Sound Transit wants public input about the proposed designs for the Kent/Des Moines Link light rail station area and parking garage.

Sound Transit will extend the line 7.8 miles from Angle Lake Station in SeaTac at South 200th Street to the Federal Way Transit Center at South 317th Street. Construction will start later this year and is scheduled to be completed in late 2024, according to Sound Transit.

Passenger stations and parking garages will be built in Kent/Des Moines at 30th Avenue South and Pacific Highway South (500-space garage); at South 272nd Street near Interstate 5 in Kent (1,100-space garage); and at the Federal Way Transit Center (400-space garage).

Three new streets will be added at the Kent/Des Moines station to promote easy access for walking, bicycling and transit. Two large plaza areas will feature landscaping and public art.

In 2017, Sound Transit asked the public how they wanted the new Link light rail stations from Angle Lake to Federal Way to look and feel. Participants said they preferred designs that represent the community, are modern, and reflect Pacific Northwest character and the natural Puget Sound environment.

Sound Transit responded with a design that provides access to Highline College in Des Moines and surrounding neighborhoods and businesses. The station will have three landscaped streets to promote easy access by walking, bicycling and transit.

An additional plaza near the parking garage will include a covered seating area and space on the street for food trucks. The elevated station features a canopy with expressive steel framing and a glass clerestory that brings daylight into the center of the platform, provides good rain protection, and glows with warmth in the interior.

This stations art theme is Confluence; a weaving together of people, places and ideas. The station experience is intended to celebrate the neighborhoods energy and diversity and a blending of cultures and knowledge. Glass and sculpture artwork will showcase symbolism, patterns and family trees researched from the neighborhood.

Sound Transit proposes trees, plants and foliage that are drought resistant, provide seasonal interest and are low maintenance. Tree branches will be trimmed above head height, and shrubs will be trimmed to below knee height to provide good visibility through the foliage.

Curious about station-area designs for South 272nd Street or Federal Way Transit Center? Sound Transit will seek input on those stations in the coming months.

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Click here for the survey to learn more about the proposed design of the Kent/Des Moines station, parking garage and surrounding area, and let Sound Transit know what you think. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Somali and Korean. The survey closes on Monday, March 16.

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In the race to beat the season and get a crop of something ready to hit the ground running, savvy gardeners are thinking of -- if not already -- starting their seeds. Being able to get a leg up in the short growing season by starting seeds now is important.

Starting from seed is one of the most economical methods to gardening and the best way to get those new and unique varieties.

Starting seeds early enables local gardeners to grow varieties that might otherwise take too long to come into production for food or flowers if they were simply planted in the ground as seeds when the soil and nighttime temperatures were perfect. We know all seeds are not equal, they dont even all look alike, and they certainly do not germinate the same.

Soil temperature is key, and a quick check of any seed package gives the optimum temperature for starting that particular seed. When starting seeds indoors, in most cases your indoor temperatures will be sufficient to warm soil temperatures for germination. But there are varieties, like some watermelons for example, that prefer a soil temperature of 85 degrees.

To achieve a warm or warmer soil there are a few options. An electric seed-starting mat or heating can quickly raise the temperature in a flat. Or put the flat on top of a refrigerator. Remove flats to a sunny windowsill once the seeds have sprouted.

A good commercial seed starting mix is recommended to get the seeds off to a good start and avoid disease issues once they sprout.

Even though the daylight is getting longer each day, just keeping seedling flats on windowsills will not provide enough light. Light or the lack of it, is a challenge.

Seeds will need at least 16 hours of light each day, so plan on adding a light source for success. This can be a special grow light or a two-bulb shop-type light fitted with a warm and cool fluorescent tube bulb.

Many seeds, like those of beans, corn, gourds, squash, and nasturtiums and peas or sweet peas for example, benefit from soaking in tepid water anywhere from four to six hours to overnight before planting, depending on the thickness and hardness of the outer surface. Drain well before planting.

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This technique works well with Asian Delight pak choi which is compact, upright plant with tender and succulent stems, another All-America Selections winner for 2020. Or try the new a new tomato, a patio-type grape tomato with a bushy habit that is well-suited to container growing. This Selections winner produces uniform oblong sweet fruits.

