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Rainier Beach Forum Turns Tense Over Community Passageways Cuts

A Rainier Beach public safety forum turned emotional as neighbors questioned cuts to Community Passageways and what they mean for South Seattle youth.

DOOM LOOP: Gettin' Stuff Done!

Counclimembers share their ideas for the mayor's Transit Measure.

The Roundup: Black Panthers Had It Right — Feed All Kids

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Councilmember Dionne Foster and Mayor Katie Wilson about free meals for schoolchildren.

Indigenous Violence Survivors See Fewer Services After Federal Cuts

PHOTO ESSAY | Soccer Fans in Seattle Feel the Love — and Heartbreak — of World Cup

Photographer Susan Fried captured soccer fans enjoying World Cup games across the South End.

Jordan Alam and Gloria Huh Offer Ways to Resist the 'Seattle Freeze'

Ahead of their July 16 live podcast event, therapists Jordan Alam and Gloria Huh unpack how race, vulnerability, and fear shape the "Seattle Freeze."

Inside One of 18 Data Centers Operating in Tukwila Industrial Park

Seattle is restricting new data centers, but Tukwila already has 18 in one industrial park. Here's what the Emerald found inside one of them.

OPINION | Neglected Traffic Medians on Rainier Avenue South Point to Inequity in the South End

When Jillian Altizer travels to other parts of Seattle, she notices the resources present in other neighborhoods that the South End lacks — inequity that's evident in how a median on Rainier Avenue South is being "landscaped."

DOOM LOOP: Shrinking

Two outspoken local commentators resist the changing perceptions of Seattle.

The Roundup: Eddie Lin Defends a Delay-Busting Bill

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Councilmember Eddie Lin about why he supports a bill that he says will eliminate delays in Council's decision-making process.

COLUMN | Seattle Had No Homicides in June. Don't Use It to Justify More Policing.

After Seattle's first homicide-free June in 56 years, Marcus Harrison Green asks who gets credit for safety — and who keeps getting cut.

REVIEW | In Hillman City, a Menu that Spotlights Northern Mexico Includes a Surprise: Hot Dogs