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Paul Westphal named SuperSonics head coach on June 17, 1998.

On June 17, 1998, the SuperSonics elect not to renew George Karl's contract, thereby terminating the relationship between Karl and the team. Karl's replacement is former Phoenix Suns coach Paul Westph...

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Kenmore incorporates on August 31, 1998.

On August 31, 1998, Kenmore, located between Lake Forest Park and Bothell at the north end of Lake Washington (in King County), incorporates. The move to incorporate was in response to the need to man...

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Benaroya Hall opens as new home of Seattle Symphony on September 12, 1998.

On September 12, 1998, Benaroya Hall opens as the new home of the Seattle Symphony. Designed by LMN Architects (Seattle), with acoustics designed by Dr. Cyril Harris, it is named after the Benaroya fa...

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Richard Hugo House, a center for writers, opens in Seattle in October 1998.

In October 1998, Richard Hugo House, an urban writer's retreat, officially opens in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. The center for writers is named for Pacific Northwest poet Richard Hugo (1...

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SV Fantome, former fixture on Seattle's Portage Bay, sinks in Caribbean hurricane on October 27, 1998.

On October 27, 1998, the luxury sailing vessel Fantome was caught off the coast of Honduras by Hurricane Mitch and perished with her crew of 31, having previously disembarked her passengers. Originall...

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Patty Murray wins re-election to U.S. Senate and voters approve medical marijuana and abortion rights, and Seattle's Libraries for All bond on November 3, 1998.

On November 3, 1998, Democratic Senator Patty Murray (b. 1950) wins re-election to the U.S. Senate and state voters approve a ballot measure permitting the use of marijuana for medical purposes. An in...

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Ferry Kalakala returns to Seattle and an uncertain future on November 6, 1998.

On November 6, 1998, the rusting but still modernistic hulk of the ferry Kalakala makes a triumphant return to Elliott Bay, where it once shuttled cross-sound commuters and awed out-of-town visitors. ...

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World War I memorial is moved to Seattle's Evergreen Washelli Cemetery on November 11, 1998.

On November 11, 1998, on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I, the sculpture Doughboy, created by Alonzo Victor Lewis (1886-1946), is re-dedicated at Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Evergreen ...

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Congress funds the Northwest Straits Initiative to protect and restore marine ecosystems on November 13, 1998. 

On November 13, 1998, Congress authorizes the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative, an innovative grassroots and voluntary approach to marine conservation for northern Puget Sound and the ...

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Governing Magazine names Diana Gale, director of Seattle Public Utilities, a Public Official of the Year on November 17, 1998.

On November 17, 1998, Governing Magazine names Seattle Public Utilities director Diana Gale one of America's Public Officials of the Year at a Washington, D. C. banquet attended by President Bill Clin...

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Explosion and fire at the Equilon Puget Sound Refinery in Anacortes kill six refinery workers on November 25, 1998.

On Wednesday afternoon, November 25, 1998, an explosion and fire erupts in the coking plant at the Equilon Puget Sound Refinery in Anacortes, killing six refinery workers who were attempting to restar...

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Metro bus plunges off Seattle's Aurora Bridge after driver is shot on November 27, 1998.

On November 27, 1998, in the worst bus accident of Metro's 25-year history, the driver of a southbound Route 359 express bus is shot twice as the bus begins crossing the Aurora Bridge, which crosses t...

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