Once seedlings develop their first true leaves they can be gently separated from flats and put into sixpacks or small pots to let them grown and develop healthy root systems. Depending on variety. Plant seedlings outdoors when soil warms to about 65 degrees and night-time temperatures are well above freezing. Beans, for example, will not set blooms until night-time temperatures are 60 degrees or above.

When planting outdoors, note that soil temperatures for most seeds will need to be 65 degrees or higher. To cheat this requirement, consider a raised bed in which the soil should warm up sooner than that on the ground. Container gardens can be warmed up indoors for a few days before planting.

Or for in-ground planting, cover the soil with a sheet of clear plastic a week before you plant to sow the seeds. If the weather remains clear and sunny, it should allow the sun to warm it up.

It is one small investment that will pay off in the long run and that sheet of plastic can be saved and then used many years.

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The man who police said fatally stabbed a 23-year-old man outside Richards Bar has been charged with second-degree murder, according to a spokesperson for the Cook County states attorneys office. Thomas Tansey is scheduled to appear in bond court on Thursday after police took him into custody on Wednesday, which is all after they released him three days after the February 21 slaying in River West.

On that Friday night, 30-year-old Tansey allegedly stabbed Kenny Paterimos multiple times with a box cutter outside the bar after using a homophobic slur. Paterimos, a barista, was bisexual. Paterimos and Tansey had a confrontation inside the bar, which led to Tanseys ejection from Richards, police said. Paterimos would leave his brothers side for a cigarette. When he left the bar, police said Tansey attacked him. Police said Paterimos came back inside the dive bar after he was wounded. His brother would rush outside to apprehend Tansey, pinning him until police arrived.

Charges werent filed until Wednesday as police had released Tansey after he claimed he killed Paterimos in self defense. Police continued to investigate as Tansey remained free. Police then issued a murder warrant on Sunday for Tanseys arrest.

Meanwhile, Paterimoss family and friends plus supporters gathered Tuesday night outside of Richards Bar to protest. Sporting T-shirts and holding up signs, they expressed anger that Tansey was released and felt Richards Bars employees and customers were not cooperating with police to apprehend Tansey.

Paterimoss mother, Diona Bueno, addressed the crowd of under 100 on Tuesday night. In an emotional batch of comments, Bueno stood in front of Richards Bars main door. She called for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to shut the bar down.

He was not a nice man, and I tried, God knows I tried to forgive him, Bueno said of Tansey, an ex-Marine. I believe in all my military men, I believe in my city, I believed in the police and they havent done a hot-damn frickin thing.

Bueno made those comments as a police office slipped in behind her inside the bar, trying to keep peace between protesters and bar workers. Bar staff would lock their doors and prevent Bueno and other protesters from entering. Bueno repeatedly pounded on the door, asking for admittance so she could pray and say farewell to her son.

Many of the protesters believe Richards Bar didnt do enough to bring Tansey into custody, claiming they had a disregard of law. They cited how the bar ignores city law which bars indoor smoking in public places as customers are free to light up during most days. But on Tuesday, the bar was on its best behavior. With police swarming the area, there was no indoor smoking on Tuesday night. Richards Bar, near the Grand, Milwaukee, and Halsted intersection, is a popular destination after most bars close at 2 a.m.

Tansey is scheduled for a bond hearing at noon at 26th Street and California Avenue, according to the states attorneys office.

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Hyundai has a new electric concept car called the Prophecy, which, as its name suggests, offers a sneak peek at what the brand's future EVs may look like.

If the car is anything to go by, the future looks pretty darn good.

Hyundai debuted the concept on Tuesday, showing it off with a video presentation after the Geneva International Motor Show was canceled amid coronavirus concerns. It's electric and autonomous, but like most concept cars, it's just an exaggerated idea of what the future will look like not a solidified production model.

But with its looks echoing part Tesla Model 3 and part Porsche 911, the Prophecy sports a sleek, fastback shape, pixelated headlights, and a clear-acrylic spoiler out back.Hyundai might have gone a bit far with the language in its press release describing the Prophecy as "sensuous," "voluptuous," and fostering "an emotional connection between humans and automobiles" but the Prophecy is, at least, stunning.

The car's interior may prove a bit more controversial than the exterior, however, since Hyundai has done away with a steering wheel in favor of a pair of joysticks. Hyundai said in using the joysticks, the driver can "control the vehicle from a position of comfort," while autonomous technology pilots the car.

