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Mural debuts in Pioneer Square

The piece by Seattle artist Cristina Martinez is on the the American Life building at 1016 Occidental Ave. S. and is now the largest mural in the neighborhood.

Fremont offices change hands

An office building at 3625 Woodland Park Ave. N. sold this week for $2.2 million, according to King County records.

Plymouth Housing headlines 2026 Preservation Awards

Historic Seattle also honored Seattle Public Schools, Smith Tower owner GT Capital and Greg Smith of Urban Visions.

Marymoor building sells for $19M

An industrial building at 17617 N.E. 65th St. sold this week for $19 million, according to King County records.

Klein retires from PCS

Northgate library turns 20

The 10,000-square-foot branch at 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E. was the 18th project completed under the voter-approved 1998 Libraries for All bond program.

World Cup crowds smash records across Seattle

In nearly every category of transportation, records were broken.

Pity poor Meta, suffering so in WA | The Free Press initiative

A $35 million penalty upheld against the company for violating political advertising transparency laws.

Seattle's Best Shaved Ice and Slushies

Brain freeze be damned.

Speed fines increase for work zones

Road construction crews in Washington will see stronger protections starting July 1, when the state begins issuing fines for first-time speeding violations captured by work zone cameras.

Belltown block rises in value, with 100-foot HOP bonus height!

It was only yesterday when you read a DJC story about the American Can building, on the north end of the downtown waterfront. That huge landmarked structure is bound for conversion to apartments.

Parks Tacoma honored for replica building at Fort Nisqually living museum

The Clerk's House, the newest building at the Fort Nisqually Living History Museum in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, has won an award for historic preservation from the city of Tacoma's Landmark Preservation Commission.