News & City Life

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Keynote Speaker

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring Mike O'Brien (kinda) and Kshama Sawant (really).

12/06/2013 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Pot, Bras, and the Wage Gap

Our daily roundup.

12/05/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

That Washington

Congress Passes Patent Reform, with DelBene Support

The U.S. House passes legislation that could make it harder for companies like ArrivalStar to sue transit agencies for supposed patent infringement.

12/05/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "However, If Corporate Resistance Results in the Ordinance Getting Watered Down..."

Caffeinated news and gossip: raising the minimum wage, taking out Rodney Tom, and making it easier for police.

12/05/2013 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Afternoon Jolt: Pot Map Reality Check

The day's winners and losers.

12/04/2013 By Afternoon Jolt

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Gay is Passé

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring appointments, districts, and party chairs.

12/04/2013 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question Special Edition: The 43rd District State House Hopefuls

Three candidates are seeking state Rep. Jamie Pedersen's open seat. The district Democrats will make their pick tonight. We've got questions today.

12/03/2013 By Josh Feit

One Question

One Question for SEIU President David Rolf

One question about the minimum-wage fight for SEIU union head David Rolf.

12/03/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Roads, Wages, and Suburban Sprawl

Our daily roundup.

12/02/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Council Fizz: Talking, and Taxes

Council takes a swing at taxes and talking out of turn.

12/02/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question for Ed Murray: The Minimum Wage & Sawant

What are Murray's plans re: raising the minimum wage?

12/02/2013 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Sawant Won Because...

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring this year's election map.

12/02/2013 By Morning Fizz

History

25 Objects That Changed Seattle

From fossils to software, artifacts tell the story of the Emerald City.

12/01/2013 By Bess Lovejoy

Mudroom

Shameless in Seattle 2013

A look back at the year’s biggest gaffes, blunders, and all-around WTF-ery

12/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Mergers

The Marginally Scandalized Seattleite’s Guide to Recent Tech Mergers

Taser’s purchase of a local photo-sharing startup is weird, but it isn’t the weirdest.

12/01/2013 By James Ross Gardner

Mudroom

Perfect Party

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

12/01/2013

Quote Unquote

Jody Hall Brings Cupcakes to the Masses

The founder of Cupcake Royale looks back on 10 years of sweet success.

12/01/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Profile

An Inconvenient Cure

When Timothy Brown contracted HIV in the early 1990s, the virus was a death sentence. A cure 12 years later—the cure no scientist in the world believed existed at first—originated in the last place he would ever expect.

12/01/2013 By James Ross Gardner