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The plastic sign, about 10 feet long with A-R-B-Y-S spelled vertically, lay on its side by a ladder and some construction tools.

Do you want it? Sohui Kim, the chef and an owner of the Brooklyn restaurants the Good Fork and Insa, asked a visitor. You can have it.

That made it official: Gage & Tollner, one of the most storied restaurants in New York food history, is finally reopening on March 15. Workers hoisted a new Gage & Tollner sign into place, marking the end of a string of businesses, including an Arbys franchise, that opened in this Brooklyn space on Fulton Street after the dining institution closed in 2004.

In the restaurants newly modernized kitchen, Ms. Kim and the chef de cuisine, Adam Shepard, considered whether some newly arrived cuts of meat were Gage-worthy. Upstairs, in private halls recently christened the Edna Lewis Room and the Dewey Room, after a former Gage chef and a former owner, applicants waited in hopes of landing a position.

Finding the right staff and writing the right menu have been consuming concerns for Ms. Kim and her partners Ben Schneider Ms. Kims husband and co-owner of the Good Fork and Insa and St. John Frizell, the owner of the Red Hook, Brooklyn, bar Fort Defiance.

Right now, were getting a lot of feedback from the Gage & Tollner superfans, Mr. Frizell said. But really thats going to be less than 5 percent of our audience, so were going to have to play to a bigger crowd.

They want to honor the resurrected restaurants past as a destination for seafood and meat, while simultaneously appealing to contemporary tastes and expectations. When people talk about the culinary memories, Ms. Kim said, they talk about the space, how they felt, the lights, the majesty of being in the room. Then you ask them what they had for dinner, and they dont remember.

Gage & Tollner, named for the restaurateurs Charles Gage and Eugene Tollner, opened in 1879, and moved to its present location in 1892. As Brooklyns answer to Delmonicos, the restaurant was an elegantly appointed dining temple that served seafood, chops and steaks, and it attracted celebrities like Mae West, Lillian Russell, Jimmy Durante and members of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The handful of owners who succeeded the originals were careful to preserve its Victorian atmosphere, though that became less of a choice than an obligation when the interior was declared a landmark in 1975.

Despite some cosmetic changes, the new interior wont look too different. As stewards of dining history, the current owners had to approve every change and fix with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, including repair work on the original wooden revolving door; the laying of new floors (stained red oak downstairs, white oak upstairs); the replacement of the upholstered wall panels; the repair of the crumbling portico; and the polishing of the many brass chandeliers (a three-week process), which once dispensed both gas and electrical light. All told, restoration, infrastructure and equipment costs have totaled roughly $2 million.

The food, too, will be a mix of the familiar and the innovative. There will be no second act for crab meat Virginia, a staple that wasnt much more than crab and butter. But diners will get a soft-shell clam belly broil made with Ipswich clams, a popular menu item in its day.

Ms. Kim also wanted to serve a true mutton chop the meat comes from Thistle Creek Farms in Pennsylvania. I want it to be mutton, she said. I think there are some restaurants who are serving lamb wink, wink. We wont serve lamb and call it mutton.

There will also be crab cakes, a shrimp cocktail, housemade Parker House rolls, shrimp scampi with gnudi, four different cuts of steak and a raw bar. Ms. Kim plans to keep it simple: Its all about getting amazing ingredients, she said.

Other dishes will be completely new. Instead of a chicken potpie, Mr. Shepard has fashioned a pork potpie with a light pte brise dough and a lighter gravy. Mr. Shepard is not your average chef de cuisine. His long rsum includes Lunetta, Union Pacific and Tavern on the Green. When he read about the Gage project, he reached out to Ms. Kim.

The upstairs bar, called the Sunken Harbor Club, will serve nine cocktails that Mr. Frizell called pre-tiki classics, like the Singapore Sling and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. The bar was designed by Mr. Frizell and Mr. Schneider, and built by Mr. Schneider; its angled wooden ceiling and walls look like the galley of a ship.

All of the 25 cocktails on the downstairs opening menu are drawn from the original Gage cocktail list, with the exception of a Negroni, an agave drink (tequila and mezcal not being popular drinks during Gages heyday) and a dirty martini.

That martini will be served not in the currently fashionable coupe, but in a traditional martini glass. I like the straight-sided glass, Mr. Frizell said. Bring em back!

