The Beautiful People We Met on Opening Day Outside Safeco

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The Beautiful People We Met on Opening Day Outside Safeco

We hit the streets with camera in hand to capture some of the beautiful faces of Mariners fandom,…

Restaurant Owners Want City Council to Believe Scheduling Abuse Doesn’t Happen in Seattle

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Restaurant Owners Want City Council to Believe Scheduling Abuse Doesn’t Happen in Seattle

“If those bad practices are in fact in Seattle, we as well would like to know about them,…

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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…

How Seattle Is Giving Wage Laws Some Teeth

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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…

How Woody Guthrie Found Hope for America on the Banks of the Columbia

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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.…

A Lesson in the Economics of the Ballpark Frank

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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…

15 Homeless Shelters to Close Thursday Morning

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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…

Forest Steward Peter Donahue looking over the chunk of land he stewards. Photo by Sara Bernard

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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…

It’s Time to Talk About Legalizing Drugs

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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…

Seattle in the ’70s: A Time for Reform

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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…

Seattle in the ’00s: The City That Was Born to Run

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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.

Seattle in the ’80s: Big Tech and Boomtown Economics Arrive

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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.

Seattle in the ’90s: Leaving Loserdom

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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…

Illustration by Joshua Boulet (detail)

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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…

Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack on how women can start owning tech.

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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.