Civics and Culture

Mayor Durkan Refuses to Meet with Coalition Backing Center City Streetcar

While the city awaits Mayor Jenny Durkan's decision on the fate of the Center City Connector, scores of business owners, individuals, and organizations have...

City Council Landmarks Eldridge Tire Company Building and One-Story Fremont Office

On Monday, the Seattle City Council decided the process to establish a business improvement area in the SoDo district and the fate of two...

A Story About Zen Monks—Whoops I Mean Bus Drivers and Social Services Specialists

  I want to share a story with you. It sounds like it’s about a monk. It isn’t. It’s about you, and me, and anyone else...

Sunday Video: Behind the Scenes on the Seattle Streetcar

https://youtu.be/AKnglLROr6M https://youtu.be/cp9Wi6arkHo Hear what John and Calvin have to say about operating and maintaining the Seattle Streetcar system.

Initiative to Transition Washington to a Low-Carbon Future Headed for November Vote

A carbon fee initiative (Initiative 1631) to combat climate change and transition Washington to a low-carbon future is poised to qualify for the November...

Seattle Hopes Early Community Engagement Will Help Shape Design

Under new rules that started this month, early community engagement will be a key element of Seattle's design review process. Policymakers hope that the...

Sunday Video: Vancouver Dad On Raising Five Free-Range Kids In City Apartment

https://youtu.be/skaoQy04EjU This short documentary takes a look at the lives of a father and his five kids living in a smallish central Vancouver tower condominium...

Taking Care

"Man, she, she was always worried something like this might happen. That's why I been the way I am. For them, just in case she...