Feliks Banel
Before it collapsed, WaMu ad campaign was the ‘Friend of the Family’
All the failing banks in the news lately remind so many around the Pacific Northwest of a memorable WaMu ad campaign.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
Regional anthem “Viva! Sea-Tac” celebrates 1990s Seattle culture, good and bad
Over the past few decades, “Viva! SeaTac” has become something of an anthem for the region, at least among a certain demographic.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
Cherry trees in front of Pike Place Market are gone
The City of Seattle removed the storied cherry trees on Pike Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue Tuesday.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
Gray Field namesake’s ‘oxygen ran out before his courage’
The airfield at Fort Lewis is named for a nearly forgotten high-flying aviator from the Evergreen State, with family history here stretching back to the 1830s.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
City pauses Pike Street logging project: Cherry Trees 1, Chainsaws 0
“We are so grateful to Mayor Bruce Harrell for looking carefully at what can be done,” said Save The Market Entrance president Ruth Danner.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
Removal of Pike Street cherry trees on pause after community feedback
A linear grove of cherry trees more than four decades old in downtown Seattle is slated to be cut down to make way for bike lanes.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Where there’s a will, there’s a Whidbey
The will of one Joseph Whidbey – a member of Captain Vancouver’s crew when the British explored Washington – turned up in some old papers.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
Washingtonians can thank rebel supporter for their state’s name
Were it not for a man imprisoned by the US Government for aiding rebels during the Civil War, the Washington would have been called Columbia.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
Forgotten World War II air-raid siren rescued by Seattle high school student
An air-raid relic from World War II and the Cold War was recently rescued from where it had perched high above a Seattle street.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
Feliks: So long to Cal Worthington and his dog Spot
Cal Worthington is most associated with California, but he operated auto dealerships in several states, including even little old Washington.3 years ago
Feliks Banel
Northwest Railway Museum rescues Talgo “Bistro Car”
Thanks to the Northwest Railway Museum, one remaining “Bistro” car has been saved. The sleek artifact of relatively recent railroad history arrived Tuesday.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Pacific Science Center floats replacing iconic pools with meadow
The Pacific Science Center is considering swapping out one of its iconic 1962 reflecting pools and replacing it with an ersatz meadow.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Takoma and Mount Rainier are the pride of Maryland?
Though they are thousands of miles from Washington state, there’s something familiar about the communities of Takoma Park and Mount Rainier.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Bizarre structure in Kent is forgotten futuristic parking prototype
An unusual structure in Kent built more than 40 years ago may be a one-of-a-kind prototype for a futuristic automated parking garage.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
How one of Seattle’s first landmarks was nearly destroyed in Big Snow of 1916
Though it wasn’t as intense as the Big Snow of 1880, the February 1916 storm nearly destroyed one of Seattle’s earliest landmarks.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Space Shuttle Columbia lost in a storm of history 20 years later
It was Feb. 1, 2003 that the Space Shuttle Columbia was lost just 15 minutes before it was scheduled to land at Cape Canaveral.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Cold War film ‘A Day Called X’ imagines Soviet attack on Portland
In 1957, CBS aired a 30-minute film imagining what might happen if Portland, Oregon, came under threat of nuclear attack.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
How were Pacific, Pend Oreille and Pierce counties named?
This is the ‘Minding Your Ps’ edition (and ninth overall episode) of “County Countdown," covering Pacific, Pend Oreille, and Pierce counties.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Remembering the night Larry King broadcast live from the Space Needle
Fans of Larry King remember his late night phone-in program, which stopped in Seattle in 1981 to broadcast straight from the Space Needle.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
The worst atmospheric river of all was winter 1861-1862
Even with autumn on the horizon and winter not far behind, for the really stormy stuff, you have to go back to the winter of 1861-1862.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Preservation groups: Seattle City Council making mistake with historic bank
The Seattle City Council will vote next week on a key part of a landmark designation for an old Seafirst bank branch on Denny Way.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Seattle event 40 years ago was a ‘New Wave boat show’
It was the 40th-anniversary last week of a landmark event at Seattle Center, marking the rise of so-called “New Wave” music in the Northwest.4 years ago
Feliks Banel
Remembering the Whidbey air crew detained in China
In the early days of President George W. Bush, and just months before 9/11 defined the subsequent era, a U.S. Navy aircraft was an international incident.4 years ago
