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COLUMN | Young Seattle Authors Find Their Voices Through the Storybook Project

Reagan Jackson introduces the young writers behind AHSHAY's Storybook Project, a seven-week pilot helping marginalized youth see themselves as authors.

DOOM LOOP: Infill

How to make friends with urbanists.

The Roundup: Does Juneteenth Still Belong to Black People?

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Marcus Harrison Green about Juneteenth and its commemoration and commercialization through the FIFA World Cup.

Seattle Expands Policing, Services in Little Saigon and North Beacon Hill

Seattle is pairing expanded policing with outreach and overdose response in Little Saigon and North Beacon Hill, but residents are watching for real results.

Where to Celebrate Juneteenth in South Seattle and Beyond

Celebrate Juneteenth with block parties, pop-up markets, live music, family activities, and community gatherings centering Black joy across the South End and beyond.

Black and Brown Birders Find Community and Wellness in the South End

What starts with spotting eagles and hawks becomes something deeper: Black and Brown birders across the South End are finding healing, belonging, and wonder outdoors.

COLUMN | Remembering Tyjon Stewart and Tra'Veiah Houfmuse on Graduation Day at Rainier Beach High School

As World Cup Kicks Off in Seattle, Beacon Hill Latinos Express Mixed Feelings

For some residents of Beacon Hill, the games are a time to celebrate with family and friends; for others, a time to keep their guard up about possible ICE enforcement.

DOOM LOOP: Journalism

A local reporter plies her craft.

Bellevue Homeowners Say Light Rail Noise on I-90 Ruining Area’s Peaceful Freeway Ambience

A group of Bellevue homeowners are telling Sound Transit that the low hum of the new light rail line across Lake Washington has completely ruined their waterfront neighborhood’s peaceful, freeway ambience of thousands of cars driving by all day every day. “I can’t even hear rush hour anymore,” said Enatai waterfront mansion owner Rhett Criar. […]

The Roundup: A Red Card for Seattle When It Comes to FIFA

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Sarah Valenta of HomeSight about the South End being left out of World Cup planning.

Polymarket, Kalshi Now Taking Bets on Fights in Ferry Lines

Just in time for World Cup tourists to make things more interesting this weekend, prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi announced they are now taking bets on fights in Washington ferry lines. “Oh my God, this guy that just cut off a Subaru in a rented Tesla is finished,” said one ferry line fight onlooker placing […]