You Don’t Owe Them Anything

Opinion

You Don’t Owe Them Anything

A corporate bedfellow pushes and pulls. Is it manipulation or investment? Does it matter?

Hari Kondabolu Plays the Neptune, Donald Byrd Takes on Tchaikovsky, and Annie Leibovitz Captures the Zeitgeist

Arts & Culture

Hari Kondabolu Plays the Neptune, Donald Byrd Takes on Tchaikovsky, and Annie Leibovitz Captures the Zeitgeist

The week’s best arts and entertainment.

State Representative Paul Graves Wants to Make the Legislature’s Records Public

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State Representative Paul Graves Wants to Make the Legislature’s Records Public

The Fall City legislator aims to make all legislators subject to public records requests in 2018

Facing Cuts From City, Homeless Service Providers Request a Reprieve

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Facing Cuts From City, Homeless Service Providers Request a Reprieve

Funding would be cut for at least 300 shelter beds in Seattle, as well as hygiene and support…

Mastermind of State’s Biggest Ponzi Scheme Escapes From Prison

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Mastermind of State’s Biggest Ponzi Scheme Escapes From Prison

Frederick Darren Berg had been indicted for fraud in 2012.

What Has Changed in the Year Since the Passage of Seattle’s Hotel Worker Law?

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What Has Changed in the Year Since the Passage of Seattle’s Hotel Worker Law?

According to hotel housekeepers on the Westin’s night shift, not much.

Photo by Frank Kovalchek/Wikimedia

News

Reports of Assault in the Air Could Be Taking Off

As Randi Zuckerberg accuses Alaska Airlines of inaction, one Seattleite collects accounts of a problem she expects to…

Activists and Politicians Rally for Stronger Tenant Protections

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Activists and Politicians Rally for Stronger Tenant Protections

During the event, State Representative Nicole Macri announced that she will be introducing legislation to repeal a statewide…

Celebrating Five Years of Legal Weed in Washington State

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Celebrating Five Years of Legal Weed in Washington State

A look back at a hazy half-decade.

A Musical Murder Mystery, a Gold Star Father, and a Charlie Brown Christmas

Arts & Culture

A Musical Murder Mystery, a Gold Star Father, and a Charlie Brown Christmas

The week’s best arts and entertainment.

Where to See ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ in Seattle

Film

Where to See ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ in Seattle

On screen and stage.

News

Durkan Announces End of Tenure for Police Chief O’Toole

Leadership at Seattle City Light is also on the way out.

Kent Adds ‘Chief’ to Robert E. Lee Police Building Name

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Kent Adds ‘Chief’ to Robert E. Lee Police Building Name

In a ceremony last week, city officials left no doubt about who the building is named after.

Police Seize $80M Worth of Pot, Execute 50 Search Warrants, Several in King County

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Police Seize $80M Worth of Pot, Execute 50 Search Warrants, Several in King County

Forty-seven arrests were made in the suspected illegal marijuana grow-op run by Chinese nationals.

Justin Walsh Won a Local Election Talking About Affordable Housing; Then He Moved to a Cheaper Town

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Justin Walsh Won a Local Election Talking About Affordable Housing; Then He Moved to a Cheaper Town

Now he can’t take his seat on the Issaquah City Council.

Seattle school bus drivers staged a one-day strike on Wednesday that affected more than 12,000 students. Photo by Melissa Hellmann

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Seattle Parents Prepare for Future Bus Strikes

A local bus union is protesting inadequate health insurance and retirement plans, but Seattle parents are left scrambling…

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News

Firearms Banned From State Senate Gallery During Sessions

You can still bring a gun to the House gallery, though.

Microsoft Announces Massive Expansion to Redmond Campus

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Microsoft Announces Massive Expansion to Redmond Campus

The project will break ground in the fall of 2018 and take between five and seven years to…

Jenny Durkan Sworn in as Mayor of Seattle

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Jenny Durkan Sworn in as Mayor of Seattle

The city’s first female mayor in over a century began her first shift on a citywide tour.

Nikkita Oliver speaks at a demonstration in front of the current King County Youth Detention Facility in January. Photo by Alex Garland

Opinion

Can Our Activists Get Some Love?

King County says protests had nothing to do with its new approach to juvenile detention. That’s hard to…