Feliks Banel
Mutual Fish closing: Customers were hooked for more than 75 years
Unfortunately, the sign on the door at Mutual Fish Company at 2335 Rainier Avenue South in Seattle doesn鈥檛 say 鈥淕ONE FISHIN,鈥欌�� it says, 鈥淪TORE CLOSING.鈥�2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Charlie Browning is still first-downing’ and other Husky novelty songs
As UW Husky football kicks off its final Pac-12 season it鈥檚 a perfect excuse to look and listen back to some old local novelty songs.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Local Black history is booming in the Evergreen State
Black history, like the history of any ethnic group, has its own parameters and specific focus areas, but at its core, it鈥檚 really just local history2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Tool duel: Big wrenches come out of the woodwork
"The big wrench piece was lovely,鈥� Michael Krasik, a 75-year-old inventor, wrote in an email. 鈥淏ut I once made a couple of really big wrenches"2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Getting a grip on the history of Aurora鈥檚 big red wrench
Driving south on Highway 99 just north of the Aurora Bridge, many motorists can鈥檛 help but notice a giant, red wrench on top of a motorcycle repair shop.2 years ago
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Video: Seattle Times photographer Greg Gilbert retires after 56 years
Greg Gilbert has taken some iconic photographs over the span of his 56-year-long career with the Seattle Times.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Reviving Lake Washington鈥檚 phantom shoreline
Mikala Woodward plans to recreate, in a four-inch strip of light-blue chalk, a portion of Lake Washington鈥檚 old shoreline.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Defense attorney seeking defendant’s execution’: Memorial Stadium landmark process bizarre, twisted
In an 8-to-1 vote Wednesday, the City of Seattle Landmark Preservation Board started the process or protecting Seattle High School Memorial Stadium.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
City advice to landmarks board for Memorial Stadium is a real head-scratcher
The Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board will meet on Wednesday afternoon to decide whether or not Seattle High School Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center should be designated as a city landmark.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Will Rogers鈥� deadly journey began in Renton
The ghosts of two aviators haunt Seattle. But you have to know where to look, and the best place to start is the north end of Renton Municipal Airport.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
In search of sweet, ripe watermelons and Hermiston, Ore.
You might have seen those stickers on melons that say, 鈥淕rown in Hermiston, Oregon.鈥� And then, you might have wondered, 鈥榃here is Hermiston, exactly?鈥�2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Mystery and tragedy of Seattle鈥檚 old tile street markers
成人X站 Newsradio鈥檚 story last week about hidden relics from an old cable car line inspired a listener to reach out in search of the origins of a distinctive set of markers along that same thoroughfare: Madison Street, the main connector between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington since the 19th century.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Remembering legendary Northwest DJ, pop culture renaissance man Pat O鈥橠ay
Pat O鈥橠ay passed away Tuesday at his San Juan Island home. O鈥橠ay is best known for his work as radio deejay on station KJR in Seattle in the 1960s.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Hidden cable car relics revealed on Madison Street
Cable cars are a different animal compared with the street cars which returned to Seattle this century.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Despite off-stage drama, Kitsap Forest Theater celebrates 100 years
On the highway between Bremerton and Seabeck, the Kitsap Forest Theater is this summer celebrating 100 years of outdoor plays and musicals.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
President Harding gave final speech in Seattle and then died 100 years ago
It was 100 years ago this week when President Warren G. Harding gave a major speech at Husky Stadium, as it turned out, it was his last public address2 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Who was the ‘Paine’ of Paine Field?
Paine Field added "Seattle" to its name this week 鈥� becoming Seattle Paine Field International Airport. But what does the 'Paine' stand for?2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Pacific Science Center wants public input on plans for iconic courtyard, pools
The Pacific Science Center angered historic preservationists when they floated the idea聽of partially filling in the reflecting pools.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Granddaughter of shipwreck survivor shares memories of 1875 disaster
A shipwreck survivor was floating in the Strait of Juan de Fuca for an incredible 80 hours before a Coast Guard cutter rescued him in 1875.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Iconic Almond Roca neon sign in Tacoma to be replaced
The classic neon 鈥淎lmond Roca鈥� sign and clock, which has cast a warm glow over the candy factory in Tacoma, will be replaced.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Uncovering the mysterious origins of the name 鈥楢urora Bridge鈥�
What do you call the big piece of transportation infrastructure which carries State Route 99 high over Fremont and the Lake Washington Ship Canal?2 years ago
Feliks Banel
19th-century ‘Seattle Spirit’ still here, but in disguise
"Seattle Spirit" was first identified in the 1800s when the city was snubbed by Northern Pacific Railway and residents said they'd build their own railroad.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Battle for Holy Rosary Church’s survival stretches from Tacoma to the Vatican
Four years into a struggle to save a beloved Tacoma church, the community group organized to secure its preservation is taking their battle to the Vatican.2 years ago
