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The Seattle Star was a free, neighborhood newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States, covering the south and central sections of the city. Founded in 2002 as the South Seattle Star, [1] it changed its name to the Seattle Star in 2004. It was published biweekly. [2]

With the May 18–31, 2005, issue, the Star merged with the Seattle Sun to form the Seattle Sun and Star . It printed its last issue on July 1, 2005. [1]

The Star was unusual for being a well-written neighborhood newspaper whose issues regularly featured investigative reporting.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dawdy, Philip (October 9, 2006). "Seattle Sun and Star Folds". Seattle Weekly . Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. Eskenazi, Stuart (July 20, 2005). "Seattle Sun & Star folds, citing financial reasons". The Seattle Times . Retrieved June 14, 2018.