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Did SHARE Close Its Shelters Just to Make a Point?
Asked if he thought SHARE was playing politics with the closure of shelters for the needy, a city…
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How Seattle Is Giving Wage Laws Some Teeth
April 1 marked the first anniversary of Seattle’s minimum-wage and wage-theft ordinances; both officially took effect on April…
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Seattle’s Labor Laws Let All Workers Know They Matter to this City
While each regulation carries its own nuances that should not be overlooked, as a whole these laws have…
Arts & Culture
How Woody Guthrie Found Hope for America on the Banks of the Columbia
Seventy-five years ago, the folk icon arrived in the Pacific Northwest to write songs for a progressive cause.…
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A Lesson in the Economics of the Ballpark Frank
On the eve of the Mariners’ opening day, Joe’s Grilled Gourmet Dogs owner Joe Bernstein has high hopes…
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Statehouse Vacillates On Whether to Fund Homeless Student Funding
Earlier this month, legislators in Olympia approved a plan to direct state dollars toward homeless student services via…
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Sheriff: Safe Drug Site Users Would ‘Not Be Arrested By Any of My Deputies’
Last night, speaking on a drug policy panel at Seattle University, Urquhart came even closer to an outright…
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Today: Learn About Safe Drug Sites, In Person
Today, proponents of bringing safe drug sites to Seattle launch their public education (or propaganda, depending on your…
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15 Homeless Shelters to Close Thursday Morning
Operators of the homeless advocacy and service group SHARE say that they’ll be forced to close down 15…
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A Forest Steward Faces Off Against Homeowners Fighting to Maintain Their Grand Views
On a drizzly Monday morning, Peter Donahue trudges through the slick, squelching mud of the Mount Baker Community…
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It’s Time to Talk About Legalizing Drugs
Safe drug sites in Seattle are now a question of when, not if. Yet while safe drug sites…
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Seattle in the ’70s: A Time for Reform
How a movement focused on creating a good city unwittingly set the stage for Seattle to become a…
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Seattle in the ’00s: The City That Was Born to Run
Seattle came a long ways in the 2000s, but it lost something as well.
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Seattle in the ’80s: Big Tech and Boomtown Economics Arrive
An influx of talent and trouble quickly brings Seattle up to speed.
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Seattle in the ’90s: Leaving Loserdom
How to be in Seattle in the last decade of the 20th century.
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A Brief History of the Seattle Weekly Distribution Box
Every Wednesday at 2 p.m., a middle-aged white man in a black Porsche SUV takes every single Seattle…
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Was It Wrong to Laugh at #ManInTree?
We interview @Man_In_Tree and contemplate whether it’s okay to take pleasure in a mental health crisis. Welcome to…
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Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack on how women can start owning tech.
Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack is committed to making women’s contributions to tech show where it counts: the paycheck.
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From the Bard to the Boardroom: How Wedgwood Drama School Sets Students Up for Success
Wedgwood Drama Studio is proof that with theater experience, you can become anything you want— even an entrepreneur.
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The Paradox of Bernie and the Wealthy White Voter
Skyway Park Bowl sits beige and inconspicuous off Renton Avenue South, between a casino and an Ezell’s Fried…