News & City Life

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

Back Fence

'Tis the Season to Trim the Christmas Card List

If only there was a simple calculus for pruning it!

12/01/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

City Hall

Sawant May Upstage Murray on Minimum Wage Effort

The next battle: Murray vs. Sawant?

11/27/2013 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Fizz

Extra Fizz: Turning Murray Down?, Shedding Light on the Election, and Endorsing

Extra caffeinated news and gossip featuring the new mayor's office, the Democratic Party, and more election fallout.

11/27/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Catching Up With Changing Demographics

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring the race to be the new state rep from the 43rd and the new Democratic Party chair.

11/27/2013 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question for Peter Hahn

One question for outgoing Seattle Department of Transportation director Peter Hahn.

11/26/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: An Anonymous Opponent

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring vying for Democratic state party chair, scrutinizing tax breaks, and declaring victory.

11/26/2013 By Morning Fizz

This Washington

Carlyle Cues Up Fight with Microsoft Over High-Tech Tax Breaks

State Rep. Reuven Carlyle says he wants "a real-deal" conversation about the supposed benefits of a set of high-tech R&D tax breaks.

11/25/2013 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Monday Jolt: 43rd District Rep Pedersen Endorses Walkinshaw

State Rep. Jamie Pedersen, headed to replace Ed Murray in the Senate, endorses Brady Walkinshaw to replace him.

11/25/2013 By Afternoon Jolt

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: New and Alternative Solutions to the Problem

Caffeinated news & gossip featuring non-ideological campaigning and smart re-framing.

11/25/2013 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Friday Jolt: Murray Annouces Firings

Mayor-elect Ed Murray announces five more high-level departures.

11/22/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The First Casualty

Caffeinated News and Gossip featuring departures, arrivals, and taxes.

11/22/2013 By Morning Fizz