Thursday news roundup

A City Council ordinance attracts a new lawsuit… in other words, a Thursday.

The Seattle Times, The Stranger, Crosscut, SeattleMet, Q13, and Erica Barnett report that the owner of the Showbox property has sued the city over its “Save the Showbox” ordinance.

KING, The Stranger, USA Today/AP, GeekWire, Forbes, TSN, and SB Nation all cover yesterday’s announcement of OVG’s new investors in a potential NHL team in Seattle and the upcoming Council review of the final agreement for OVG’s renovation of Key Arena.

The Sightline Institute picks apart estimates of Seattle tree canopy.

The Seattle Times has an op-ed arguing in favor of moving forward with the Center City Connector streetcar.