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Corner shows new waterfront designs
Image courtesy of James Corner Field Operations
Pier 62/63 would have an open area out to the water with space for a temporary roller rink, concerts or a farmers market.

$65M Pike Place project will have brew pub, restaurant

By JOURNAL STAFF

A mixed-use project that will provide a waterfront entrance to Pike Place Market will have a brew pub with a restaurant overlooking Elliott Bay.

Group wants to make a park from viaduct's upper deck

By LYNN PORTER

The park would be akin to the popular elevated High Line park, which was built on a former railroad spur in New York City.

Staples to close 225 stores as sales move online

By TOM MURPHY

Staples will shut down more than 10 percent of its stores in North American by the end of next year, the second major chain to announce the mass closing of stores this week and the latest evidence of a retail landscape that is being altered drastically by the way Americans shop.

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PUD closes shoreline at cracked Wanapum Dam

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS

Miles of new shoreline exposed by the drawdown of the cracked Wanapum Dam was drawing too many visitors and on Thursday was closed to the public by the Grant County Public Utility District.


Northwest scores big at AGC national awards

By JOURNAL STAFF

Six companies won Build America awards and three won AGC in the Community awards.

Loreto: Quiet gem on Mexico's Baja Peninsula

By KAREN SCHWARTZ

Efforts to turn the seaside village of Loreto into a major destination have been going on for years. So far, though, the results have been limited, and that in itself makes it worth visiting.



TODAY'S STORIES

A & E
Corner shows new waterfront designs
Group wants to make a park from viaduct's upper deck

Business
Stocks rise as employment market improves
Port Angeles couple fighting to keep out smart meter
Mortgage rates slip to 4.28 percent
Staples to close 225 stores as sales move online
Silicon Valley boom tough on non-tech workers

Construction
Barge crew sued for collapsed bridge
Survey finds many schools need repairs
Northwest scores big at AGC national awards
Fairbanks mayor pushes for visitors center at state fish hatchery
PUD closes shoreline at cracked Wanapum Dam

Environment
Small reactor study funded for Hanford
Ore. county parks get funding boost

Technology
Iceland startup finds success with trivia app

Weekend
Loreto: Quiet gem on Mexico's Baja Peninsula
Exhibition argues Vikings more than hairy raiders
Strange But True!
At the Movies: An epic battle gets blockbuster treatment
After Hours: 'Rethinking craft' show now at BAM
TSA Pre-Check at Las Vegas airport
DC cherry trees to bloom April 8-12

Real Estate
Boren Ave. building is not a landmark
$65M Pike Place project will have brew pub, restaurant
Hannay Realty buys downtown buildings

Weekly apartment update
By Dupre + Scott




Boren Ave. building is not a landmark

By JOURNAL STAFF

The Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board denied the nomination of the 1916 Boren Avenue Building as a city landmark at its meeting Wednesday. The vote was 9-2.


Green Building Blog:
How green is the future? Yudelson’s 2014 predictions
The Green Building Initiative’s new president said he sees more energy retrofits, a new focus on water conservation, and a switch to cloud-based systems for managing energy use.

SeattleScape:
That planter is not a litter box
Let’s fence Seattle’s street-side planters




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