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SLUT - Trolley's unfortunate acronym seems here to stay

Sep 18, 2007
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/332081_slut...

There's a story going around South Lake Union, but a spokeswoman for Vulcan, Paul Allen's development company, says it's just an urban legend. That aside, the story that the neighborhood's streetcar line now under construction was called the South Lake Union Trolley until the powers that be realized the unfortunate acronym -- SLUT -- seems here to stay.

Council vote commits Sonics to arena lease

Sep 11, 2007
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/331152...

The council vote eliminates any potential for Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to negotiate a buyout of the lease with Bennett, which was an idea first raised by the Save Our Sonics fan group pushing to put Initiative 93 on the ballot in Seattle next February.

Sonics Bennett begins damage control

Aug 14, 2007
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/327483...

A lengthy feature story on the Oklahoma City businessman who has become a billionaire from his Chesapeake Energy company turned into more ammunition for Sonics fans, local leaders and NBA observers who believe Bennett's group has intended to move the team to Oklahoma since the July 2006 purchase from Howard Schultz.