Here are 8 questions we have for Seattle’s mayoral candidates: What else should we ask? Seattle’s highly unusual mayoral race has 21 candidates vying for the city’s top executive office. The election comes at a… Read More
Working Geek: How Seattle’s economic development guru Brian Surratt is quietly shaping the city’s business and tech future When it comes to local government, some players shine in the limelight while others exercise their influence from the wings.… Read More
Seattle bike share pilot speeds ahead, hitting the streets as early as Friday Starting Friday, Seattle commuters will have some new options for getting around the increasingly gridlocked city. Last week, the Seattle… Read More
Seattle income tax set for City Council vote following committee approval A Seattle City Council committee unanimously approved a plan to implement an income tax on the city’s wealthiest residents Wednesday.… Read More
See the technology behind Seattle’s Fourth of July fireworks show Seattle hosts one of the most impressive Fourth of July fireworks shows in the nation. Set to a dramatic soundtrack,… Read More
Headed to Gas Works for Seattle fireworks? Save the headache and take Uber, bike, or public transit Gas Works hosts one of Seattle’s most epic Fourth of July parties. Big crowds (and traffic) flock to the iconic… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Pike Place expansion opens, revealing stories from #SeaHomeless, a last-minute budget, and more Throwing his weight behind Jenny Durkan, Mayor Murray announces he won’t re-enter the race It’s official: Mayor Ed Murray will… Read More
#SeaHomeless: As housing prices soar, tech sector steps up efforts to ease homeless crisis In 2017, tech businesses and leaders have stepped up as never before to help people who are homeless in the… Read More
Booming Seattle maintains title as nation’s hottest housing market for 8th month in a row Home values in Seattle continued their steady ascent in April, according to the latest Case-Shiller national home price report. Seattle’s… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Mayoral frontrunners, Seattle PD’s Twitch exit, and fun facts about the Emerald City SPD shuts down Twitch channel amid backlash over Charleena Lyles discussion The Seattle Police Department has taken down its Twitch… Read More
Uber is delivering on-demand drag shows for Seattle Pride As the first lady of drag would say, “Uber drivers, start your engines!” That RuPaul catchphrase will no-doubt be repeated… Read More
Seattle makes list of housing markets with a big increase in the number of million-dollar homes With a shortage of available homes for sale and bidding wars driving up the price on whatever does hit the… Read More
Grammazon! 97-year-old woman who has seen it all in Seattle gets a look inside Amazon’s Spheres Joyce Irish has seen a lot of things get built in her lifetime in Seattle. She’s also outlived a good… Read More
How this tech startup is helping 7 homeowners join forces to sell their properties at a premium In November, Jane and Andy Freeman received an unexpected letter in the mail. A company called CityBldr reached out to notify them… Read More
Seattle’s ‘Manhattan moment’: Luxury condo preview is a house party for a changing city The Rolls-Royce and the Ferrari parked in front of a real estate sales office in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood Wednesday night were… Read More
Seattle City Council unveils plan to tax the city’s wealthiest residents The Seattle City Council released a proposal Tuesday to place a 2 percent income tax on the wealthy, which could… Read More
LinkedIn maps out where new Seattleites are coming from, and it’s exactly what you’d expect Seattle is the fastest-growing big city in the country, its population just passed 700,000, and more than 1,000 new people… Read More
Seattle Chamber thinks you should vote for these candidates in competitive mayoral and City Council races The Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), a political organization sponsored by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has… Read More
Northern lights, cameras, action: Night sky watchers capture dramatic aurora over Seattle The beautiful sunshine in Seattle on Saturday gave way to an equally awesome display in the night sky as the… Read More
This Week in Seattle: A booming city, an expectant giraffe, Trump’s travel ban, etc. Seattle is the fastest-growing city in the country The Seattle Times ‘FYI Guy’ Gene Balk crunched the latest Census data… Read More
Amazon exec running for Seattle school board, applying lessons learned from tech giant Amazon rose to e-commerce dominance by making “customer obsession” a core value. Alec Cooper, director of strategic and mobile business… Read More
What’s it take to become a Seattle local? As city changes, website questions natives and transplants A week or so ago, before Seattle decided to play summer for a few days, I grilled dinner in a… Read More
Study: Seattle region has one of the biggest gender wage gaps in the U.S., with women earning 78.6 cents on the dollar Women working in King County make 78.6 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earn, according to a new study… Read More
New study: Seattle is one of the country’s most civically engaged cities, divided by race and socioeconomic status Seattle is having what City Club Executive Director Diane Douglas describes as a “pregnant moment.” The city’s population is growing… Read More
Ever-changing Seattle mourns the loss of another touchstone in Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Waking up to the news of a death is never easy. But it’s especially hard when that death ripples through… Read More
ReachNow installs new BMW electric car chargers on street lamps throughout Seattle BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow, today unveiled the first of more than 100 “Light and Charge” electric vehicle chargers coming to… Read More
‘You know who can afford a house in Seattle?’ Code Fellows pulls divisive ad touting software salaries (Editor’s Note: Tweets in this story contain explicit language) Whether it’s deserved or not, the Seattle tech community has become… Read More
Blok24 is building a spontaneity marketplace, connecting people with local businesses for activities happening now Studies show that millennials value experiences over things and are willing to put their discretionary cash toward activities. Blok24 is banking on… Read More
Welcome to the new West Coast ‘megalopolis:’ Diving into the complex relationship between Seattle and Silicon Valley For the past few years, I’ve been kicking around a theory that relates to the city that I love, this… Read More
Commentary: Why Seattle’s next mayor must partner with the tech community [Editor’s note: Bill Schrier is the former chief technology officer for the City of Seattle, working under the administrations of Mayor… Read More
