The ''Seattle Star'' was a free, neighborhood newspaper in

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, United States, covering the south and central sections of the city. Founded in 2002 as the ''South Seattle Star'', it changed its name to the ''Seattle Star'' in 2004. It was published

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. With the May 18–31, 2005, issue, the ''Star'' merged with the ''Seattle Sun'' to form the ''

Seattle Sun and Star The ''Seattle Sun and Star'' was a free, bi-weekly neighborhood newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States formed in 2005 by the merger of the ''Seattle Star ''The Seattle Star'' was a daily newspaper that ran from February 25, 1899, ...

''. It printed its last issue on July 1, 2005. The ''Star'' was unusual for being a well-written neighborhood newspaper whose issues regularly featured investigative reporting.

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