Speaker of the House Rep. Frank Chopp (D-43, Capitol Hill, U-Disrtict, Wallingford) is getting away with murder. Other members of the House aren’t willing to go on record against Chopp’s loopy great wall on the waterfront plan because, well, Chopp’s the Speaker of the House. Erica interviewed a bunch of legislators last week for her column in the Stranger and Chopp’s House colleague’s were predictably vague.     This is frustrating because of course, we know that off-the-record, lots of ...

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These are not the Santas your pet will be posing with, promise. Photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr contributor espressobuzz West Seattle Blog marveled over a pair of orcas playing off Alki Point yesterday.Both MyBallard and Fremont Universe are wondering if the streetcar will be coming to their neighborhoods.Capitol Hill Seattle warns that the most dangerous stretch of road for bicyclists on Capitol Hill is on E. Pine, between Summit and Melrose.Watch out for this scam if ...

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