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Post office relocation and Hing Hay expansion good for ID?

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In 2013, the lease for the building currently occupied by the International District (ID) post office on 6th Avenue and South Jackson Street will expire.

Giving hearts: ID bands together to raise funds for Japan disaster relief

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Last weekend, nearly $170,000 was raised in the International District (ID) to benefit Japan’s disaster relief effort.

ID going to new heights … not sitting well with some

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The City of Seattle is weighing a proposal that would allow for taller buildings in the International District (ID). The rezoning plan hopes to bring

Crash highlights Chinese American gambling market

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NEW YORK (AP) — At age 75, Mon Ling Ng is hard of hearing and often lonely — a resident of Manhattan’s Chinatown who finds a way to fill his days: by gambling.

NYC Chinatown bus crash kills 15

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NEW YORK (AP) — Passengers and witnesses to a New York City bus crash that killed 15 people are contradicting

Man meets woman and fulfills dream of owning a grocery store

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Scott Heimberger is often spotted sitting near the entrance of the new Jing Jing Asian Market, greeting customers as they come in. Heimberger isn’t a bag boy though

Do you have to be Asian to own a business in the ID? Nope!

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Businessman Phil Sancken had one objective in his mind when he visited the town of Fukuoka, Japan, during a business trip 10 years ago.