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The Antidote for the Seattle "Freeze" - Volunteering

Marie McKinsey

Aug 19, 20232 min read

The Antidote for the Seattle "Freeze" - Volunteering

The 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

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Marie McKinsey

Mar 11, 202310 min read

West Seattle's Citizen Urban Planners

Did 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

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A Bit of West Seattle Garden Tour History

Marie McKinsey

May 8, 20223 min read

A Bit of West Seattle Garden Tour History

In the spring of 1995, a group of West Seattle gardeners brought us the first West Seattle Garden Tour (WSGT).

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West Seattle's "Walking on Logs" Sculptures

Marie McKinsey

Mar 26, 20222 min read

West Seattle's "Walking on Logs" Sculptures

Remember these kids? When the West Seattle Bridge was open, we passed them every time we drove into the neighborhood. Sometimes they were dr

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A Fresh Look for the Arboretum at South Seattle College

Marie McKinsey

Sep 11, 20212 min read

A Fresh Look for the Arboretum at South Seattle College

I was a landscape design student at South Seattle College in the early 1990s. The Arboretum was our outdoor classroom, where we took classes

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