Category Archives: In the Neighborhood

Taking Uber from Skyline

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Well, I’ve typed in “725 9th Avenue” many times as a pickup location for my Uber ride only to have the driver whiz by or head down Columbia. I think the concierge is tired of running down Columbia after a … Continue reading →

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Join Your Neighbors at the Autumn Clean Up! Oct 13th

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Jim deMaine

The First Hill Improvement Association is happy to be hosting the sixth Autumn Cleanup! Saturday, October 13th 10am-12pm First Hill Park (1201 University)  Meet your neighbors and FHIA’s new Executive Director, learn about what’s going on in the neighborhood, and … Continue reading →

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An I-5 Lid?

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut by Knute Berger: If Chicago is the City of Big Shoulders, Seattle is the City of Big Visions. We’ve literally moved mountains to create the city we know — we’ve redirected rivers (the Duwamish), connected the sea to … Continue reading →

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Construction on Terry

Posted on September 28, 2018 by William Calvin

When I saw this collection of hard hats, with a crane overhead, I naturally wondered what had gone wrong. My telescope revealed a cluster of three pizza boxes.

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Capitol Hill’s Hugo House gets an extreme makeover and an historic designation

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut: Washington state welcomed its first official Literary Landmark last week — a surprising statistic given Seattle’s reputation as a bookstore-loving, writer-nurturing, library-card-holding, even poetry-slam-attending city. The designation comes from national group United for Libraries, which over the last 30 years has … Continue reading →

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The Frye Twins excavation

Posted on September 26, 2018 by William Calvin

Noticed the earth-moving at night?  It is just rearranging loose dirt and lifting it up into waiting dump trucks. Here is serious excavation, scraping dirt down away from those long rods they dropped down those holes they drilled all around … Continue reading →

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Whole Foods is set to open October 30th at 1001 Broadway.

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From the Capitol Hill Blog: The 17-story “upscale” apartment tower Whole Foods will call home is now open and filled with art and amenities along with 260 or so units complete with “smart, sophisticated design,” “well-appointed” and “clean, contemporary aesthetic,” “A/C in … Continue reading →

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A drone outside the window

Posted on September 15, 2018 by William Calvin

And guess where it landed: They carried it inside the cathedral a minute later.  It seems to be the latest in wedding photography.

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Fyre Twins; Before the Basement

Posted on September 10, 2018 by William Calvin

Here you see (left) a deep hole being drilled while a three-story-high steel post is being dropped (right) into a previous drill site.  I’m guessing that this is reinforcement for the long east wall of the parking garage basement.

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Freeway Park – September activities

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Click below to see the September activities at nearby Freeway Park.  Freeway Park 8/25

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What’s under the ground?

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Jim deMaine

To decipher all those color marks we walk by as the construction goes on – here’s the cheat-sheet from Gordon Gray.

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Dow Constantine, King County Executive speaks at Skyline

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Jim deMaine
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Tennis and Blue Angels this weekend

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Jim deMaine

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can enjoy high level tennis at the Washington State Open which is held at Seattle Tennis Club in Madison Park. The grounds and stands are open to the public. There is no entrance fee. It’s … Continue reading →

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AgeWise King County – advisory commitee’s activities

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Jim deMaine

A useful website is from AgeWise King County. I attended a meeting of their advisory committee and found it quite interesting. You can get their updates from SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE In the August  Issue: Note the article on Leaving Your Legacy Chair’s … Continue reading →

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The bee friendly flowering artichokes

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From the Bug Squad Blog: “To attract honey bees to your garden, it’s a good idea to let the artichokes flower. “Sure, you could pick them for your dinner, but you’d be depriving honey bees of theirs. “At the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee … Continue reading →

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Freeway Park Fountain Fest Party – Saturday 11 AM – 2 PM

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Our annual Freeway Park Fountain Fest party is this weekend- Saturday July 28th, 11am-2pm in Seneca Plaza (600 Seneca St) Join us in celebrating Freeway Park’s iconic fountains!   Paint a Kite, and contribute to our Fall Kite Installation Fuel up with free … Continue reading →

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Meeting of Review Board re 29 story apt. building at 815 9th Avenue

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From Frank Conlon – “I suspect some Skyline folk may be interested in the forthcoming meeting of the East Precinct Design Review Board regarding the proposal to erect a 29 story apartment building at 815 9th Avenue (in the space now … Continue reading →

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Would you commute from Tacoma? Some have made the choice.

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut: “When RJ and Ann Casey moved to Seattle from Chicago four and a half years ago, they landed a studio apartment for $1,800 a month. With RJ working as an editor at Fantagraphics, a comic book publisher, and … Continue reading →

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The trees on 8th Avenue

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: several of us have written to city offices about the trees on 8th Avenue. Here’s a thoughtful reply: “Dear Jim, I am sending this message to express appreciation for your time to express interest in the Seattle Department … Continue reading →

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The Crowd on the Roof

Posted on July 12, 2018 by William Calvin
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Sad disease of the trees around us

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Jim deMaine

  From Mike Caplow: “All of the trees on the west side of the Columbia between 9th Ave and Terry are dead from Dutch Elm disease. Trees on the west side of Terry between Columbia and Marion are being treated … Continue reading →

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The towers around us are looming

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Sue Van Leuven sent this along from the Daily Journal of Commerce. Note that the design review will be on July 25th at 6:30 PM. Tower proposed on First Hill has increased to 29 stories, 276 units By BRIAN MILLER Journal … Continue reading →

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That’s Skyline in the middle distance.

Posted on July 1, 2018 by William Calvin

This is a June 11 picture from WSDOT showing the southbound lane emerging from the tunnel with a SR99 SB on-ramp in the foreground.  It also shows the new mirror-faceted building at 5th & Columbia, which we see only the backside … Continue reading →

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High-rise apartment building on a floating barge

Posted on June 30, 2018 by William Calvin
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8th Avenue tree removal update

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Jim deMaine

The following are notes from a very recent meeting. Thanks to the Skyliners who attended and are supporting an effort to keep 8th Ave green! 26 JUNE 2018   —  800 COLUMBIA – STREET TREE REMOVAL MEETING PRESENT Alan Cornell – … Continue reading →

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