Habtamu Abdi, civilian liaison between the Seattle Police Department and the East African community at the Ethiopian Community Center in Rainier Valley. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
It's the greatest story ever told. Well, OK, it's not. But it's one you'll be reading a lot about in coming days. It begins like this: In the reign of Gregory the XL, there was no joy in the Land of...
The King County Courthouse (then known as the City-County Building), left, and Seattle Public Safety Building (police headquarters), right, in 1955. This is looking south on Fourth Avenue. (Seattle...