Ville Magazine l Insider Access for City Lifestyle Mar/Apr 2016 / People Issue | Page 11

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ADAM & EVE
Fernando Botero’s famed 12 ½ ft. Adam & Eve bronzed
statues are moving to Seattle. Martin Selig purchased the
old Federal Reserve Building last year and decided to give
his already extensive building plan an extra boost. However,
unlike other places Adam & Eve have been on display, he is
splitting up the two lovers. Adam will be chilling on a pedestal
on 2nd and Madison, and Eve’s location is yet to be revealed.
Perhaps she will be found next to an apple tree.
BOOKED SOLID
It’s no secret that Seattle is a prime spot for major
conventions, and when a big one rolls through town every
hotel in the city is booked solid. Multiple hotel chains are
realizing that and making their reservations to build new or
takeover and revamp the older ones in Seattle. Thompson
Hotels is opening their first hotel in Seattle on 1st Avenue
and Stewart Street. It will stand 12 stories high and feature
Huxley Wallace Collective’s restaurants. In 2017, Hotel 1000
will be a thing of the past with Loews’ recent purchase. After
a multimillion-dollar renovation, it will be dubbed as Loews
Regency Seattle.

Spirit Airlines now flying from Sea-Tac (photo: www.spirit.com)

Adam and Eve (Fernando Botero – Bronze Sculpture) at Botero Museum

WE GOT SPIRIT
Spirit Airlines will start flying in and out of Sea-Tac non-stop to
Los Angeles and Las Vegas on March 24. Spirit is known for its
low fares, especially for those who are part of the $9 fare club.
The membership benefits include one way fares for only - yep,
you guessed it, $9. If you have never flown Spirit, just remember
that you get what you pay for. After you book that low fare, add
on $35 - $45 for a carry-on bag. No, that isn’t a typo. I meant
carry-on. Fees for checked bags are added on top of that. Also,
don’t expect to get too comfortable… leg room and the seats
themselves are quite minuscule.
TINY BUBBLES
The homelessness in Seattle is at an all-time high, and tent cities
don’t seem to be helping. The encampments are not providing
any security or preventing incurring violence. Tent dwellers are
migrating to inner city neighborhoods that have never been
exposed to homelessness before. City Councilmember Sally
Bagshaw is hoping to make a “tiny” change. She is suggesting
neighborhoods of 100 – 150 tiny homes (about 96 sq. ft.) to be
located in all seven city districts. The proposed idea was inspired
by existing tiny home villages that have already built. What’s the
moral of story? It only takes one tiny thing to make a huge impact.
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