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FEBRUARY 3, 2021
VOL. 101, NO. 5
Reimagine Magnolia Village beautification project launches Valentine’s campaign By Jessica Keller
QA&Mag News editor
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Magnolia residents can celebrate their love of the community and work toward a common goal by donating to a special fundraising campaign. The Magnolia Village Love Match campaign stemmed from an anonymous donor’s offer to contribute $25,000 to the Reimagine Magnolia Village
“He really wanted this to become more than his $25,000 in a very short amount of time.” — Cheryl McQuiston Magnolia Beautification Committee chair beautification project — provided community members match the amount by the end of the month. The fundraising effort will close Feb. 28. Magnolia Beautification Committee chair Cheryl McQuiston, said the man, a lifelong Magnolia
resident, approached her with his offer earlier this month with the idea the money would go further if it became a community effort/ “He really wanted this to become more than his $25,000 in a very short amount of time,” McQuiston said. “It’s heartwarming
and humbling, at the same time.” She said the man was inspired to make his donation after seeing what was accomplished with the money raised during Phase 1 of the Reimagine Magnolia Village beautification project, which aims to create an inviting and attractive business core to residents and visitors by making improvements to the streetscape. Phase 1 featured durable, weather-resistant tables and
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Climate Pledge Arena leadership, partners celebrate placement of last steel beam Friday Staff report Construction on the new Climate Pledge Arena in Queen Anne’s Uptown reached a significant milestone Friday with the topping out of the facility. Project leaders, Mortenson construction partners, other labor workers, city representatives and more celebrated at a special ceremony where the last beam of steel was placed in the facility. Adorned with an American flag, the last steel beam featured the name of the arena, as well as signatures of people instrumental in the project’s construction. According to project statistics, 8.9 tons of steel has been used in the building process to date, and 147,430 bolts were used to secure the steel. As well, 2,500 craftworkers have completed 1.3 million craft hours on the project to date. Climate Pledge Arena at
Seattle Center remains on track to open in fall 2021. It is expected to be the first arena in the world to receive net zero carbon certification. When complete, the arena’s interior will expand to 800,000 square feet, twice that of the previous arena. Climate Pledge Arena was tagged early on to be the professional arena of the NHL’s newest professional hockey team, the Seattle Kraken. It will also be the home of the WNBA Seattle Storm and Seattle University. It will have a 17,100-person capacity for hockey and a 18,100-person capacity for basketball. It is also expected to host more than 140 events per year, with a concert capacity of 17,200. The groundbreaking ceremony took place Dec. 5, 2018 at the west plaza of the arena. For more information or updates, go to https://climatepledgearena.com/.
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