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It would be helpful if Jim Caldwell would do a little research. It is true a lot of remodeling was done to Bixby Hospital. But if he were to go deep down into the basement, he would discover the reason for demolition. He does not see the infrastructure.

Deep down in the basement are corroded plumbing, electrical wiring and crumbling walls about to fall down. And that would be a disaster. I was auxiliary treasurer for 15 years and attended several meetings where it was explained about the conditions of the building and the millions it would take to keep it up. It is my understanding that only the old section will be torn down and the newer part kept for offices, etc.

I have been retired for several years, but close friends say that this is still the plan. Hoping this will clarify things for you.

Mary I. Miller

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I grew up poor.

Living in the projects didn't feel like poverty until I was bussed out to a gifted and talented program where most of my classmates had never even seen food stamps, let alone used them.

There were never more than two or three Black children in my class (including me) and most of my peers lived in houses instead of the projects.

I learned that we were poor by comparison, and I was ashamed. Since the other children didn't know that, they'd often make demeaning comments about students they suspected were poor. It is something that has stayed with me.

Even though my mother kept a job on top of side hustles, I never invited my school friends to our place. And I didn't talk to my mother about money until I got my first job at 14. I had so many questions, but I didn't want to seem ungrateful. I understood that money was important, but I didn't quite understand why. More importantly, I didn't yet understand how I could get more of it.

As a single mother, I've taken steps to make sure my son understands the role money can play in his future. Here are the six smartest financial steps I've taken to protect my son.

A lot of millennial parents don't think of insurance when they consider long-term savings for their children. It might be surprising to folks, but term life insurance is a great investment.

Despite some of the myths we learn about term life insurance, it can be a catalyst for a family's legacy. I won't miss the $30 a month that comes out of my paycheck, and my son won't suffer financially if I die before he's able to take care of himself.

To most parents' credit, we understand the importance of savings. Even the poorest families still get why it is needed even if socio-economic barriers prevent them from investing in their child's future. I've found that it's not enough to just have a savings account. We also need to teach our kids what it means to save.

This year, I decided to get a physical ledger from the bank. I only make deposits when my son is with me. Even though he can't yet reach the counter, he writes each deposit and notes the new balance.

This practice led to a conversation about the difference between regular savings and emergency savings. We discussed why some people have so much more money than we do. He also asked about why some people can't afford a home. It was surprising how much he already understood about the world.

There are lots of apps out there that teach children about money, but the physical ledger promotes a more acute awareness of what it means to earn, spend, and save money.

Much like having life insurance, a will is a way to protect our family members after we pass away. My son is my only child, so there likely wouldn't be any disputes about my estate. Still, it's important to lay out his inheritance to reduce confusion and arbitration over my assets.

Creating and discussing my will as he gets older will help him understand the benefits of planning ahead. It might seem a bit morbid, but I know how much of a financial burden it can be when there is no will.

Dividing up property among grieving family members can lead to bad blood. Instead, a will offers concrete directions that allow the family to mourn in a more civil manner. Disputes may still happen especially if a family is dividing up debt or tax liability but ultimately a will can prevent things like foreclosures, vehicle liens, and repossessions.

By having a legally binding will (as opposed to just telling your family your wishes) we can also offer safety. Wills establish legal guardianship so that the state doesn't decide what happens to our children. Moreover, we can set up trusts that mature after our child comes of age.

The specificity of a will is important, and it increases the chances that the designated guardians or beneficiaries are operating in our children's best interest.

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My 6-year-old son does not get an allowance. Instead, he earns money by selling his art. It's not a lucrative business, but he does relatively well for a first grader.

We are blessed to have the means for an allowance, but in my experience, it has been more beneficial to provide an opportunity to monetize his extracurriculars. During church bazaars, thrift sales, and school events, my son and 9-year-old niece have sold lots of things. Their biggest money-makers are original art, African fabrics, and compliments. Yes my son and niece sell strangers compliments.

At the end of each event, they give me back any money I invested for supplies, then divide the rest of their profit down the middle. It teaches them lifelong financial lessons that most of us don't even get as adults. On the car ride home, they discuss sales strategies, annoying customers, and ethics.

We have talked about savings a lot more since buying our first home last year. My son puts about $5 on the water bill bi-monthly. It barely makes a dent in the bill, but it teaches him about how to manage his money. Plus, he feels like he is really contributing to our household.

