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The Roundup: Meet the Grand Marshal Who's Making History

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to De Aunt'e Damper about being the first Seattle Pride Parade Grand Marshal who's a Black man from Seattle.

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Seattle Rezones Rainier Beach Site, But Affordable Housing Remains Years Away

Rainier Beach gained new zoning capacity for affordable housing, yet no housing project is currently on the horizon. Here's what's planned for the site now.

Celebrate Pride 2026, South End Style

Looking for Pride plans beyond downtown? Our guide rounds up South Seattle's biggest LBGTQIA+ celebrations, from White Center and Columbia City to Georgetown, Hillman City, and beyond.

Crazy Socialist Mayor of Seattle Says Cars Not Allowed to Drive on ‘Trains-Only’ Train Tracks

As if Seattle’s crazed socialist mayor hadn’t oppressed the city’s car drivers enough already with new bus-only lanes for her Route 8 stretch limo, today Mayor Katie Wilson reminded everyone that “trains-only” train tracks are for trains only, not cars. “I have to admit I thought this was a self-evident, bipartisan issue, but in light […]

OPINION | To the Class of 2026: Your Actions Can Help Shape Our Future

Black and Brown Youth in the South End Find Their Voices Through Spoken-Word Poetry

Sun-drunk Seattleite Accidentally Says ‘Hello’ to Stranger

In an embarrassing lapse of character, today a Seattle man who clearly had one too many hours out in the sunshine accidentally said “hello” to a complete stranger. “Out of nowhere, completely unprompted, this guy looks at another guy walking past him and fully said ‘hello’ with a wave and everything—clearly sun-drunk out of his […]

The Electric Sculptures of Black Artist Tom Lloyd Illuminate the Frye

An exhibition at Frye Art Museum called "Tom Lloyd" is a fascinating exploration into the career of Lloyd, an early pioneer of light art who has remained obscured from broader art history.

DOOM LOOP: Public Outreach

A concerned resident demands a greater role in neighborhood planning.

COLUMN | Federal Way Students Build Their Futures by Trying the Trades

What if the future of work in America is not being coded in a South Lake Union skyscraper, but framed with a nail gun inside a high school shop class in South King County?