News & City Life

News in a Minute

One Sentence Stories

A (really) brief recap of the news you might have missed.

03/01/2014 By Jeremy Novak

Music

Will Mia Zapata Be Remembered for Something Other Than Her Death?

A forthcoming TV show about the singer’s murder dredges up bad memories without acknowledging the good ones.

03/01/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Quote Unquote

Rex Hohlbein Has Designs on Ending Homelessness

The architect is closing his Fremont firm to educate “homed” people on the plight of Seattle’s homeless and bring much-needed empathy to the equation.

03/01/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Back Fence

Seattle Buzzkill

Six things Seattleites should stop talking about.

03/01/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Ridesharing Edition

Our daily roundup.

02/28/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Friday Jolt: Boeing Gets Another $200,000 from Taxpayers

The day's winners and losers.

02/28/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

Transportation

Six Months, Under "Optimistic" Scenario, Before Tunnel Machine Gets Rolling

Tunnel contractor says it will be six months, optimistically, before the tunnel boring machine might start moving again.

02/28/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

Sally Clark Responds to Critics of Her Ridesharing Compromise

One question about yesterday's long-awaited ridesharing vote for city council member Sally Clark.

02/28/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Urbanism

Pedestrian Chronicles: Building Bell Street Park

Growing up by slowing down.

02/28/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "What a Weird Evening."

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring a voice mail from the dead, a socialist for a monopoly, and audio after the gavel.

02/28/2014 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Thursday Jolt: Mayor Murray's Reports of Jim Diers' Demise are Premature

Mayor Ed Murray mistakenly mourns death of former Neighborhoods Director.

02/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

That Washington

Mexican Immigrant-Turned-Microsoft Exec Steps Up to Challenge DelBene

Pedro Celis, a pro-immigration reform, but otherwise conservative, Republican, announces campaign for 1st Congressional District.

02/27/2014 By Josh Feit

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Borrowing, Plummeting, Refining, and More

Our daily roundup.

02/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

WSDOT Tunnel Lead Unfamiliar With Report Finding Poor Communication between Agency and Contractor

The head of WSDOT's tunnel project says he's unfamiliar with a state report concluding that the state and the tunnel contractor have failed to communicate with each other.

02/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett