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Council votes to cut utilities costs

For some, utilities bills are about to get cheaper.

You just retired (or are about to). Now what?

The right take-control tool kit involves strategies for spending, investing, Social Security and taxes.

Fauntleroy work will fix intersection

Gary Merlino Construction is set to begin work soon on improvements to the intersection in front of the ferry terminal in West Seattle.

DOOM LOOP: Gettin' Stuff Done!

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

July PhinneyWood Housing Market Snapshot

This is a monthly contribution to the PhinneyWood Blog by Greenwood realtor Doron Weisbarth For the past several years, one thing has remained remarkably consistent in our PhinneyWood neighborhood: buyers […]

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

Thirty years of art on the Ridge: PhinneyWood Art Walk returns August 14–15 

Some neighborhood traditions just get better with age. This summer, the PhinneyWood Art Walk celebrates its 30th year — three decades of turning Phinney Ridge and Greenwood into a walkable gallery.  Mark your calendars: […]

A look inside Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey' by the numbers

Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” was an epic undertaking for all involved. The cast and crew embarked on a globe-trotting mission to bring the story of Odysseus' homecoming to life in the most realistic way possible.

L&I trainings on workers' comp

The state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is hosting a free online training course aimed at helping businesses navigate workers' compensation in Washington.

GGLO refines design for 445 Bellevue units, with senior housing to follow

The phasing has flipped at Bellevue North, now a humble downtown strip mall, and developer Wallace Properties has shifted the program as well.

Stacks and stacks of wax packs, now obsolete, summon the joy of baseball-card childhoods

The anticipation. The chase. The powdery, sugar-coated board of gum! For generations of baseball card fans, there was nothing like scrounging up some change and sprinting to the store to buy a wax pack.