POTUS to the People

First Relatives Who Lived Local

Presidential kin who called Seattle home.

12/23/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Immigration

Haitians Are Now the Second-Largest Population at the Northwest Detention Center

Since fall, undocumented Haitians have been put through the fast-track removal process if they were caught crossing the Mexican border.

05/23/2017 By Hayat Norimine

That Washington

Washington State's Congressional GOP Respond to Their Votes on Health Care

A rundown of our GOP leadership and their responses to the public.

05/05/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Editor's Note

Our Man in Hawaii

Our 44th president’s biography is but one of the many connections to be drawn between Seattle and Hawaii.

12/20/2016 By James Ross Gardner

Famous Faces

Perfect Party January 2017

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

12/20/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Morning Fizz

Weyerhaeuser's Mixed Message

Weyerhaeuser moves into the city, debates over urban space, and Obama joins the local debate.

10/24/2016 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: The Obama Presidency in Review, and Where We're Headed in 2016

Today's picks for civic nerds

06/01/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: 'White Like Me' Comes to the PNW

Today's picks for civic nerds

05/29/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: The Obama Doctrine

Today's picks for civic nerds

05/28/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Seattle's Olympia Solidarity Action

Today's picks for civic nerds

05/26/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Cobain Covers the Beatles and 'Key and Obama'

Plus Chris Rock breaks down Major League Baseball's issues, a better Superman, and Iron and Wine.

04/27/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: SNL 40 and Zach LaVine Dunks

Plus comedian Barack Obama, Speedy Ortiz, and Felix Hernandez

02/16/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Article

Polling from Key Washington Districts Spells Bad News for Democrats

Obama and Inslee numbers in 28th, 42nd, and 45th, don't bode well for Democratic hopes.

11/03/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Friday Likes and Dislikes

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring war money, housing money, and pot money.

09/19/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: War, Public Safety, and Tax Breaks

Our daily roundup.

09/12/2014 By Casey Jaywork and Josh Feit

Morning FIzz

Morning Fizz: Support the Ongoing Transformation

Our Friday Likes & Dislikes featuring how we really felt about this week's news.

08/29/2014 By Morning Fizz

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Civic Boot Camp and Presidential Jokes

Today's picks for civic nerds

08/08/2014 By Kristen Farnam

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Supposed Gap

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring the council and the streetcar, the council and incentive zoning, and Mayor Murray and President Obama.

07/22/2014 By Morning Fizz

Opinion

Friday Likes and Dislikes Part 2: The New Chief, Metro, and Obama

Today's likes and dislikes.

06/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

The C Is for Crank

McMorris Rodgers on Babies and Bootstraps

Cathy McMorris Rodgers' response to Obama's State of the Union was myopic, anecdotal, and shockingly self-centered.

01/29/2014 By Erica C. Barnett