Is this what 2019 felt like? It’s hard to remember after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, an empty downtown, and start-and-stop policies for getting back to the… Read More
Inside a dog daycare business in Seattle’s South Lake Union on Friday, a handful of pups were scurrying around and barking as if they knew something was changing in the… Read More
Another virtual reality gaming experience is opening shop in the Seattle region. Sandbox VR announced Wednesday that it will open one of its full-body VR venues in 520 Westlake, a… Read More
To suggest that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan had a pressurized run as the Emerald City’s top elected official is to badly understate her tenure. Drafted into office after a disgraced… Read More
While Amazon’s latest shift in its return-to-office policy is likely welcome news for Seattle-based employees who have grown accustomed to remote work, Sayed Salem is suffering. Sitting in his food… Read More
Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from one tech giant to another back in 2016. Five years… Read More
Google has announced plans to start bringing workers back to the company’s offices in the Puget Sound region, including on campuses in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood and in Kirkland,… Read More
In a neighborhood where it’s tough to tell what might be an Amazon office building or just another apartment complex, Apple is moving into Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood and… Read More
Seattle’s South Lake Union tech hub might not be as bustling as it would normally be, pre-pandemic, but when traffic and workers return to the neighborhood in force eventually, getting… Read More
Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas is closing down two of his restaurants in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, home to Amazon and thousands of tech workers, as the prolonged effects of… Read More
On a normal weekday in the South Lake Union neighborhood, Seattle’s busiest tech hub is bustling with foot, bike and car traffic as workers shuffle between buildings at Amazon, Facebook,… Read More
The crane collapse that killed four people in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood in April occurred because three companies failed to follow critical safety procedures for dismantling the crane according… Read More
Google is planting its flag in Amazon territory. Google signage has been installed across the multiple buildings going up in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood and at the street level,… Read More
Seattle’s co-working space footprint continues to grow. CommonGrounds has inked a 10-year lease at the 1100 Dexter Building in South Lake Union, just across the street from a Facebook Seattle… Read More
Joseph Kaynor has lived and worked in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood for years. On a walk this week through the rapidly growing area, home to Amazon and so much… Read More
The normal hustle in Seattle’s busiest tech neighborhood was subdued on Monday morning, as workers returned to gleaming office buildings in South Lake Union two days after a construction crane… Read More
Four people died and four others were injured after a crane collapsed in Seattle’s busy South Lake Union neighborhood on Saturday. The crane is part of a new Google building… Read More
The tech workers who line up to rent kayaks and paddleboards on Seattle’s Lake Union in the summertime are rewarded for their patience with an incredible view. At the base… Read More
Today’s featured stories Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Alexa and Cortana can now control Xbox devices as new ‘skill’ for… Read More
The purple-hued cranes towering above South Lake Union’s twinkling tech hub — or the glowing Space Needle standing out against a fading sunset — were no match when it came… Read More
A new competitor in Seattle’s burger battle will step into the ring on Saturday, Oct. 6, as Shake Shack plans to open its first location in Washington state. The New… Read More
Today’s featured stories Redfin CEO warns of slowing national real estate market, as frustrated buyers are sitting out Seattleites are most likely to move to these Amazon HQ2 cities —… Read More
Google’s huge Seattle campus being built on Amazon’s backyard of South Lake Union is about to get a lot bigger. Paul Allen’s Vulcan Real Estate said today it is developing… Read More
A line of people stretched down Aurora Avenue and into the neighborhood below Canlis, the famed Seattle fine-dining establishment, as it played host Saturday to a pop-up event previewing Shack… Read More
Amazon employees and other Seattleites waiting anxiously for another food option in the city’s South Lake Union neighborhood will have to wait a bit longer for Shake Shack to open… Read More
Direct seaplane flights between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., have moved another step closer toward becoming reality and providing an efficient travel option for business and tech workers in the two… Read More
Midwest charm. Southern hospitality. East Coast bravado. Don’t expect any of those geographic personality traits when you’re attempting to ask Amazon employees where their company’s second headquarters should be located.… Read More
Here’s the 4-minute video you’ve been waiting for to illustrate why a 4-mile drive in Seattle takes 45 minutes. Ricardo Martin Brualla, a VR/AR engineer at Google in Seattle, and… Read More
In 2017, it’s still possible in coffee-saturated Seattle to open a coffee shop to great fanfare. Bulletproof, the Bellevue, Wash.-based brand opened its first Bulletproof Cafe in the Northwest on… Read More
One needn’t be a card-carrying environmentalist to know that it’s a bad thing for salmon to go belly up before spawning their eggs. But that’s just what’s happening to many… Read More