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At $750 a month, a new apartment opening in the University District is one of the cheapest in Seattle. So what do you get for that price? A room the size of a parking space with a toilet that’s not even behind its own door. The landlord for a congregate housing building opening on Seventh Avenue Northeast recently posted an ad online searching for tenants, and it was widely circulated this week in a Reddit post that referred to the room as a “prison cell.” The ad features a 130-square-foot “studio” that contains a sink, shower and toilet. The entire space is in one room: The toilet and shower are open to the rest of the living space. There is no kitchen. The rent is $750 a month, plus a $1,000 deposit, and includes access to a congregate kitchen area and free utilities. “This is a definite MUST SEE!!” the ad says. New apartment in U District! $750/month !?!? For perspective, just seven years ago, $750 got renters the average University District studio , according to Dupre + Scot...

Just outside of Sharlene Carlson's secluded condominium patio , redwood trees tower overhead and filtered sunlight dapples the cool dirt floor below. "I love living here," said Carlson of the Palo Alto Redwoods , a 117-unit complex in south Palo Alto built on the site of a former redwood-tree nursery. "I thought I was going to buy and then move up, but I'm in a serene place. It's almost a spiritual place. I look at the redwood trees and feel peaceful and calm." But that calm has recently been disrupted as plans have emerged to develop the property next to Palo Alto Redwoods : 4256 El Camino Real , the current site of Su Hong, a Chinese restaurant. The proposal to build a 69-room hotel and eight townhomes has galvanized to action not only Carlson, head of the homeowners association, but other Palo Alto Redwoods residents as well. Seven condo owners voiced their concerns at Thursday's meeting of the city's Architectural Review Board , wh...

Franklin Twp. trustees will meet tonight to discuss the weeklong controversy over the removal of a 90-year-old monument honoring Confederate Gen . Robert E. Lee and the route of Dixie Highway. TIMELINE: The wild 24 hours of Franklin’s Robert E. Lee Confederate monument The monument, which was located on right of way owned by the city of Franklin, was removed sometime before 3 a.m. Aug. 17 by city crews. City crews then turned it over to Franklin Twp. Officials from the township have declined any comments about the monument, where its located and what is planned for the monument. A large crowd is expected when Franklin Twp. trustees meet at 6 p.m. today at the Franklin Twp. Administration Building, 458 Fairview Drive. Here are 3 things to know: 1. Get there early. Seating is limited inside the trustees’ meeting room and if as many people show up at they did Monday at the Franklin City Building , they will not be accommodated. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and once maximum room capacity is ...

What to Know Nina Brekelmans, 25, and Michael McLoughlin, 24, died one year ago after a fire broke out near Dupont Circle, on Riggs Place NW. D.C. officials found that the house where they rented rooms had not been inspected and was not licensed for rental. Cities across the country grapple with how to detect illegal apartments, experts say. The fire that sent flames shooting through the roof of a three-story rowhouse near Dupont Circle started on the first floor, investigators found . An electrical short sparked in the landlord’s living room, and the blaze raced upward in the historic house. Four people were inside. Nina Brekelmans awoke in the burning building and called 911, according to a lawsuit filed by her family. Firefighters arrived minutes later, but by the time they were able to reach her and her housemate Michael McLoughlin , it was too late. Brekelmans, 25, and McLoughlin, 24, were killed by the blaze June 3, 2015 at 1610 Riggs Place NW , where they each rented rooms....

The Philomath Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 980 Applegate St., to discuss proposals to add more than 340 apartments in town. Commissioners will hold public hearings on an application from Mountain West Investments that would add 258 apartments plus an office, pool, play area, open space and recreation building at 3335 Main St. and an application from J. Conser and Sons that would add 84 apartments (24 one-bedroom and 60 two-bedroom) and open space, a sports court and clubhouse in the 200 block of North 19th St. In other public meetings : Wednesday • The Post Carbon Institute , which recently moved its main office to Corvallis, is holding an event on creating resilient communities in the face of climate change at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Corvallis- Benton County Public Library , 645 NW Monroe Ave . The keynote speaker will be senior fellow Richard Heinberg , author of 13 books, including “Our Renewable Future.” The event also will provide an opportunity for the co...

http://www.thehour.com/news/article/Letters-penned-by-reclusive-author-J-D-Salinger-11956636.php By Kaitlyn Krasselt Published 6:08 pm, Thursday, August 24, 2017 Photo: Amy Sancetta / AP Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Image 1 of 8 Copies of J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye" as well as his volume of short stories called "Nine Stories" are seen at the Orange Public Library in Orange Village, Ohio on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, died Wednesday at the age of 91. At left is a 1951 photo of the author. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) less Copies of J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye" as well as his volume of short stories called "Nine Stories" are seen at the Orange Public Library in Orange Village, Ohio on Thursday, Jan. 28, ... more Photo: Amy Sancett...