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The Best New Restaurants of 2016
In a boom year for local food, there was a lot to choose from. These five stood out.
Music
Blackout Dates Be Damned—DoNormaal Dominated 2016 By Doing What She Wants
Flouting industry norms, the rapper played nearly 100 Seattle shows in 2016. The city showed up.
News
From Fleeing Artists to Harried Hotel Workers, Updates on What We Covered in 2016
A look at the people, places, and things we wrote about after we wrote about them.
News
Kids’ Climate Lawsuit Gets Even Bigger, Heads to Trial in 2017
This time, Governor Inslee and the state of Washington will be named as defendants.
News
The Many Santas (And Frosties) Of SantaCon
The worldwide event took over Pike Place Market Saturday.
News
Meet the Washington Electors Planning to Go Rogue
They are part of a longshot effort to deny Trump the presidency.
Arts & Culture
Cyber-Thinker Minh Nguyen on Political Art in 2016 and the Nature of Digital Resistance
Talking electronic civil disobedience with Town Hall’s artist-in-residence and creator of Chat Room.
News
Searching for a New Central District in Suburban King County
Kent’s African-American population is booming. Will community follow?
News
What Seattle Will Lose, and What it Could Gain, After Burgess
The council stalwart won’t run for re-election next year, almost assuring another leftward shift at City Hall.
News
Activists Who Closed the Emergency Shutoff Valves on Tar Sands Pipelines: “This Is an Emergency”
Five activists now face steep felony charges for temporarily closing five pipelines in four states.
News
Judge Rules Against Pioneer Square Developer, Blocking Alaska Way Complex
The project would add an 11 story building to Pioneer Square on Alaska Way, a location expected to…
News
Republican Senator Vows Bill Blocking Safe Drug Sites
Mark Miloscia wants the state government to stop Seattle and King County from opening a pilot site.
News
Tim Burgess Won’t Run for Re-Election to Seattle City Council
First elected in 2007, Burgess will serve through the end of 2017.
News
Council to Vote on Limits to Renter Move-In Fees
The bill will likely pass at Council’s 2 p.m. meeting today.
News
Kid Climate Activists Still Planting Trees, Inspiring Grownups
“Kids save the future!” says nine-year-old Theo Faloona.
News
As Expected, Libertarian Party Denied ‘Major Party’ Status in Washington
Party name-checks Harambe in lament over Secretary of State’s decision.
News
Statehouse Republicans Pre-File ‘Genitalia of a Different Gender’ Bill
Voters just rejected transgender discrimination, so now Republicans are legislating it.
News
Inslee Is About to Fire the Opening Salvo of the Great 2017 McCleary Fight
Here’s what to watch for.
News
Uber Is Still Fighting Unionization
City bureaucrats are deciding how much you have to drive before you get a union vote.
News
The Sounders’ Are-You-F***ing-Kidding-Me Season: A Timeline
It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons. But on Saturday, it could become…