In late January, the University District Plan became the first of the city’s neighborhood plans to be challenged before the…
An exclusive interview with the craftiest person I know.
I’m not voting for Ralph Nader for president. Why not? Glad you asked. For starters, I’ve got a longer memory…
One participant in the process to rewrite Seattle’s notorious Teen Dance Ordinance (TDO) admitted that everyone was nervously watching the…
A year after election, a leader in spite of himself.
Tim Eyman’s back—and this time it’s personal. Everyone’s favorite tax-cutter is miffed because opponents of his Initiative 747 have taken…
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you: Extra growth! OK, a bit of oversell there, but you’ve got to resort…
Having failed to find a private entity willing to overpay sufficiently for the city’s Key Tower, Mayor Paul Schell would…
We won’t know until next Monday’s City Council vote, but the proposal to bring the 2012 Summer Olympics to Seattle…
Initiative 63 is the target of much City Hall maneuvering.
Green Lake neighbors are divided over allowing big buildings in their future.
Seated in plastic chairs on a studio riser, we all sat attentively as the “audience coordinator” taught us clapping signals….
What makes sense in theory doesn’t always work in real life. That’s why many of us media types have been…
If this is April, the Seattle Police must be obsessing over nude bicyclists. These unclad pedal-pushers who arrive uninvited each…
Dog owners who feel they don’t get any respect from City Hall now have compelling evidence: the sites selected to…
City attorney candidates won’t emulate controversial predecessor.
Council challenger Curt Firestone battles to oust a popular incumbent.
Seattle residents will have Mayor Paul Schell to kick around for at least one more campaign; the tech-savvy incumbent announced…
What’s the political fallout from last Saturday’s assault on Mayor Paul Schell? Let’s borrow a phrase from the alleged assailant,…
Seattle says it wants more housing. But look what happens to cities that get it.
