Study: Renters! There Goes the Neighborhood?
On Saturday morning I took part in a discussion of microhousing on a panel convened as part of the regular monthly meeting of the Seattle Neighborhood Coalition. Even though the discussion was announced with a lengthy and biased history of microhousing in Seattle by opponent Rick Barrett claiming that a “cabal” was “targeting” neighborhoods and avoiding the […]
Paul Schell: He Taught Us How to ‘Grow With Grace’
Paul Schell, the 50th Mayor of Seattle, died on Sunday morning. I was a Neighborhood Development Manager during his administration and had the opportunity to work closely with him on implementing neighborhood plans. I also got to know him and his wife Pam personally as the proprietors of the Inn at Langley their hotel and restaurant […]
Why Small Houses Matter
I recently watched an episode of the FYI Network‘s new small-home reality show, Tiny House Nation, a show hosted by renovation experts John Weisbarth and Zack Giffin. Weisbarth and Giffin travel the country helping families design and build tiny homes. The homes can be in the city or the country, mobile or stationary, but they […]
