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Civics and Culture

The Washington (State) Commanders: Move the NFL to Tacoma

Now that the Washington (D.C.) Football Team has completed its 18 month renaming process, it is time to arrive at the next important decision....
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Odd-Year Elections Suppress Tenant Votes but Even-Year Election Bill Can Fix That

Municipal and county elections are held on odd years in Washington State, but some lawmakers want to change that. Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac) introduced...

Midweek Video: Underground Bicycle Parking Is Amazing

Not Just Bikes explores the wonders of Dutch underground bicycle parking facilities. In recent years, the quality and expanse of these have been growing...

Urban Life in the Metaverse: Potential for Utopia or Wholly Unnecessary?

South Korea’s capital city of Seoul recently unveiled plans to become the first major city government with a solid foothold in the metaverse. Both a result...
Protestors gather behind a police barricade at the East Precinct building, chanting “Hands up, don’t shoot,” on Sunday, May 31.

OPA Confirms SPD Orchestrated Proud Boys in the CHOP Hoax, Recommends No Punishment

A Seattle Office of Police Accountability (OPA) report released last week belatedly confirmed what Spekulation and some other activists said happened in the summer...

Sunday Video: How To Quickly Build A Cycling City

Not Just Bikes visits Paris to see how the city has rolled out a good bike infrastructure and witnesses how it has transformed culture....
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Light Rail Expansion, Affordable Housing, and E-Bikes: What We Were Grateful For in 2021

It's always been fashionable to complain. Complaining is often easy and it can be cathartic too. But since the beginning of the Covid pandemic,...
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Dubicki: It Is Not Too Soon

Middle age, quarterbacks, and "Don’t Look Up" Here we are at the threshold of the most important celebration of the year: my birthday. As it...