News & City Life

Pedestrian Chronicles

Money from Parking Garage Should Go to Pedestrian Investments

City's rosy spin on parking garage downplays ill-advised choice to subsidize parking.

06/08/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Seemingly Modest New Renters' Rights Law Represents Major Victory and Significant Tactical Shift for Sawant

By taking an iterative approach, Sawant may have her biggest impact yet.

06/07/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Boasting, Endorsing, Streamlining, and Taxing

Walkinshaw claims polling shows him ahead, Macri to get key endorsement, Seattle weighs streamlining light rail process, and the tax factor.

06/06/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Uh-Oh, City Planners Are Challenging Seattle Neighborhood Traditions Again

Saying they don't match the city's changing demographics, Department of Neighborhoods memo questions reliance on District Councils.

06/02/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Staff Shake-Up in Mayor's Office, Murray's Chief Lobbyist Out

Murray's lobbying director out, plus Bernie or Hillary, Brady?

06/02/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

The Vote Breakdown, the Process Breakdown, and the Regulation Breakdown

Does the pro-Clinton vote foreshadow a surprise in the 7th Congressional District race?

06/01/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Parking, Renting, Endorsing, and Regulating

City looks at new protections for tenants, Capitol Hill looks at new parking revenue, and Conservation Voters issue surprise dual endorsement.

05/31/2016 By Josh Feit

In the News

Perfect Party: June 2016

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

05/31/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

How I Got Here

How We Got Here: Marie Bleakley and Soheil Meshinchi of Fred Hutchinson Research

“Pediatric oncology is actually a very optimistic and hopeful field.”

05/30/2016 By Darren Davis

Explainer

What Is White Nose Syndrome and What's Being Done About It?

When hikers in North Bend found a sick bat in March, they made what to wildlife experts was a shocking discovery: White nose syndrome, which has ravaged bat populations in the eastern U.S. for a decade, had jumped to this coast. Here’s why it's so scary.

05/30/2016 By Matthew Halverson

Morning Fizz

Sound Transit Revises Expansion with Expedited Timeline, Suburbs Lead the Way on Zoning Changes

Suburbs agree to help pay for downtown Seattle tunnel and streamlined permitting process. What's Seattle doing?

05/27/2016 By Josh Feit

The Sporting Life

Praise for the Messi-ah

Copa América brings some of North and South America’s best national teams to town in June. That includes Argentina and perhaps the greatest living athlete: Lionel Messi. Here’s what makes him transcendent.

05/27/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Morning Fizz

King County Democrats Endorse, Sound Transit Revises, Hillary Clinton Surprises, and Lindy West Speaks

Jayapal wins King County Democrats endorsement, but race remains tight at district level.

05/26/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Editorial

No Road Is Big Enough for a Beyoncé Concert

...nor will there ever be enough parking. Why the Seattle Times is wrong about the city's new transportation metrics.

05/25/2016 By Josh Feit

Feature

Undelivered

After Carlyle Aicher was murdered for the pearls he was carrying, authorities assured his family the killer would be found. Nearly 50 years later, those who are left are still waiting.

05/25/2016 By Matthew Halverson