Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: How an explorer’s mistake led to the naming of Hood Canal
Captain Vancouver is often ridiculed for failing to notice the Columbia River, but he also gets the blame for another blunder: The misnaming of Hood Canal.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
The forgotten designer behind Seattle’s most iconic neon signs
Bea Haverfield may not be a household name, but she's behind some of Seattle's most beloved, iconic neon signs across the city.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Anacortes claims to have the oldest ‘graffiti rock’
What is a “graffiti rock,” exactly? There’s no hard and fast definition, but the Skagit County community of Anacortes provides an excellent example.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Solutions emerging to Seattle National Archives debacle
In the wake of a decision to close the Seattle facility of the National Archives, two possible solutions are beginning to emerge.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
AG Bob Ferguson weighs legal action over Seattle National Archives closure
In the wake of a decision to close the Seattle National Archives, state AG Bob Ferguson is looking at legal options to save the facility.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Feds play blame game while closure of Seattle National Archives moves ahead
With the closure of the Seattle National Archives moving forward, federal agencies are pointing fingers at each other for a process that went without public input.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Road between Redmond, Kirkland dates back to early settlers
There were two routes between Kirkland and Redmond originally, not including trails first blazed by Native Americans, and then by early settlers in the 1870s.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Officials, historians slam ‘horrendous’ plan to close Seattle National Archives
Local officials and historians weigh in on the possible closure of the Seattle National Archives, as they scramble to save it from leaving the region.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Officials knew Seattle National Archives facility might close for months without public feedback
It's now been revealed that officials knew Seattle's National Archives facility might close for months without ever garnering public feedback.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Federal panel recommends closure and sale of Seattle National Archives facility
A federal panel is recommending closure and sale of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) facility in Seattle’s Sand Point neighborhood.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Forgotten photos discovered from one of BC’s most devastating landslides
It was not too far north of the border of Washington 55 years ago, when the “Hope Slide” wiped out a long section of a provincial highway in British Columbia.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: The ‘monumental blunder’ of Camp Washington
A monument commemorates Camp Washington, a place where the state's first governor and his survey party roughed it for a week in October 1853.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
The remarkable 16-year run of a forgotten (and beloved) Northwest radio series
One long-forgotten radio series was sponsored for almost two decades by the Portland-based private utility once known as Pacific Power & Light.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Old and new perspectives from Seattle’s most scenic lookout spots
With a new year and a new decade underway, it’s the perfect occasion to visit two of Seattle's most beautiful and scene lookouts.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Mark Twain-esque locale among last Columbia ferry crossings
There were as many as 50 ferry crossings over the Columbia River in its heyday. Now, just one lower crossing remains near Cathlamet to Westport, Oregon.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Anacortes’ holiday tradition: ‘The Jimmy Stewart Christmas Run’
On Christmas Eve, a group of friends from Anacortes be out on the streets of the Skagit County port taking part in a tradition that’s now nearly 30 years old.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: A deadly forgotten flood leveled Port Angeles in 1863
Things took a deadly turn for the young settlement of Port Angeles, Washington on Wednesday, December 16, 1863.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
How Washington’s media reacted to impeachment over 150 years ago
We look back more than 150 years to see how newspapers in then-Washington Territory reported and opined on the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: The disappearance of a piece of Columbia River history
On the Columbia River not far from Lake Chelan, there was once a natural feature and navigation hazard known as the Methow Rapids.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Kirkland was like home to Steve Raible and the Seahawks
Kirkland has changed a lot since the Seahawks’ original headquarters and practice facility opened in 1976 at what’s now Carillon Point.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: The forgotten controversy behind Washington’s Blewett Pass
Unsuspecting motorists crossing Blewett Pass on US Highway 97 are treading ground on a now-forgotten place-naming controversy dating to the 1950s.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Search underway for artifacts 72 years after Port Angeles shipwreck
A 1947 wreck inspired a unique salmon salvage effort, and a search is now underway for some specific artifacts in time for a new exhibit in 2020.7 years ago
Feliks Banel
Macy’s holiday star is coming back and so is the Bon Marché
KIRO Radio listeners heard the good news first almost three weeks ago, and now the Bon Marché star at 4th Avenue and Pine Street downtown is indeed back7 years ago
