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Seattle P-Patch photos — community gift of color In unexpected corners

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All over Seattle there are patches of green. Parks, wetlands, greenways abound in just about every corner of the city. With an even more careful search, tinier spaces reveal themselves — maybe a vacant corner lot or a critical slope on one of many hillsides. These spaces are known as P-Patch community gardens, and they light up all summer, hosting everything from chard to … [Read more...] about Seattle P-Patch photos — community gift of color In unexpected corners

Seattle botanical gardens — the 10 best kept local secrets

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A city garden, lovingly crafted by the hands of inspired green thumbs, provides one of the greatest services in an urban environment. A reminder that no matter where we are, nature is around us, flourishing and working hard to help the world persevere. Public gardens also place humanity on even ground, allowing the community at large to access the calming energy in a simple, … [Read more...] about Seattle botanical gardens — the 10 best kept local secrets

A Seattle wall

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I'm near the India/Pakistan wall of sorts, sometime in the early part of this century. My friends and I are on a series of three motorized rickshaw cabs, working to beat the lazy sun quickly falling beyond the horizon. We’re heading to the nationalistic spectacle that’s taken place at every sunset since 1959.   The famous border wall, known as Wagah, is central … [Read more...] about A Seattle wall

The Art of Seattle CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) — a photo gallery

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For the purposes of this article, I will refer to the area as CHOP, which existed for a few weeks in June, 2020. This area was initially known as CHAZ for Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone but eventually transitioned to CHOP. Capitol Hill is my home. The rolling hills of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle remain near and dear to my heart.  Greenery abounds in … [Read more...] about The Art of Seattle CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) — a photo gallery

The best things to do in West Seattle, including Alki Beach

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Go West! The formal start of Seattle traces roots back to a group of settlers from New York who arrived on Alki Beach, at the point of West Seattle, in 1851. It's believed the eager pioneers chose to name the point of land jutting into Puget Sound "New York", and one of the Duwamish Indians added "Alki" to the end, which was a Chinook Indian term for "by and by." The name … [Read more...] about The best things to do in West Seattle, including Alki Beach