On March 5, 2000, Jerry and Sally Sinnema discover a foul odor and foamy discoloration in a stream on their Snoqualmie Valley dairy farm near Ames Lake Creek in central King County. They trace the con...
On March 6, 2000, after serving as the Puget Sound region's primary evening newspaper for more than a century, The Seattle Times shifts publication to mornings. The move to a morning edition puts it i...
On March 19, 2000, artist Carl Smool ignites 17 giant sculptures at Seattle Center as 10,000 watch. The "Hope and Dreams Fire Ceremony" was originally planned for New Year's Eve festivities on Decembe...
On March 25, 2000, the King County Library System (KCLS) holds a dedication ceremony for the Woodmont Library, 12 days after the library first opened to the public. The new library, located at the cor...
At 8:32 a.m. on March 26, 2000, Seattle's Kingdome is imploded. The Kingdome stadium's 660-foot concrete dome is the world's largest. Thousands of spectators crowd Seattle's streets, hills, sidewalks,...
On March 31, 2000, groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the Cedar River Watershed Education Center on the shores of Rattlesnake Lake in eastern King County. After opening comments from Dr. Leon Leed...
On May 7, 2000, Tacoma sells its 8 percent share in a coal-fired steam power plant in Centralia. The plant provided approximately 100 megawatts of electricity for Tacoma fueled by coal from an open-pi...
Beginning in May 2000 and continuing through the summer, federal wildlife officers collect and kill Canada geese in Seattle parks. They do so to alleviate the burgeoning populations of urban geese. Th...
On May 30, 2000, descendants of the Mukilteo's original Japanese immigrants join with town citizens to honor the community's historic example of harmonious race relations. A bronze origami crane scul...
On June 2, 2000, NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Act League) releases a survey that shows that the vast majority of hospitals in Washington do not provide abortion services. The s...
In May 2000, a three-panel mural painted by Jacob Elshin (1892-1976) in the 1930s is discovered at West Seattle High School after being lost for more than 25 years. The murals had disappeared from vie...
On June 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton establishes the 195,000-acre Hanford Reach National Monument, protecting the last free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River and preserving one of the largest u...