News & City Life

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

Afternoon Jolt

Wednesday Jolt: GOP State Senator Supports Gas Tax for Transit (In His District)

Anti-tax and transit Republican passes gas tax for transit bill.

02/04/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: WSU President Floyd on Education Funding

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/04/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Homeless Protest "Redlining" Legislation

Caffeinated News featuring new homeless encampments, Inslee proposal MIA, and an upcoming candidate forum.

02/04/2015 By Josh Feit

Opinion

Don't Let the Council Undermine the Affordable Housing Task Force with Election Year Pandering

Developer lobbyist Roger Valdez wary of council member Sally Clark's motives.

02/03/2015 By Roger Valdez