News & City Life

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That: The Eastside and the Seattle Police

Some weird things we noticed about transit opposition on the Eastside and the former interim police chief's retirement announcement.

03/28/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "Elevating the Experience of Both Democracy and Independent Cinema"

Caffeinated News and Gossip featuring gripes and congratulations.

03/28/2014 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question About Ridesharing for Mayor Ed Murray

One question about ridesharing services like UberX and Lyft for Mayor Ed Murray.

03/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That ... Minimum Wage v. Living Wage

Some weird things we noticed about the minimum wage debate vs. the "living wage" debate.

03/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That: Mudslides and Urbanists

A weird thing we noticed about the mudslide and the urbanism debate.

03/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Unjustified Optimism

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Mayor Murray on ridesharing, previous forecasts on current forecasts, and traffic on the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

03/27/2014 By Morning Fizz

Urbanism

Pedestrian Chronicles: 10 Microparks Chosen for Summer Debut

Developer Greg Smith hopes to energize the gloomiest stretch of downtown with his new parklet.

03/26/2014 By Josh Feit

Transportation

WSDOT Says September Tunneling Date Only "Tentative"

WSDOT says the projected September date for restarting tunnel construction is only "tentative." "We want to make sure [a Bertha breakdown] doesn't happen again."

03/26/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Swedish Tells Anti-Prop 1 Web Consultant to Stop Using Their Logo

GOP firm behind anti-Metro funding web site forced to remove Swedish logo.

03/26/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: City IT Guru Leaving for Kirkland

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring IT, Olympia, and income.

03/26/2014 By Morning Fizz

This Washington

Lobbyists Criticize Legislature in Anonymous Poll

Lobbyists give lawmakers a D+ for the 2014 legislative session overall and F in transportation.

03/25/2014 By Josh Feit

Transportation

Anti-Prop 1 Group Linked to GOP Firm

GOP web designers behind anti-Metro measure web site.

03/25/2014 By Josh Feit

Opinion

Isn't It Weird That ... Abortion Opponents and Parking Proponents

Some weird things we noticed in the Supreme Court and at music clubs.

03/25/2014 By Josh Feit and Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That ... Transit Opponents and Planning Proponents

Some weird things we noticed about transit opponents and city planning numbers.

03/25/2014 By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: State Rep. Matt Shea's Fight for Freedom

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring neighborhood planning, Uber sarcasm, and a vision.

03/25/2014 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question About Tomorrow's Big SCOTUS Case on Reproductive Rights

One question for the pro-choice advocates at Seattle's Legal Voice.

03/24/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Meet Mayor Murray's Policy Director

Former Michael Bloomberg staffer Robert Feldstein is Mayor Murray's new policy director. Hope he likes consensus politics.

03/24/2014 By Josh Feit