The overhaul of Victor Steinbrueck Park is finished, but a dispute over two totem poles has prevented it from reopening to the public.

The totem poles were crafted and placed in the park in 1984 to honor Washington's Indigenous community. The poles previously made the news in 2018, becoming the centerpiece in a community-wide debate ...

Robin Young’s totem pole in West Seattle; in 2009, it was recovered along with a second stolen totem, Renton’s Henry Moses Honoring Pole, which was also put back up ...

In 2019, the Pike Place Market Historical Commission gave the green light to renovate Victor Steinbrueck Park — the grassy overlook area at the north end of the Market. The park needed a ...

The totem poles were a point of contention before Victor Steinbrueck Park's closure. The city and Pike Place Historical Commission have butted heads since then.

SEATTLE — Victor Steinbrueck Park is finally set to reopen to the public on Friday, following years of renovations that culminated in a recent months-long standoff tied to the presence - or ...

SEATTLE — In 2019, the Pike Place Market Historic Commission gave the green light to renovate Victor Steinbrueck Park — the grassy overlook area at the north end of the Market. The park needed ...