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by Nathalie Graham • Apr 16, 2021 at 1:51 pm
RIP, Lower Queen Anne. Screenshot of Google Maps
This week, Councilmember Andrew Lewis ignited a debate that I didn t even realize existed: Do people call the Seattle neighborhood that s home to the Seattle Center,
the Key Arena Climate Pledge Arena, and that surprisingly fratty piano bar Lower Queen Anne or Uptown? Sponsored Ballard-brewed beers and tasty bites for all palates under our heated tent. C mon down!
On Monday, Lewis proposed an ordinance to officially rename Lower Queen Anne to Uptown. The Seattle City Council approved it in an 8-0 vote (Councilmember Dan Strauss was absent). Everyone I know and considering the online reaction to the vote, seemingly everyone with an internet connection calls the place Lower Queen Anne. Even Google Maps called it Lower Queen Anne.
Amazon expects a return to offices by fall
Some workers are miffed while nearby businesses are ecstatic By Katherine Khashimova Long, The Seattle Times
Published: April 1, 2021, 8:46am
Share: Mathis Koos, left, takes a photo of his partner, Valery Freyman, in front of the Amazon Spheres, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Seattle. The couple arrived Tuesday from Orlando, Fla. for a week-long vacation, and said the the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the Seattle area did not deter them from their plans. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
SEATTLE – Unlike many of its tech-sector peers, Amazon is eschewing a hybrid workplace.
The Seattle-based commerce giant told employees in a companywide announcement that it is planning a “return to an office-centric culture as our baseline.” The transition away from remote work is expected to wrap up by autumn, according to the announcement Tuesday. Working in offices, the note said, “enables us to invent, collaborate, and