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How Seattle Is Giving Wage Laws Some Teeth
Published 1:30am Wednesday, April 6, 2016
April 1 marked the first anniversary of Seattle’s minimum-wage and wage-theft ordinances; both officially took effect on April 1, 2015, and as of January 1, ... Read more
Seattle’s Labor Laws Let All Workers Know They Matter to this City
Published 1:30am Wednesday, April 6, 2016
While each regulation carries its own nuances that should not be overlooked, as a whole these laws have sent a clear and important message to ... Read more
‘Encyclopedia Greenwoodia’ Gets Adults and Kids Alike Writing About a Neighborhood
Published 1:30am Wednesday, April 6, 2016
“Mr. Gyros is as amazing as the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction and I would recommend it to anyone who needs a place to eat.” ... Read more
Seattle Comics Gangs Unite at ECCC Alternative ‘Hometown Heroes’
Published 1:30am Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Emerald City Comicon’s corporate takeover inspired local creators to start their own Seattle-centric event as an antidote—the result is a who’s-who of the city’s booming ... Read more
There Is No Way a Chet Baker Film Can End Happily
Published 1:30am Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Despite the clumsiness, the film casts a spell. Its jazz rhythm has something to do with this.
Read moreHow Woody Guthrie Found Hope for America on the Banks of the Columbia
Published 1:30am Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Seventy-five years ago, the folk icon arrived in the Pacific Northwest to write songs for a progressive cause. The progress faltered, but the songs remain. ... Read more
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Statehouse Vacillates On Whether to Fund Homeless Student Funding
Published 1:30am Thursday, March 31, 2016
Earlier this month, legislators in Olympia approved a plan to direct state dollars toward homeless student services via a competitive grant program. But will they ... Read more
Today: Learn About Safe Drug Sites, In Person
Published 1:30am Thursday, March 31, 2016
Today, proponents of bringing safe drug sites to Seattle launch their public education (or propaganda, depending on your political leanings) campaign, to let the rest ... Read more
15 Homeless Shelters to Close Thursday Morning
Published 1:30am Thursday, March 31, 2016
Operators of the homeless advocacy and service group SHARE say that they’ll be forced to close down 15 shelters holding about 450 people Thursday morning, ... Read more
A Forest Steward Faces Off Against Homeowners Fighting to Maintain Their Grand Views
Published 4:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
On a drizzly Monday morning, Peter Donahue trudges through the slick, squelching mud of the Mount Baker Community View Site, a chunk of public land ... Read more
It’s Time to Talk About Legalizing Drugs
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Safe drug sites in Seattle are now a question of when, not if. Yet while safe drug sites are a necessary part of effective, humane ... Read more
Seattle in the ’00s: The City That Was Born to Run
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Seattle came a long ways in the 2000s, but it lost something as well.
Read moreSeattle in the ’80s: Big Tech and Boomtown Economics Arrive
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
An influx of talent and trouble quickly brings Seattle up to speed.
Read moreLesley Hazleton’s Full-Throated Defense of Agnosticism
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
After years of writing about religion and the Middle East and abortion, what’s left for Hazleton to tackle? Well, she’s staking a spot directly in ... Read more
ILLFIGHTYOU’s Mosh-Pit Trap Hits the Crocodile
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
You can find the Tacoma-based trio ILLFIGHTYOU at the corner where glass-rattling bass intersects with murder-mayhem lyricism.
Read moreThe Best Local Records We Heard This March
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Man in Tree was a living tarot card. The image of the quintessentially Northwestern man (lumberjack beard, lumberjack beanie, in a tree), fending off police ... Read more
Hey Marseilles Streamlines Its Sound and Looks on the Bright Side
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Since forming in 2006, Hey Marseilles has built its reputation on folky, earnest chamber pop. With sincere lyrics about love lost and wanderlust layered over ... Read more
Was It Wrong to Laugh at #ManInTree?
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
We interview @Man_In_Tree and contemplate whether it’s okay to take pleasure in a mental health crisis. Welcome to your digital future.
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