From the roadside, they stand deceptively spindly, stark white rotor blades affixed to hubs teetering atop a troupe of toothpicks dotting a parched moonscape high above the river gorge, aloof and mesmerizing like ballet dancers as they spin cartwheel style converting a famous blow into …
Author: Greg Lamm
In Seattle, where a walk in the neighborhood is threatened by more cars and less parking
Walkway or driveway? My neighborhood strolls are often blocked by vehicles straddling the sidewalk. I’m not talking about a quick pull-in to unload groceries or building supplies. Cars and trucks are parked overnight and often left that way all day. Some partially block the sidewalk, …
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Honoring Civil War soldiers and sailors at the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Seattle
Boy Scout Troop 100 spent Saturday morning at Seattle’s Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery cleaning the moss and dirt off of old headstones and planting flags in preparation for a Memorial Day ceremony. It is altogether fitting and proper that the Scouts should do …
Finding Depression-era history on an old sidewalk
The sidewalks had historic marks because they were built by workers who got jobs with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.
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Here are the signs that a Seattle neighborhood rocked by a natural gas explosion will bounce back
The murals are a reminder that lots of talented artists are living – often obscurely – in our midst. The artwork also is a reminder that we can prevail in the face of tragedy when we fall back on our inherent optimism and spirit of …
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