News & City Life

Morning Fizz

Extended Hours and Low Rates: Parking Data in Context

City parking rates and hours need to be part of any helpful discussion about parking.

02/16/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Friday Jolt: Green Group Says Canopy Has Decreased

Satellite data shows tree canopy decreases sharply for vulnerable populations.

02/13/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Celebrate Your Neighbor on V-Day (But Not in THAT Way)

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/13/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Friday LIKES & DISLIKES: Oil Industry Backs Republican Leaders

Nearly $70,000 in oil industry money may explain GOP provision.

02/13/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: The Character of Seattle in Literature

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/12/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Good News and Real Bad News for Sound Transit

Caffeinated News featuring the Republican transportation package.

02/12/2015 By Josh Feit

LawNerd

LawNerd: Washington State Should Not Back Down on National ID Mandate

Is Washington state about to blink in staring contest with Washington, DC?

02/11/2015 By David Perez

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Historical Lessons

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/11/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Council Committee Approves Hundreds of Thousands of New Bus Hours

Caffeinated news featuring Vulcan giveaways, compromise amendments, voting rights, and new candidates.

02/11/2015 By Josh Feit

Pedestrian Chronicles

Pedestrian Chronicles: O'Brien Votes Against Vulcan's "Corporate Park"

O'Brien casts lone 'No' vote on $500,000 waiver for Vulcan development in SLU.

02/10/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: You're Invited to Hack the Commute

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/10/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Sawant Critical of $15 Oversight Plan (and $140 Million Tunnel Contingency Plan)

Caffeinated News featuring the tunnel, the $15 minimum wage, and Kshama Sawant

02/10/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

City Won't Back Seattle State Senator's Police Accountability Bill

Mayor won't push for police accountability bill sponsored by former ally.

02/09/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: $100,000 in Community Project Funds Up For Grabs

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/09/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Seattle State Senator, ACLU Call for Tougher Body Cam Guidelines than in SPD Pilot

Caffeinated news featuring competing body cam bills in Olympia.

02/09/2015 By Josh Feit

Technology

Will Drone Deliveries from Amazon Soon Be a Reality?

Seattle entrepreneurs are ready to take their drone-based businesses skyward—just as soon as the feds stop dragging their heels.

02/09/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Back Fence

Processing White Privilege in Seattle

Turns out I have the tools I need to process my white privilege. I just didn’t expect them to look like this.

02/09/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Feature

All the King's Mess: Ben Thompson and His Badass Fiasco

Ben Thompson just wanted to make a deck of playing cards that lived up to the badass reputation of the historical generals and warlords he worships. Instead, he met his Waterloo.

02/09/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Rainmakers

Dave Hunter Is the King Bee

The Woodinville company Crown Bees is on a mission to save the world, one bee at a time.

02/09/2015 By Angela Cabotaje

Quote Unquote

Middle Schooler Olivia Goss, a Beneficiary of Initiative 1351

Initiative 1351, which passed in November 2014, will reduce class sizes for students like Olivia Goss of Washington Middle School.

02/09/2015 By Matthew Halverson