Marie McKinseyAug 19, 20232 min readThe Antidote for the Seattle "Freeze" - VolunteeringThe Seattle Times recently ran an article entitled: "Have you melted the Seattle Freeze? We'd like to hear how you did it." I wish I'd known
Marie McKinseyMar 11, 202310 min readWest Seattle's Citizen Urban PlannersDid you know that Seattle's Comprehensive Plan is being updated? Do you even know what the Comprehensive Plan is? If you answered "no" to on
Marie McKinseyMay 8, 20223 min readA Bit of West Seattle Garden Tour HistoryIn the spring of 1995, a group of West Seattle gardeners brought us the first West Seattle Garden Tour (WSGT).
Marie McKinseyMar 26, 20222 min readWest Seattle's "Walking on Logs" SculpturesRemember these kids? When the West Seattle Bridge was open, we passed them every time we drove into the neighborhood. Sometimes they were dr
Marie McKinseySep 11, 20212 min readA Fresh Look for the Arboretum at South Seattle CollegeI was a landscape design student at South Seattle College in the early 1990s. The Arboretum was our outdoor classroom, where we took classes
