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The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
By Lauren Mang October 29, 2014
Finally some good news on the Bertha front: Last week’s excavation of the tunnel drilling machine’s repair pit came to an abrupt halt after shells were discovered in the soil. Archaeologists were called in (one week later, natch) to examine the shells, which were thought to have been from indigenous peoples. Turns out, they’re not. Crosscut has all the details.
Doug Baldwin appeared on 710 ESPN’s The Barbershop Show and let listeners in on what’s really going on in the Seahawks locker room. There certainly is a divide, but it’s not as serious as we’ve all made it out to be.
Vulcan CEO Jody Allen, sister to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has taken a sabbatical that began Monday. Her return date is not yet determined. The Seattle Times reports her leave coincides with allegations that she sexually harrassed security officers.
An elementary school for downtown Seattle? It could happen. The former six-story Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco along Second Avenue is the site in question, which would need extensive renovations over three years to transform it into a fully functional school. The price tag for the land and building? Free.
Today is officially National Cat Day! To celebrate, Uber Seattle, Cheezburger and the ASPCA are teaming up to deliver kittens to offices around the city via UberKittens. We’ll have a few fuzzy felines in our offices today, so follow us on Twitter @Seattlemag for photos!
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Words and photographs by Anna Starr.
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