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SPJ Honors Seattle Weekly Staff With Three Firsts and Best New Journalist Award
Published 5:00pm Monday, June 20, 2016
The field was bigger, so the wins feel better.
Read moreA New Effort in Seattle Aims to Stop Gun Violence Before It Starts
Published 1:00pm Friday, June 17, 2016
“We’re not a Chicago, we’re not a Baltimore…. We don’t want to get there, either.”
Read moreLGBT Activists Compare Anti-Trans Ballot Supporters to Orlando Shooter
Published 10:00am Thursday, June 16, 2016
Meanwhile, pro-ballot supporters say the Orlando attack was not a hate crime.
Read moreLocally Brewed Rainier Hits Stores this Week; Sticker Shock Expected
Published 1:00pm Wednesday, June 15, 2016
At $11.99 a six-pack, Rainier’s new release ain’t your daddy’s brew.
Read moreThe Top 15 Things to Do This Week
Published 1:30am Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Space Jam on trial, hip-hop in a barbershop, the “history of sex and romance in America,” and more.
Read moreTo Move the Needle on Gun Control, We Must Remember Orlando. And Ronald Reagan.
Published 1:30am Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Even the patron saint of the modern Republican Party thought assault rifles should be banned.
Read moreThe Symphony Programs a Different Kind of American Festival
Published 1:30am Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Ludovic Morlot takes a more difficult and rewarding route in programming SSO’s summer offering.
Read moreThe Fight to Bring Hotel Housekeepers Out of the Shadows
Published 1:30am Wednesday, June 15, 2016
They have some of the highest rates of sexual harassment and injury of any group of workers. A Seattle union is working to change that. ... Read more
25 Arts Events We’re Excited About This Summer
Published 1:30am Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Our critics pick the season’s most anticipated shows, from a blustery beach party to messy Mahler.
Read moreExpand Social Security, Council Tells Feds
Published 4:46pm Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The resolution highlights SSI’s most vulnerable participants.
Read moreWhy Is the North Precinct So Expensive? It’s Hard to Say, and That’s the Problem
Published 2:00pm Monday, June 13, 2016
The $160 million north precinct would be unprecedented.
Read moreMurray Announces Dormitory Center for Homeless
Published 5:30pm Thursday, June 9, 2016
He also petted a kitten in the Jungle.
Read moreRepublicans Are Challenging Washington’s Transgender Rules in Yakima Today
Published 11:40am Thursday, June 9, 2016
GOP lawmakers hope an obscure committee can repeal state rules protecting transgender access to the bathroom of their choice.
Read moreCouncil Questions Expensive New Police Station
Published 1:39am Thursday, June 9, 2016
“We’ve declared a state of emergency around homelessness. Have we declared a state of emergency around violence against police, so that they need a bunker?” ... Read more
Homelessness and Sexual Assault: Experts Say the Connection Is Clear, But Help Is Elusive
Published 1:30am Thursday, June 9, 2016
Studies show sexual assault leads to homelessness, and homelessness leads to assault. But services for each are often not compatible.
Read morePaying Your Debt to Society (With 12 Percent Interest)
Published 1:30am Wednesday, June 8, 2016
A UW professor’s new book examines how fines and fees keep people imprisoned long after their sentence is through.
Read moreThe Top 20 Things to Do This Week
Published 1:30am Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Power tool drag racing, saying goodbye to Cairo, used book sales and more.
Read moreWhen an Oil Train Blows Up in Seattle, Who Will Pay For It?
Published 1:17pm Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Experts say this disaster will happen again — and no railroad company has the kind of insurance that could foot the bill.
Read moreCouncil Bans Rent Increases In Sub-Code Apartments
Published 9:25pm Monday, June 6, 2016
“WHEREAS, Seattle’s housing stock includes…mice and cockroaches, open cracks or holes in the interior, exposed wiring, and other deficiencies…”
Read moreSeattle Inches Closer to Secure Scheduling Rules
Published 4:55pm Friday, June 3, 2016
But a former Starbucks exec suggests the policy would ‘penalize businesses for being in business.’
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