Seattle Conditions
☼
Sunrise 5:09am · Sunset 9:11pm
☰
Tides: Next: High 12.4 ft at 8:07 PM
●
AQI 54 — Moderate
◆
No quakes M4.5+ in last 24h
Seattle Sports
8th in Western Conference Division
LOSS Valkyries 76 at Storm 72 Fri, Jun 12Latest News
Updated 5 minutes ago
Capitol Hill Seattle
City Cast Seattle
Daily Journal of Commerce
Davy Jones Locker Room
Eater Seattle
Field Gulls
Fremont Neighbor
GeekWire
International Examiner
KUOW Seattle Now
Lookout Landing
My Ballard
NW Progressive Institute
On Montlake
Phinney Wood
PubliCola
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Gay News
Seattle Medium
Seattle Met
Seattle Transit Blog
Seattle Weekly
Sounder at Heart
South Seattle Emerald
The Needling
The North American Post
The Seattle Times
The Spectator
The Stranger
The Urbanist
West Seattle Blog
Westside Seattle
The Urbanist
18 days
Op-Ed: The Orca Whales Didn’t Hire Toby Thaler
Seattle activists trying to block growth incorrectly blame new housing for the threat to orcas, instead of the biggest culprit: cars and the sea of pavement carrying them. Paul Beard lays out how they went wrong.
The Urbanist
19 days
Sound Transit Board OKs Major ST3 Update, Casting Ballard into Limbo
The Sound Transit board voted Thursday to overhaul expansion plans, prioritizing the rail spine from Tacoma to Everett, while deferring indefinitely stations in Tukwila, Interbay, and Ballard. Seattle leaders got Graham Street back into plans, but lamented the stations in limbo.
South Seattle Emerald
19 days
What Mayor Katie Wilson Says About Graham Street Station, Lake Washington Boulevard, and South End Issues
From long-delayed transit projects to encampments, surveillance cameras, and neighborhood concerns, Mayor Katie Wilson answers readers' questions about issues shaping South End communities.
South Seattle Emerald
19 days
DOOM LOOP Special Feature: Car-Free on Lake Washington Boulevard
Brett goes to the opening of Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Boulevard.
South Seattle Emerald
19 days
OPINION | We Deserve This Lane: Lake Washington Boulevard Belongs to People, Too
John Aaron writes that closing Lake Washington Boulevard to through-traffic isn’t anti-car — it's a long-overdue investment in safety, equity, and public space for South Seattle.
The Urbanist
19 days
Graham Street Station Set to Be Resurrected at Pivotal Sound Transit Meeting
The long-promised Graham Street light rail station would go from limbo to back on track if Sound Transit board members approve an amendment advanced by Katie Wilson, Girmay Zahilay, and Teresa Mosqueda. The proposal promises "last in" funding from King County and Seattle.
The Urbanist
20 days
Op-Ed: Sound Transit’s Board is About to Vote on a Fantasy
Given obstacles from the Trump administration, West Seattle Link will not break ground anytime soon. Before any vote overhauling the Sound Transit 3 plan, the board owes the region revised, evidence-based dates for every project, Trevor Reed contends.
South Seattle Emerald
20 days
1 Year Later, How WA's Controversial Cap on Rent Hikes Has Been Enforced
A year into Washington’s limit on residential rent increases, the state has yet to collect a cent in civil penalties from landlords.
The Urbanist
20 days
Lin Moves to Curb Legal Appeals Hindering Seattle Zoning Changes
A proposal from Land Use Committee Chair Eddie Lin would bring Seattle's land use code in line with state law, following several changes in recent years that have limited the ability of legal appeals to slow down moves to densify Washington's cities. The move is already attracting opposition.
The Urbanist
21 days
Seattle Advances Zoning Package Spurring Towers, Mass Timber, and Passive House
After clearing the Land Use Committee last week, a package of narrowly targeted zoning changes is headed to the Seattle City Council on June 2. The proposal seeks to spur the construction of towers, affordable housing, and eco-friendly mass timber and passive house buildings.
The Urbanist
21 days
Op-Ed: South King County Deserves the Light Rail Stations It Was Promised
The Sound Transit Board will soon decide whether to deliver on the decades-old promise to South King County to build light rail stations at Boeing Access Road and Graham Street. They should not break their promise again, writes King County Councilmember Rhonda Lewis.
South Seattle Emerald
21 days
To Honor the Season, Wa Na Wari and NAAM Will Stage a 'Black Graduation'
On May 30 and May 31, Wa Na Wari and the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) will host "Black Graduation," an art fair showcasing art from Black creators from across the Pacific Northwest.