Climate Change

Will Seattle Be the Answer to Overpopulation Woes?

As the world population swells—and vital resources vanish—humans may flock to the Northwest.

12/23/2011 By James Ross Gardner

Article

Wikispeed’s 100 Mile Per Gallon Car

With a background in software, Joe Justice is the last guy you’d expect to make cars. But if his geeky, hard-to-believe, 100-mile-per-gallon car is as awesome as he says it is, he may just revolutionize the way Detroit does business.

12/23/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Sheila Houston, Finder of Lost Children

12/23/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

How Redbox Could Take Down Netflix

Netflix is on the ropes. Can Bellevue’s Redbox land a knockout blow?

11/23/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Tech World

Steve Jobs and the Sins of His Father

Thirty-seven years ago Steve Jobs’s biological father led a group of college students into Egypt. Then he vanished. A forgotten Tacoma crime story.

11/23/2011 By James Ross Gardner

Profile

Ski Movie Mogul Warren Miller Refuses to Go Downhill

Warren Miller inspired legions of skiers with his goofy, self-narrated ski-bum films. After the sale of his company—and a lawsuit—Miller agreed to never appear in, narrate, or direct another ski film. But now, nearing 90, he refuses to go downhill.

11/23/2011 By Neal Thompson

Article

826 Seattle’s Meron Kasahun is a Comeback Kid

11/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

10 Ways to Choose a Money Manager

Expert advice for choosing a financial adviser in uncertain times.

11/17/2011 By Julie H. Case

Tech World

Steve Jobs’s Biological Father Allegedly Left Students Stranded in Egypt

In the 1970s, John Jandali led a group of college students to the Middle East—then purportedly disappeared with their money. Is that why the late Apple CEO refused to meet him?

10/28/2011 By James Ross Gardner

Article

Classmates.com Flunks Out of Business School

Think you only paid for a one-year membership to Classmates.com? Check your bank statement.

10/14/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Feature

Diary of a Deadly Year

Yakima County clocked more murders in 2010 than at any other time in its 145-year history and the highest homicide rate in the state. A year in the lives of those who killed, those who perished, and those who tried to keep order.

10/14/2011 By James Ross Gardner

Article

Bikers and Drivers: Let’s Share the Road

Blake Trask, bicycle advocate.

10/14/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Apple for the Teacher

Seattle schools launch iPad, iPod program.

09/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

Putting the Eddie Back in Eddie Bauer

Eddie Bauer was once the outfitter of choice for the world’s most seasoned outdoor lovers. Now, CEO Neil Fiske is trying to lead the classic brand back to the mountaintop.

09/21/2011 By Bruce Barcott

Article

The Redemption of Ryan Leaf Will Be Televised

And blogged about. And chronicled in newspapers. Once upon a time the WSU football phenom had the world at his feet. Now, after a very public addiction to prescription painkillers, he’s ready to talk. And talk. And talk.

09/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

The Green Identity

The ongoing quest to define (and redefine) Seattleites.

09/21/2011 By James Ross Gardner

Article

Afghanistan War Vet Lends a Hand to Fellow Soldiers

Sam Barrett, Retired Sergeant, U.S. Army Rangers

09/21/2011 By Matthew Halverson

Article

The Trouble with Transit

09/19/2011

Article

Andrew Villeneuve Takes On Tim Eyman

The future of our state could hinge on the work of a 24-year-old college student who lives with his parents. Meet Andrew Villeneuve, computer geek, scourge of the right wing, and the only person who leaves Tim Eyman speechless.

08/19/2011 By James Ross Gardner

Article

How the Gates Foundation Continues to Change the World

08/19/2011 By Carey Rose