Saw that Gronk is hosting the LA bowl for the Dawgs today and thought of a fresh new Hell where AI companies have their chat bots commentate bowl games as full game advertisements. I want out…
December 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Saw that Gronk is hosting the LA bowl for the Dawgs today and thought of a fresh new Hell where AI companies have their chat bots commentate bowl games as full game advertisements. I want out…
This is one of my favorite buildings in the Central District
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is one of my favorite buildings in the Central District
This block on Jackson between 25th and 26th can probably go toe-to-toe with any block in the city for eats and drinks
December 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This block on Jackson between 25th and 26th can probably go toe-to-toe with any block in the city for eats and drinks
The challenge is that these are bedroom communities (less so after COVID) and will rarely get outside customers.
It would be difficult for most businesses to have a sustainable model in a community like this.
It would be difficult for most businesses to have a sustainable model in a community like this.
It's lame how US developers will build discrete new neighborhoods like this without a little town center. I think to most people, a little hub with a coffee shop, barber shop, post office, and/or convenience store would be a real amenity.
December 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The challenge is that these are bedroom communities (less so after COVID) and will rarely get outside customers.
It would be difficult for most businesses to have a sustainable model in a community like this.
It would be difficult for most businesses to have a sustainable model in a community like this.
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Eddie Lin, District 2's newly elected councilmember, was sworn in on Dec. 2. Reflecting on the budget Council inherited, Lin says he intends to bring forward more progressive revenue in the next budget cycle:
Seattle Adopted a $9B Budget for 2026. Councilmember Eddie Lin Wants More Progressive Revenue Next Year
Eddie Lin, District 2's newly elected councilmember, was sworn in on Dec. 2. Reflecting on the budget he inherited, Lin says he intends to bring forward more progressive revenue in the next budget…
soseaem.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Eddie Lin, District 2's newly elected councilmember, was sworn in on Dec. 2. Reflecting on the budget Council inherited, Lin says he intends to bring forward more progressive revenue in the next budget cycle:
I don't have a lot of love for the ACLU. Pretty much any legitimate issue they can throw their weight behind, there are other organizations just as capable. And when the ACLU defends drunk driver rights, or even Nazis, I question why I should respect an organization that legitimizes those interests.
December 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I don't have a lot of love for the ACLU. Pretty much any legitimate issue they can throw their weight behind, there are other organizations just as capable. And when the ACLU defends drunk driver rights, or even Nazis, I question why I should respect an organization that legitimizes those interests.
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3 months left for processing on my Canadian citizenship.
The Torino court is also accelerating citizenship cases, so hopefully my family’s case gets brought forward sooner.
3 months left for processing on my Canadian citizenship.
The Torino court is also accelerating citizenship cases, so hopefully my family’s case gets brought forward sooner.
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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3 months left for processing on my Canadian citizenship.
The Torino court is also accelerating citizenship cases, so hopefully my family’s case gets brought forward sooner.
3 months left for processing on my Canadian citizenship.
The Torino court is also accelerating citizenship cases, so hopefully my family’s case gets brought forward sooner.
Saw that Jonathan Choe and Andrea Suarez just posted a video where they called my homeless neighbors “ants”
Cool... I’m so glad neither of them have any voice in this city.
Cool... I’m so glad neither of them have any voice in this city.
December 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Saw that Jonathan Choe and Andrea Suarez just posted a video where they called my homeless neighbors “ants”
Cool... I’m so glad neither of them have any voice in this city.
Cool... I’m so glad neither of them have any voice in this city.
This public square is one of my favorite places in the city.
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This public square is one of my favorite places in the city.
This is awesome. It's too bad the plans for Jazz House at 2101 22nd Ave S. fell through due to macro forces last year.
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is awesome. It's too bad the plans for Jazz House at 2101 22nd Ave S. fell through due to macro forces last year.
Jabooda just told me that this project is still on.
Also not included in that aerial view above is the project at 2007 S State St, which seems to be on pause after excavation.
-58 Homes
-0 Parking for cars, 60 Parking spaces for Bikes
-3,600 sq ft of Retail (2 Spaces)
-58 Homes
-0 Parking for cars, 60 Parking spaces for Bikes
-3,600 sq ft of Retail (2 Spaces)
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Jabooda just told me that this project is still on.
2025 has come and gone. I’m not sure if CSA ever officially bought the commercial space they planned to. Only 1 of the 2 in the South building is for sale. But no building permits have been applied for. Anyone know what’s going on?
December 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
2025 has come and gone. I’m not sure if CSA ever officially bought the commercial space they planned to. Only 1 of the 2 in the South building is for sale. But no building permits have been applied for. Anyone know what’s going on?
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I was interested in comparing the 1875 Compton and Dry map for St. Louis to the modern Seattle townhome block. What are your thoughts?
Comparing a 2020s Seattle Block to an 1870s St. Louis Block
Over on Bluesky, STLRainbow shared an image of the 1875 Compton and Dry Maps featuring the near northside of St. Louis. A typical St. Louis block in this image is ~2 acres. Take this block bounded by Carr, Biddle, 10th, and 11th. To the right of Biddle Street (unmarked), you can see the Shrine of St. Joseph (#11), which still stands today.
tonychiado.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I was interested in comparing the 1875 Compton and Dry map for St. Louis to the modern Seattle townhome block. What are your thoughts?
Suite A is also leased and permitted for Club Pilates, set to open Spring ‘26
December 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Suite A is also leased and permitted for Club Pilates, set to open Spring ‘26
I feel pretty confident that Grand Street commons is going to get a grocer in the East building. Promotional commercial RE materials says, as of 8/18/25, that the East building has ~9000 sq ft with a lease pending and then notes that there is grocer parking access for it.
