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Seattle to Award $30 Million in Homeless Services Contracts
Amid a larger shift toward performance metrics, the city will engage in a competitive bidding process for the…
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Can ‘Rapid Rehousing’ Work If Rents Keep Soaring in Seattle?
The strategy relies on vouchers for market-rate housing. Critics say that’s not a long-term solution to homelessness in…
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Don’t Worry About the Income Tax Driving Rich People Out of Seattle
First, it won’t happen. Second, it would be just fine if it did.
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Searching for Seattle’s Soul in Scrappy Burien
The southwesterly suburb’s big day has finally come.
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At Public Hearing, Black Women Voice Rage and Grief Over Latest Police Slaying
Tuesday night, Seattle City Council held an intense public meeting on the killing of Charleena Lyles.
Music
Jesse Lopez Is Pretty Fly for an NHK Guy
AT YOUR DOOR, the best local record of the year thus far, has its roots all over the…
Film
Sofia Coppola’s “The Beguiled” Isn’t Beguiling
The Cannes award-winning Civil War period piece is mere decoration.
Arts & Culture
Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Infinity Mirrors’ Will Either Explode Your Ego or Reinforce It
Step inside and you’ll find yourself somewhere between zero and infinity.
Music
Tangerine Is Growing Into a California Orange
The local indie band is packing its bags and heading to L.A.
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The History and Possibilities of Putting Weed in Your Witchcraft
From your bong to your broomstick.
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Who Is Behind That Anti-Breitbart Billboard In Downtown Seattle?
National online activist group Sleeping Giants takes to the streets for the first time in hopes of getting…
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Task Force Targets South King County Gun Crimes
In the last two months, the area has seen the number of shooting incidents drop from 65 per…
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20-Year-Old Auburn Man Shot, Killed by Kent Police
Police report that Giovonn Joseph-McDade tried to hit an officer with his car. Two other shooting deaths involving…
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There’s a Budget Deal, But Even Some Lawmakers Don’t Know What It Is
One senator called the process “very disheartening.”
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The City Knew the Bad Minimum Wage Report Was Coming Out, So It Called Up Berkeley
Seattle is getting an object lesson in weaponized data.
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If State Government Shuts Down, Some Legislation That Passed Could Be Scrapped
Legislators approved a bill that would improve sexual assault investigations. Without a budget, it likely won’t become law.
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Why It Took So Long to Learn a Man Killed By a Deputy Was Brandishing a Pen
The Sheriff’s Office says it wasn’t trying to mislead.
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Climate Activist Ken Ward Won’t Go to Prison
Threatened with 10 years in prison and $20,000 in fines, Ward was given 30 days community service.
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Deal Reached to Ease the Stakes of High School Graduation Tests
The biology requirement would be suspended, while students who fail English and math exams would be provided a…