Civics and Culture

Op-Ed: Wallingford Can Build a Brighter ‘Seattle of the Future’

The Local Sightings film festival juxtaposed The Beacon, a film about a break-dancing studio fighting to survive in South Seattle, with a film about Wallingford grappling with change and potentially embracing a more inclusive, diverse future.

Nathan’s Bus: Couch Intuition

It was the most elegant piece of furniture I'd ever seen dumped at a bus stop. How exciting!  "Hang on a second, I just need...

Nominate Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2018

It's time to submit nominations for what has become an annual tradition to determine the worst intersection in Seattle. Consider the intersection you hate to...

City Council Passes Tax on Vacation Rentals Like Airbnb

Seattle will tax short-term vacation rentals like Airbnb. But a formal regulatory framework for them still remains uncharted. On Monday, the Seattle City Council delayed...
Brightly colored Christmas lights and a Christmas tree in the center of a transit station.

Seattle Needs a Festive Outdoor Christmas Market

Seattle is a city of markets. There’s the world famous Pike Place Market, of course, and our extensive assortment of weekly and seasonal farmer’s...

Sunday Video: Can Freight Rail and Passenger Rail Coexist?

Freight rail companies usually don't like to play ball with passenger rail operators in North America and that has severe impacts on the quality...

King County Mobility Framework Would Guide Updates to Key Countywide Plans

A new policy framework is flying under the radar that could remake how King County Metro delivers service and capital investments. Metro began developing...

Sunday Video: Link Light Rail Maintenance

https://youtu.be/FWTynkrnE8s Sound Transit goes behind the scenes to show the people who keep Link light rail trains running seven days a week. The video also...