Civics and Culture

Oh, Leroy!

"A nice dress shirt," Leroy said. "And jeans." I looked at him over the top of my glasses. The Skeptical Dad look. "Jeans? Are you sure?" "Yeah." "Khakis,...

Sunday Video: Metro Systems

City Beautiful explores why more American cities don’t have metro systems like New York City and Chicago. https://youtu.be/bLtmJHHqbh8 While there are no one answer for this,...

Council Ponders Unreinforced Masonry Buildings and Rezones Madrona Site

On Monday, the Seattle City Council received a policy briefing on recommendations to improve the safety of unreinforced masonry structures. The council also approved...

Surprise Me, Ibrahim

"Hey, he's smoking crack! You need to get off!" That's the African man seated across from them, noticing something amiss. Crack cocaine has no odor,...

Sunday Video: Free-Floating Bike Share Parking 101

The Seattle Department of Transportation offers some important guidance on where and where not park private bikeshare bikes on sidewalks. https://youtu.be/R65TwEqEOHk

City Council Landmarks Asian Art Museum and Maritime Building

On Monday, the Seattle City Council authorized the landmarking of two more structures: one in Capitol Hill and another downtown. The buildings represent two...

Sunday Video: LGBTQ-Affirming Affordable Senior Housing in Seattle

Capitol Hill Housing is looking toward LGBTQ-oriented affordable senior health and housing services in the future. This video captures the perspectives of advocates, sociologists,...

Deserve, the Concept and the Song

I was recently telling a supervisor friend about an unpleasant incident. I don't talk often about unpleasant incidents, for reasons outlined elsewhere, but they...