Marie McKinsey
- Mar 18
- 4 min
The Story of the West Seattle Triangle Park - and a (W)hole Lot More
They say that no good deed goes unpunished. My "good deed,"apparently, was volunteering to participate in the Friends of the Junction's plan
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Marie McKinsey
- Mar 11
- 11 min
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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Marie McKinsey
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Chihuly Garden and Glass Seattle
There really is nothing quite like the Chihuly Garden, one half of the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit at Seattle Center.
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Marie McKinsey
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
7 Things for Seattle Gardeners To Do in Winter
Yes, its rainy, windy and sometimes snowy. The ground is too soggy for digging. But that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of satisfying gard
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Marie McKinsey
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Grow Fresh Herbs Indoors Year Around
Imagine having fresh basil, mint, and cilantro growing near your kitchen in the middle of winter!
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Marie McKinsey
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
A Few Words About Affiliate Marketing
Lately, I've questioned whether it's worth the trouble to run ads at all. But as I thought about it, I began to realize that I had more of a
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Marie McKinsey
- Nov 6, 2022
- 2 min
Give Your Lawn an Environmental Make-over
From an environmental point of view, what it takes to maintain a typical lawn is a nightmare.
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Marie McKinsey
- Nov 5, 2022
- 2 min
Leave Those Leaves!
The biggest lesson we have to learn from climate change is that we can't keep doing things the way we always have been
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Marie McKinsey
- May 21, 2022
- 2 min
Coloring Music
Early in my landscape design career, I learned that adding color to drawings was important if I wanted to sell my work.
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Marie McKinsey
- May 8, 2022
- 3 min
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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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 24, 2022
- 9 min
My Comments on Sound Transit's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
I am posting my comments here for two reasons:
1) According to "the rules," comments submitted by April 28th that address specific sections
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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
How Many West Seattle Businesses Will We Lose Because of Sound Transit's Light Rail?
Sound Transit's light rail extension to West Seattle will mean the closure or relocation of many businesses. How many and which ones?
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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 10, 2022
- 5 min
"Because We Said So" - The Latest Episode of West Seattle Bridge Drama
When I posted last week's article about the new season of West Seattle Bridge Drama, I thought, "Hey, that's it now, I'm going to go do some
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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 2, 2022
- 8 min
Welcome to a New Season of West Seattle Bridge Drama
now that 700 people in West Seattle have received letters advising them that their properties are in the path of an oncoming train.
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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 1, 2022
- 6 min
The Bridges of West Seattle
When the West Seattle Bridge, which links the peninsula of West Seattle with mainland Seattle, was closed suddenly in March of 2020, it left
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Marie McKinsey
- Mar 26, 2022
- 2 min
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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