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
By Eric Fetters, Herald Writer MUKILTEO - Steve Anderson was nearly finished with work at Ivar's Mukilteo Landing restaurant on Oct. 28, 2003, when the wind-whipped waves outside convinced him to stick around. A half-hour later, a fierce wind was… Continue Reading