News & City Life

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

Afternoon Jolt

One Pepperoni Pizza Tax Break, Hold the K-12 Funding.

Democrat pitches tax break for local pizza franchisee.

02/06/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: What 'Girls Can Do' This Weekend

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/06/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Friday LIKES and DISLIKES: Wild Hearing in Olympia

Caffeinated News featuring loopy senate hearing, bike lanes, and coal.

02/06/2015 By Josh Feit

The Sporting Life

This Is Why the Super Bowl Still Hurts So Much

Three psychologists diagnose our psychosis.

02/06/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Mudroom

Perfect Party February 2015

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

02/06/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: The Real Stories Behind Homelessness

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/05/2015 By Darren Davis

Wait, What?

Will Ballard Celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day?

A dispute over proposed homeless facilities in Ballard is raising questions about what it means to be a good neighbor.

02/05/2015 By Hanna Brooks Olsen

Morning Fizz

KC Council Raises Questions About Seattle's Transit Contract

Caffeinated news featuring peak vs. nonpeak bus service

02/05/2015 By Josh Feit