Tagged: Space Needle

4:59am

Fri March 29, 2013
urban development

Will South Lake Union rezone actually protect more views?

Credit City of Seattle Planning and Development

Will allowing tall buildings in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood block views of the Space Needle? One Seattle City Council member says the rezone will actually preserve more views.

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9:10am

Tue February 26, 2013
Business

Space Needle workers say labor dispute is escalating

Credit Chethan Shankar

A labor dispute is heating up between workers at the Space Needle and the private owners of Seattle’s most famous landmark.

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5:18pm

Mon October 22, 2012
World's Fair Anniversary

Update: The 'Trees' design wins Space Needle contest

The contest for designing the top of the Seattle Space Needle went from six choices to one - trees.

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4:15pm

Wed August 22, 2012
World's Fair Anniversary

#topthis – Public to design the Space Needle’s top

Credit The Associated Press

The roof of Seattle's iconic Space Needle was repainted on Tuesday with the message "top this" to promote a new contest in honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair.

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2:41pm

Wed May 9, 2012
Space Needle

Tucson man wins space trip in Space Needle contest (video)

Gregory Schneider of Tucson, Ariz., has won a trip to space in celebration of the Seattle Space Needle's 50th anniversary.

He beat out five finalists in Seattle this week for some final competitions. (Video of the event after the jump.)

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8:32am

Mon May 7, 2012
Space flight

Meet the finalists in the Space Needle's trip to space contest

The five finalists in a contest to be sent into space as part of Seattle Needle's 50th anniversary celebration are in Seattle this week.

The final phase of the contest begins Monday morning. The finalists will each face three challenges before the winner is announced on Wednesday. (Meet the finalists after the jump and pick whom you'd send into space.)

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