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Eccentric Seattle: Roy Olmsted, Bootleg Czar
Eccentric Seattle: Roy Olmsted, Bootleg Czar
11/5/2004
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Be introduced to dapper cop turned "King of the Rumrunners" and toast of Prohibition era Seattle, Roy Olmsted.
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson delivers her first State of the City Address
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“We Choose Community." Annual Seattle MLK March draws thousands
Mayor Wilson announces executive orders to accelerate shelter & improve transit
Erika J. Evans sworn in as Seattle City Attorney
Katie B. Wilson sworn in as 58th mayor of Seattle
CityStream: One kayaker’s mission to map thousands of miles of Puget Sound shoreline
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