By Joyce Edie, Editor Mattawa Area News Things just got a bit sweeter for Desert Aire residents who use the airport. A $296,000 rehabilitation of the south taxiway is almost complete and when it is, hopefully this week, 3,665 feet… Continue Reading
By Nicole Faghin and Reid Schockey Special to the Seattle Times At the Cascade Land Conservancy's fifth Snohomish County Conservation Awards Breakfast last November, the Conservancy's most-honored award — the Phil and Laura Zalesky Lifetime Achievement Award — was presented… Continue Reading
By Janet Huck, Lead Staff Writer Port Townsend Leader The Port of Port Townsend had just one final permit to begin its $3.5 million renovation of Hudson Point Marina. After waiting months, port officials got word Monday, Oct. 30, that… Continue Reading
The most damaging earthquake in state history strikes on a weekday, shortly before noon. In downtown Seattle, the violent lurching knocks pedestrians off their feet. Drivers struggle to hold their cars on the road. A 14-mile rupture splits the ground… Continue Reading
RENTON TANKS WERE SEISMICALLY BRACED WITH FRICTION DAMPERS By Dave Swanson, Reid Middleton Structural engineers faced a retrofit challenge after two Renton-based elevated water tanks were damaged during the Nisqually earthquake. How can the necessary structural repairs be used to… Continue Reading