly
... continue reading.Ask the Builder: To get your foundation right, know the soil beneath it
By Tim Carter Tribune Content Agency My college major was geology. At the time I was in school, I had no idea how valuable this degree would be once I became a full-time builder. Not many builders know about soil maps and how to interpret them. Your house has an intimate relationship with the ground:
... continue reading.Shorelines legalizes ‘cottage housing’ clusters north of Seattle
By Daniel Beekman Seattle Times staff reporter A new type of housing will be allowed to sprout in Shoreline from now on, though officials aren’t sure whether many developments will actually be built under the city’s new rules. The Shoreline City Council voted Monday to legalize “cottage housing” in low-density zones that are currently dominated by suburban-style
... continue reading.Fentanyl has devastated King County’s homeless population, and the toll is getting worse
1 of 11 | A candlelight vigil in December by Women in Black honors homeless people who died in 2022. Deaths by overdose have skyrocketed. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times) By Anna Patrick Seattle Times staff reporter Before the pandemic, most fentanyl-related overdoses reported in the Seattle area involved people with homes. They started
... continue reading.From farm to BARN: Bainbridge makerspace promotes art accessibility, eyes expansion
1 of 14 | Grae Drake uses the professional equipment at Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network to create colorful marbles and hide them around Bainbridge. (Kevin Clark / The Seattle Times) By Sara Jean Green Seattle Times staff reporter BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Using a propane oxygen torch that emits a footlong flame, Grae Drake creates swirling
... continue reading.Seattle’s proposed tree ordinance is the legislative equivalent of a chain saw
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