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The cost of the AI boom: Amazon emissions jump 16% as company stands by net-zero pledge

Amazon’s 2025 sustainability report reveals a 16% carbon emissions spike driven by AI data center expansion, even as the company maintains its 2040 net-zero goals. Read More

Opinion: Governor’s new economic council snubs startups, forgets AI

Seattle angel investor Charles Fitzgerald argues that Gov. Bob Ferguson's new Economic Development Council is backward-looking, lacks startup and VC representation, and ignores AI — the single biggest force shaping Washington's economy. Read More

Anthropic expands in Seattle as AI boom offers hope for struggling office market

The maker of the Claude AI model recently finalized a lease at Dexter Yard North in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, capping months of speculation about the company's expansion plans in the region. Read More

SDOT approves N 36th Street tree removal; advocacy group challenges decision

The Seattle Department of Transportation has approved the removal of six street trees at the former Harvey Family Funeral Home site at 508 N 36th St.  The June 22 decision covers the three red maples on N 36th Street, two incense cedars on Evanston Avenue N, and one ash tree on Dayton Avenue N, which […]

Rainier Community Center play area readies for a fun upgrade

Work will ramp up next week on the renovation of the play area at Rainier Community Center in Columbia City.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Klein retires from PCS

$2.4B RFQ for Calif. high-speed rail

California's high-speed rail project is preparing for a major expansion, with the upcoming release of a request for qualifications for a civil works design-build contract for the Merced to Madera extension.