News & City Life

Afternoon Jolt

Poll: Voters Support Carbon Tax

Elway Poll shows 70 percent OK with carbon tax.

01/08/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Learn About the Opera

Today's picks for civic nerds

01/08/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Sawant Opponent Says Socialist Council Member Is "Divisive"

Caffeinated news featuring WSDOT's scary testimony, Hearne's campaign, and Bagshaw's email

01/08/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Rethinking Land Use

Today's picks for civic nerds

01/07/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Mayor Murray and the Other Tunnel

Caffeinated News featuring a new tunnel, new body cam tech, and a new candidate.

01/07/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: In the Land of the Headhunters

Today's picks for civic nerds

01/06/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

City Attorney Wants to Close Medical Pot Stores

Caffeinated news featuring city attorney and mayor on pot, developers on homeless services, and fed stats on bikes

01/06/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: UW Professor on the March to Montgomery

Today's picks for civic nerds

01/05/2015 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Will Mayor Murray's Task Force Allow More Density?

Caffeinated News featuring end-runs, appointments, and common denominators

01/05/2015 By Josh Feit

Back Fence

Can a Video Game be Real Therapy?

SinaSprite makes its case.

01/05/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Explainer

Seattle's New Compost Law

As Seattle Public Utilities rolls out new rules for food scraps, we dive into the compost system.

01/05/2015 By Matthew Halverson

History

Safe Deposit Box Lost and Found

Safe owners abandon the darnedest things.

01/05/2015 By Darren Davis

Nature

Orca Network Attempts to Free Lolita

After more than 40 years in captivity, Puget Sound’s most famous killer whale may finally come home.

01/05/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Quote Unquote

Chrisopher Bostick: The Hero from Neighbours' New Years Eve Fire

Last New Year’s Eve a U.S. Army staff sergeant stopped what could have been a deadly fire that had been intentionally set at the gay Capitol Hill dance club Neighbours.

01/05/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Mudroom

Perfect Party January 2015

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

01/05/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

Feature

The 15 People Who Should Really Run Seattle

Meet the new faces of Seattle leadership.

01/05/2015 By Josh Feit With Casey Jaywork and Bernard Ellouk

Morning Fizz

Best of Fizz 2014

Caffeinated News

12/31/2014 By Josh Feit

Year in Review

Cities in Ascension

In 2014, Seattle refused to let the state and the region get in the way of its progressive agenda. More to come.

12/30/2014 By Michael Maddux

Morning Fizz

Former Burgess Aide Will Not Run for Council

Caffeinated news featuring council candidates, landmark settlements, and news of the year

12/30/2014 By Josh Feit

Year in Review

2014 Success Story Needs Teeth in 2015

Seattle's first-of-its-kind Arts District addressed the bad news about 2014, but will it bring good news in 2015?

12/29/2014 By Michael Seiwerath