Civics and Culture

Why You Should Vote No On Seattle Initiative 123

It's time to vote down one of the most disastrous ballot measures to come before Seattle voters in years: Initiative 123, a rogue attempt...

Art Exhibit “BOOM: Changing Seattle” Demands Answers

At the BOOM: Changing Seattle exhibition Seattleites interested in shaping Seattle's future began by looking backward. Rapid change is nothing new to our city. The...

ICYMI: Mayor Ed Murray Calls For Inclusive Community Engagement

Changes are on the way for community engagement at all levels of governance in Seattle. Yesterday, Mayor Ed Murray issued an Executive Order 2016-06 to...

Urban Spaces As Queer Spaces

June was a complicated month for queer and trans communities in Seattle. On Pride Sunday, a crowd nearing the population of Seattle gathered Downtown...

Sunday Video: Melbourne In Motion

Take a trip down under to the grand coastal city of Melbourne in a four-minute timelapse. Melb, as it often referred to, has one of...

Islamofriendlia

What I like What you like Why can't we both be right? -Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes -- I'm wandering around outside my bus at the Rainier and Henderson terminal....

Genial Roughneck, And A Word On Mothers

Oh my goodness, I thought. It's him, it really is him. How many years ago was that? This I wrote in 2012: "I'm gonna be a...

Recap From The First Ever YIMBY Conference

Seattle was abundantly represented this weekend at YIMBY 2016. The first ever Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) conference took place this past weekend. Many cities...