My son comes with me to visit houses when we help our friends look for investment properties. He has also helped scrape the carpet glue off the floor during our basement remodeling.

In addition to being a unique learning opportunity for my little one, a home is a pretty stable investment. As I make improvements, it's building equity, and paying my mortgage on time boosts my credit.

For some families, money is a sensitive topic. This last step may be the most important, regardless of income level. Honesty is so important. Hiding our money problems from our little ones could be detrimental.

While I don't necessarily spend hours each week going through each bill with my son, I do include him in conversations about money.

When he wanted to get a dog, I sat down with him and showed him my budget snapshot how much it costs to keep our household stable. I let him know how much money we had leftover after things like the mortgage, car, and food.

Then, I had him make a list of all the things a dog would need: food, collar, toys, a doghouse, doctor's visits, walking, etc. We connected either a dollar value or time value. For example: The dog would need to be walked a few times a day. Mom works all day and he is in school, so we would have to pay someone to go to our house and let the dog out.

At first, he was discouraged, but then we talked about saving money and cutting back. He left the conversation super hopeful and we discussed a cat or turtle since they're less expensive. It was simple and practical.

He is young, and at this age his attention span is unreliable at best. My hope is that these conversations make him a less impulsive spender and a more fiscally aware adult.

No parent is perfect. As much as we try to teach our little ones to make the right choices, we still have our own mistakes to learn from. We can give our children the best tools, but the truth is, they'll still stumble. These six financial steps won't always protect my son, but I hope they'll set him up for success as he becomes an adult.

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The ambitious CTA Red Purple Modernization Project (RPM) has started the initial phase of construction and will continue for the next several years. With businesses starting to get nervous over the work and what it means for their profits, one retail store thats been on Bryn Mawr for a century has made the decision to move to Andersonville.

Bryn Mawr Jewelry Company has been located right next to the red line station at 1125 W. Bryn Mawr for just over 100 years, but the looming closure of both the train stop and use of the sidewalk in front of the business from days to weeks on end was just too great a risk. Instead, the jewelry stores owner Scott Freeman is taking a leap of faith by packing up shop and heading to Andersonville.

Freeman took over the store about 15 years ago from the previous jeweler. In that time he has witnessed the transformation of the area into a more vibrant place with a diverse collection of businesses.

Ive watched the street slowly get cleaned up over the years and move in the right direction, said Freeman. I honestly wouldnt have moved if they were not remodeling this train station. It truly forced my hand because you cant do business if people cannot walk through your door. However, Ive always wanted to expand and was unable to in our current 750 sq. ft. of space. This gave me the push needed and I am grateful in a way.

In the craft for 25 years now he specializes in making his own custom creations as well as offering fine retail brands. What has made the store unique though is the relaxed atmosphere and jewelry priced for everyone, from $5 pieces to ones as expensive as $20K.

The new store will be located just south of Foster Ave. at 5139 N. Clark. and will give the jeweler the bigger showroom he has desired with 1150 sq. ft of space and a full basement area. He has already moved the business into the new location and is just finishing the $50k build-out in time for a grand opening celebration this Saturday.

I was able to create a space that I always envisioned my jewelry store to look like, Freeman explained. This store is more of a reflection of my personality such as decor and layout. I am also planning on starting a line of my own and hired some new people that can sit at the bench and do repairs so I can free up my time to create.

The new Bryn Mawr Jewelry Company store will be divided by a large glass partition where people can watch the jewelers at work from the retail showroom. Though Freeman loves to talk and get to know his customers, this will give him the opportunity to still oversee the showroom while still providing a quieter space in order to concentrate on his work. They will also be expanding their showcases from 10 to 16 and introduce additional products.

I am so excited to be a part of the Andersonville neighborhood, Freeman added. Its just such a vibrant community of small business owners. Its a bunch of mom and pop shops and people who really care about their businesses. Im looking forward to showing the neighborhood what I can do.

The grand opening celebration will be all day long on Feb. 29 with give-aways, raffles, a ribbon-cutting at 9 a.m. and Drag Queen Story Time with Muffy Fishbasket at 10:30. Around Noon a local teacher will be helping kids make their own jewelry and other art projects. Then at 7 p.m. the adults can play with live music, hors deouvres and cocktails.

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