After months of eviction protests, the future of MidTown Center is finally becoming clearer. Today, Seattle-based developer Lake Union Partners closed on a $23.3 million deal to purchase the historic 23rd Avenue South and Union Street block in partnership with […]
Overwhelmingly, Seattle-area millennials love living here, and two-thirds say the region is on the right track. Even so, many say they may need to move to afford the life they want. This is from a newly released survey by Seattle
Big housing-cost increases are taking a heavy toll on millennials throughout the Seattle area, which has retained its title as the hottest housing market in the country. A new poll from a local nonprofit finds that 45 percent of millennials
Farm becomes subdivision. It’s an old story, and one that Arlington hay farmer Andrew Albert has seen a lot. “Happens all the time. Land is farmed for generations, then one generation ends, the other takes over, and they have different
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Some of the last undeveloped shoreline along Puget Sound has been added to the Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve. The acquisition of 17.6 acres expands Jacobs Point Park on Anderson Island to 100 acres, making the Nisqually reserve the largest protected
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Although its eerie name suggests otherwise, Puyallup’s Dead Man’s Pond is home to many living things. From black-tailed deer to blue herons and bald eagles, the pond acts as a home to local wildlife and is part of a larger
At six times the size of Seattle’s Discovery Park, the Port Gamble Forest is a close-by recreational jewel, at risk of development. With population pressing in close on these woods and people enjoying them with miles of hiking, mountain bike
A proposed Pierce County purchase of a two 10-acre forested parcels south of Buckley could give residents access to a forest preserve larger than all but one of the county’s parks. The County Council last week gave its informal approval
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Hundreds of acres of old-growth forest land near the North and Middle Forks of the Snoqualmie River are now under the protection of Forterra, a Seattle-based land conservation organization, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources. On Dec. 29, Forterra
Snoqualmie Valley Record:Forterra and DNR buy 376 acres near North and Middle Forks Read More »
SEATTLE – On December 29, Forterra completed two land transactions spanning 376 acres along the western edge of the Cascade Mountains, 300 of these holding pristine old growth forest. The acreage represents some of the last unprotected stands of ancient
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