By Sound News reporter Erica Petru
A few weeks before today’s final edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Robert McClure’s desk in the paper’s newsroom was stacked with countless yellow notepads, books on the Puget Sound, files, papers, mail, and inspiring bumper-stickers saying things like “Democracy Depends on Journalism” and “Never Give Up.” It was strange to [...]
By Sound News reporter Erica Petru
For an introduction to HB 1490 and the corresponding Senate Bill 5687 see blogs by Sound News reporters Maggie Murdoch and Tye Rogerson.
The goals listed in section one of House Bill 1490 are numerous and admirable:
- Increase and improve urban development
- Reduce sprawl
- Encourage the increased use of efficient transportation
- [...]
By Sound News Reporter Erica Petru
The conference-goers leaned back in their seats trying to fight off the afternoon drowsiness. Dim lights and a sparsely populated auditorium detracted from their efforts. As Julie Horowitz took the podium with a bright welcome, the audience sat up a bit, intrigued by the new speaker.
On Wednesday, February 18, The [...]
By Sound News reporter Erica Petru
The sample looked like a long rice cake, dipped in cement. Despite appearing as if it would fall apart at any moment, it felt heavy and sturdy. It was strange to think that this material could replace the smooth, impenetrable parking lot outside of the Tacoma Mall Plaza Building, or [...]
One scientist described it as something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Invisible to the naked eye, it’s known to kill short-term memory brain cells in humans and threaten the shellfish farm industry of the Pacific Northwest. The problem: there are 11 million toxic cells in one meter of water. And they’re headed for the [...]
An anonymous donor recently gave one million dollars to fund a reforestation project in Seward Park, located in South Seattle right on Lake Washington. I spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2009, removing invasive plants to help this effort.
The project is run through the Seward Park Environmental and Audubon Center, which promotes nature education and [...]