December 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I feel pretty confident that Grand Street commons is going to get a grocer in the East building. Promotional commercial RE materials says, as of 8/18/25, that the East building has ~9000 sq ft with a lease pending and then notes that there is grocer parking access for it.
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...if we had a traffic diverter to stop cut thru traffic. Maybe the solution for all of our non-arterial streets is traffic diverters and slow/shared streets. And all the arterials get real sidewalks, asap.
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
...if we had a traffic diverter to stop cut thru traffic. Maybe the solution for all of our non-arterial streets is traffic diverters and slow/shared streets. And all the arterials get real sidewalks, asap.
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Seattle's new transportation levy includes a record amount of funding for sidewalks. But residents along 21st Ave S in Beacon Hill are feeling shortchanged by the city's plan for their area, which involves a lower cost "pathway" instead of a concrete sidewalk.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/10/d...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/10/d...
Despite Sidewalk Funding Boost, Some Seattle Neighborhoods Still Feel Shortchanged » The Urbanist
# Seattle is missing thousands of blocks of sidewalks. But the lower-cost sidewalk alternatives being advanced by the Seattle Department of Transportation don't always live up to what's expected in ne...
www.theurbanist.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Seattle's new transportation levy includes a record amount of funding for sidewalks. But residents along 21st Ave S in Beacon Hill are feeling shortchanged by the city's plan for their area, which involves a lower cost "pathway" instead of a concrete sidewalk.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/10/d...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/10/d...
Not sure this one is still moving forward. The warehouse at 2107 S Holgate St is actively looking for a new tenant for 2026.
Next to the 85 Unit Hobson Place Apartment, there is also this proposal, which I think is still moving forward. Same developer as The Fir.
-212 Homes
-118 Underground Parking Spaces
-5k Sq Ft of Retail (3 spaces)
-212 Homes
-118 Underground Parking Spaces
-5k Sq Ft of Retail (3 spaces)
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Not sure this one is still moving forward. The warehouse at 2107 S Holgate St is actively looking for a new tenant for 2026.
This is a pretty cool tool!
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
This is a pretty cool tool!
Citywide 6-story apartments means that the 1 acre block I live on near the Judkins Park Light Rail Station could change dramatically.
Currently: 24 homes (3-story max)
Potential: ~130 homes. More 3-4 bedroom homes than currently. More access courtyard space than currently. Retail/Restaurant space.
Currently: 24 homes (3-story max)
Potential: ~130 homes. More 3-4 bedroom homes than currently. More access courtyard space than currently. Retail/Restaurant space.
A 14-Point Plan for Mayor Wilson
Channeling the original Wilsonian 14 Points, we offer 14 policy suggestions for the incoming mayor.
publicola.com/2025/12/08/a...
Channeling the original Wilsonian 14 Points, we offer 14 policy suggestions for the incoming mayor.
publicola.com/2025/12/08/a...
A 14-Point Plan for Mayor Wilson - PubliCola
Channeling the original Wilsonian 14 Points, we offer 14 policy suggestions for the incoming mayor. By Erica C. Barnett and…
publicola.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Citywide 6-story apartments means that the 1 acre block I live on near the Judkins Park Light Rail Station could change dramatically.
Currently: 24 homes (3-story max)
Potential: ~130 homes. More 3-4 bedroom homes than currently. More access courtyard space than currently. Retail/Restaurant space.
Currently: 24 homes (3-story max)
Potential: ~130 homes. More 3-4 bedroom homes than currently. More access courtyard space than currently. Retail/Restaurant space.
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This is the same intersection where a 6-year-old was it in June and where we held our "memorial for future victims":
komonews.com/news/local/6...
www.king5.com/article/news...
SDOT offered an anodyne statement, but here we are
komonews.com/news/local/6...
www.king5.com/article/news...
SDOT offered an anodyne statement, but here we are
December 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is the same intersection where a 6-year-old was it in June and where we held our "memorial for future victims":
komonews.com/news/local/6...
www.king5.com/article/news...
SDOT offered an anodyne statement, but here we are
komonews.com/news/local/6...
www.king5.com/article/news...
SDOT offered an anodyne statement, but here we are
Downtown Renton appears to be at risk of some flooding this week as NOAA forecasts the river crest at 15.3 feet.
This historic photo is from the 1911 flood.
This historic photo is from the 1911 flood.
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Downtown Renton appears to be at risk of some flooding this week as NOAA forecasts the river crest at 15.3 feet.
This historic photo is from the 1911 flood.
This historic photo is from the 1911 flood.
I teach a lot of Somali American students. I meet their families during conferences. I feel fortunate to know, share community, and work with them everyday.
It fills me with strong emotions to hear them villainized.
It fills me with strong emotions to hear them villainized.
There's been a lot of focus nationally on Minnesota but Seattle also has a large Somali American community, and our city is far better off for them. They are in many ways the typical American immigrant success story—people who work hard to get their children the education & opportunity to thrive.
Somali Americans like me deserve dignity, not Trump's dehumanizing language | Op-Ed
Somali Americans are not a stereotype. We are parents, students, business owners and leaders. We contribute in ways that are both measurable and meaningful.
www.seattletimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I teach a lot of Somali American students. I meet their families during conferences. I feel fortunate to know, share community, and work with them everyday.
It fills me with strong emotions to hear them villainized.
It fills me with strong emotions to hear them villainized.
Beacon Hill if Semple had built the south canal
I know Americans overly romanticize Europe but I still think moving to a little house on a canal in the Netherlands could solve like 82% of my problems
December 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Beacon Hill if Semple had built the south canal