Seattle City Council

Park Plans, Art Of Our City, And Ripley’s “Believe It Or Not!”

Weekday — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Seattle Parks Plan
Seattle officials want to hear from you about the future of the city’s parks. They're holding meetings this month to get public input on a parks plan that will guide where the city directs its resources in the years to come. We hear more from City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw.

Art Of Our City
A new live music and film project explores the line between ambition and bad luck as it applied to the Donner Party. "We Are All Failing Them" is a new commission by Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum (teaser below). It’s a song cycle performed live to film. We talk with composer Robin Holcomb about the latest venture in her wide-ranging career.

Neal Thompson On Robert “Believe It Or Not!” Ripley
A 1936 newspaper poll declared Robert Ripley the most popular man in America. How did a young, awkward newspaper cartoonist become a worldwide adventurer synonymous with the strange and unusual? Official Ripley biographer Neal Thompson joins us.

Good News Seattle, City Budget Back In The Black

Deborah Wang — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:15:51 +0000

Budget officials in the city of Seattle delivered some good news yesterday. For the first time since the financial crisis, the city is forecasting a budget surplus.

Cheryl Chow, Educator And Politician Dies At 66

Phyllis Fletcher — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:34:01 +0000

Cheryl Chow died Friday. Chow served on the Seattle City Council and the Seattle School Board. She grew up in Seattle and had also worked as a teacher, a principal and an assistant director for Girl Scouts of Western Washington.

Big Brother Is Watching, But Do You Really Care?

Producer — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:07:23 +0000

Yesterday the Seattle City Council unanimously passed legislation to require city departments to obtain council approval before acquiring and installing certain surveillance equipment. How do you feel about cameras in public spaces? Ross Reynolds talks with listeners about the pros and cons of having big brother watch us.

City Council At Odds Over South Lake Union Affordable Housing

Deborah Wang — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:16:24 +0000

The city of Seattle is trying to solve a problem: Many of the people who work in Seattle can’t afford to live here.

Planning For Sonics Bump At Key Arena

Liz Jones — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:27:13 +0000

The Seattle Sonics' basketball season is penciled-in at Key Arena for next year. During a Seattle City Council briefing Monday, city officials said game days have been set aside at Key Arena starting in November.

Judge Rejects Union Lawsuit Against Sodo Arena Deal

Ann Dornfeld — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:01:17 +0000

A King County Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit that would have stalled plans to build a new professional basketball and hockey arena in Seattle’s Sodo neighborhood. It's part of a proposal to bring an NBA team back to Seattle.

Seattle's Pike-Pine Corridor Gets New Arts Space

Marcie Sillman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:21:26 +0000

The 12th Avenue Arts project will transform a Seattle Police Department parking lot into one of Capitol Hill's newest multi-use buildings. In addition to retail and apartments, the building will include two theaters and office space for three small theater companies.

Push For District-Based Seattle City Council Elections

Liz Jones — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:59:00 +0000

A campaign is mounting to switch up how Seattle City Council members are elected. Currently, members can live in any part of the city and their job is to represent the whole of Seattle. A campaign called Seattle Districts Now aims to divide the city into seven smaller districts with a council seat based in each one. Voters in each district would then elect a council member to represent their specific neighborhoods and interests.

Future Of South Lake Union Up For Debate

Deborah Wang — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:26:05 +0000

The Seattle City Council is debating a plan that would transform a huge swath of the city’s center, and that for the first time would allow developers to build residential high rises just a block from Lake Union.