This week, The Stranger (aka “Seattle’s Only Newspaper”) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its first issue. I moved to Seattle in 1992 and, like many Seattleites, I have had a love/hate relationship (mostly love) with the publication ever since. The Stranger is so closely identified with Capitol Hill, that it was much to my surprise to read in this week’s An Oral History of the First Year of The Stranger that the newspaper’s birthplace wasn’t on Broadway or Pine, but at 4039 Latona Avenue.

From 1991 to 1993, The Stranger operated somewhat surreptitiously out of an upstairs apartment in …

There have been multiple reports of smashed car windows and two reports of stolen vehicles in the middle of last night in the area of Latona/Thackeray/2nd between 42nd and 43rd. According to neighbors, the best estimate of the timing of the thefts and smashes (assuming they are related) was sometime between midnight and 2:30am.

If anyone has any information that would be helpful to the folks who were affected, please leave it in the comments.…

Angelo Moore, lead singer, saxophonist and thereminist of the Los Angeles funk/punk/rock band Fishbone is playing three nights at the Seamonster Lounge (2202 N 45th St). Last night (Tuesday, Aug. 16)) was the first night. It cost me seven bucks and was amazing. I suggest you try to make it out for the Wednesday and/or Thursday night shows. I might be there too.…

In June, SDOT installed an on-street bike corral in front of McDonald International School, near the corner of NE 54th Street and Latona Avenue. Marjorie, who lives across the street from the school, contacted Wallyhood with her concerns about what this bike rack will do to possibly intensify the current traffic backups on 54th during school drop-off and pick-up times.

Marjorie writes:

A bike rack in that location will make navigating NE 54th and that corner even more difficult—but also less safe. It’s pretty unsafe now, with people having to back up (sometimes onto Latona) just to deal with the …

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With so much focus on the race for U.S. President, it is easy to forget that Washington state has a primary election next Tuesday. You should have received your ballot last week. If you didn’t, you might want to register to vote in time for November’s general election.

I write a voter’s guide each election cycle, focusing mostly on …

Beware! The University Bridge will be closed for resurfacing and maintenance projects from 8:00pm Friday, July 22 through 5:00am Monday, July 25. It will also be closed for the same period of time the following two weekends. During the interim, the roadway will be rough, so proceed with caution.

SDOT has a bike and pedestrian detour map here. The suggested detour route over the ship canal bridge is approximately 3 miles. The freeway would be much faster.…

If you’ve been on the Burke-Gilman Trail between Stone Way and Phinney Avenue in recent days, you may have seen signs indicating that a section of the trail will be closed due to construction from July 11, 2016 to October 31, 2016. But as of Tuesday, July 12, the trail was still open. So what gives?

A July 6 Washington State Department of Transportation blog post states, “A short section of the trail in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood will be closed for safety reasons as crews continue their preservation work on the Aurora Avenue Bridge.” Seattle Bike Blog immediately posted their …