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The city of Seattle first pitched a plan to build homeless and market-rate housing at Fort Lawton in 2008. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Project Homeless

A decade in the works, low-income housing on the edge of Discovery Park moves forward

A recent hearing-examiner decision brings the project at Fort Lawton near Seattle's Discovery Park, which could house nearly 600 people, closer to reality.

Big switch in Seattle homebuying: from most to fewest bidding wars in the country
In Seattle, costs and competition for child care are creating hardships for parents, providers
Hate watchdog group says man arrested in Lynnwood tavern melee linked to white-supremacist group
SeaTac Councilmember Amina Ahmed dies in car crash 7 weeks after joining council
Rod Jones, standout tight end on Huskies’ 1984 Orange Bowl team, dies from suicide at age 54
Legendary Mariners manager Lou Piniella falls one vote short of Baseball Hall of Fame
Need a transplant? You’ll need to prove you can pay costs

Leah Wade is photographed with her children Luca Wade, 3, and on a recent afternoon in their kitchen in Kirkland, Wash.

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Fund For The Needy

A Kirkland mother’s anguished phone call brings help she never imagined

I have three children, she told the operator. My youngest daughter has special needs. My husband is ill. We’re facing homelessness. The operator connected Leah Wade to Hopelink, one of 12 nonprofits aided by holiday-time donations to The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy.

David Horsey cartoon

An NHL victory, but Mayor Durkan is on thin ice with Seattleites

Bringing home a franchise was easy compared to other big challenges residents want the city’s leader to resolve.

Engraved shovels sit ready for the City of Seattle, NHL Seattle and Oak View Group to break ground on $700 million worth of renovations to the old KeyArena in a press conference at the Seattle Center Wednesday December 5, 2018.

Hockey

Days after groundbreaking, KeyArena could be getting a new contractor as renovation costs soar

As costs for the KeyArena renovation soar beyond $800 million, the Oak View Group developer has looked into replacing general contractor Skanska Hunt. An announcement is expected within days on whether OVG will stay the course or switch to a new firm.