But he left one project notably out of the speech: Westlake Park. The city of Seattle quietly started seeking feedback on building a new park, wedged between 4th and 5th, and Pike and Pine.

"It's like a town square," said Alyne Fortgang, who’s lived in Seattle for nearly 50 years and visited Westlake Park hundreds of times for various events, rallies, protests and speakers.

According to the Seattle Police Department, officers responded to the collision just after 2 a.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of Westlake Avenue North. Detectives with the Traffic Collision ...

Seattle’s 54th annual St. Patrick’s Day ... and James Street and will proceed over a mile down Fourth to Westlake Park. David O. Jacobsen, parade chairperson and Irish Heritage Club board ...