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Whether you are a gardener, an Outlander fan, a West Seattle resident, or someone tuning in for the latest episode of Sound Transit and West Seattle Bridge drama, I hope you find something useful here.
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The Sustainable Alternative to the Alki 11
I wrote this when I had become tired of pointing out the problems with this project. Our protests fell on deaf ears anyway. It was clear tha
Marie McKinsey
Jul 13, 20134 min read
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Will the Alki 11 Rowhouses Cause Flooding?
If you've been following these posts for a while, you are familiar with the math: for every inch of rainfall, nearly 5500 gallons of stormwa
Marie McKinsey
Jun 29, 20135 min read
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Over One MILLION Gallons of Waste Water - Where's It All Going to Go?
In my last post, I explained how the Alki 11 rowhouse project on 55th Ave SW will add more than one million gallons of combined waste and st
Marie McKinsey
Jun 27, 20132 min read
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How Much Sewage Will the Alki 11 Generate?
In an earlier post, I explained how to calculate the amount of stormwater runoff this project will produce. Now let's look at the amount of
Marie McKinsey
Jun 19, 20132 min read
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Here's Where Things Get Serious: The Environmental Impacts of the Alki 11 Row Houses
To really measure the environmental impact of a project, you have to look at what it replaces. When you compare the before and after, side b
Marie McKinsey
May 27, 20131 min read
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Remembering the Alki Beach 9/11 Memorial
It is hard to believe that a decade has passed since the events of 9/11/2001. And yet, here we are.
Marie McKinsey
Sep 11, 20112 min read
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Seattle Rain
My favorite book by local author, Tom Robbins, is "Still Life with Woodpecker." I have a well-worn copy that was given to me as a gift in...
Marie McKinsey
Aug 10, 20112 min read
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Benaroya Hall's Garden of Remembrance
Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony, is also the home of one of my favorite spaces in all of Seattle, The Garden of Remembrance. Thi
Marie McKinsey
May 30, 20111 min read
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