A tech candidate for Seattle mayor? Murray’s exit opens the door to outsiders With Seattle Mayor Ed Murray stepping aside amid allegations of sexual abuse that he denies, the city’s mayoral race is… Read More
Seattle mayor ends bid for re-election, still denies sexual assault accusations Seattle Mayor Ed Murray will not be seeking re-election for a second term because of sexual abuse allegations that are… Read More
Those big white signs posted on Seattle development projects are getting a makeover They’re as much of a symbol of the changing face of Seattle as the hoard of six-story apartment buildings going up… Read More
Reports: Faced with sexual abuse allegations, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is considering dropping out of the race Seattle Mayor Ed Murray may not be seeking re-election, according to anonymous sources cited by KING5 and KOMO News. Murray… Read More
Seattle City Council votes to move ahead with income tax on city’s wealthiest residents The City of Seattle is ready to take the income tax debate to court. A bill passed unanimously by the Seattle City… Read More
Seattle mayor calls for community feedback on Key Arena renovations Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is asking for public feedback on two proposals to renovate Key Arena in the hopes of… Read More
WeChat parent Tencent is opening an A.I. lab in Seattle led by former Microsoft researcher Tencent, the Chinese tech titan behind WeChat and a wide range of other services, plans to double down on artificial intelligence… Read More
Gates Foundation says it contributed $1.5B to the Seattle-area economy in one year The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says its economic impact in the Seattle region was $1.5 billion in 2015. That’s… Read More
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Paul Allen Foundation announce $35M plan to support homeless families Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s foundation announced a $35 million partnership Wednesday aimed at tackling the… Read More
30 million trips later, Seattle’s 520 floating bridge turns 1 — and more work is coming to vital corridor Something about putting up with years of road construction seems to make the time fly when a project is complete… Read More
Chew on this: Portland Gum Wall may mimic gross Seattle landmark, and some say that idea blows If the good folks of Portland want to keep that city weird, as the saying goes, they should stick to… Read More
Seattle goes after commercial Airbnb operators with revised rules for short-term rentals The Seattle City Council is taking a new approach to regulating short-term rentals, hoping to crack down on businesses that… Read More
Independent booksellers show they’re still going strong with planned Seattle Bookstore Day celebrations across the city The hard times independent booksellers have fallen on over the last decade can probably be traced back to Seattle. This… Read More
Redfin report tracks which cities people want to flee (Bay Area) and where they want to stay (Seattle) An inaugural quarterly report from Seattle-based online real estate company Redfin takes a look at the migration patterns of people… Read More
‘The oceans are rising and so are we.’ Photos, tweets, and more from Seattle’s March for Science It’s a soggy Seattle Saturday but that didn’t deter thousands of activists from marching for climate research and sound science policy… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Mayoral race heats up with income tax proposals and new contenders This week in Seattle: The mayoral race heats up; Scoop partners with the city to promote carpooling; Earth Day celebrations… Read More
‘Failing, frustrated, and asking for help.’ How Techstars Seattle ended up with a male-dominated class — and what they’re doing about it It’s no secret that tech has a diversity problem. In fact, the lack of gender equity at tech events has… Read More
Techstars Seattle Demo Night: Our favorite pitches from 9 up-and-coming startups After three months of intense work on their products, business models, and pitches, the Techstars Seattle 2017 class was finally… Read More
Melinda Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Bob Ferguson land on Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list Tucked away in a far corner of the country, Seattle hasn’t always been considered an epicenter of global influence. But… Read More
‘Irrelevance, excruciating decline, death.’ In new video, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos paints a bleak picture of ‘Day 2’ When you have the kind of wealth and power that allows you to build a rocket ship enterprise just for… Read More
Former Seattle mayor Mike McGinn announces re-election bid, says he’ll push corporations to ‘pay their fair share’ If Mike McGinn is elected as mayor of Seattle again, he plans to ask big companies to help “pay for the… Read More
Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn to challenge incumbent Ed Murray Mike McGinn, who served as mayor of Seattle from 2010 to 2013, is running for re-election. He announced his candidacy with… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Mayor fights abuse allegations, City Council recovers $3M in unpaid fees for affordable housing, and more This week in Seattle: Washington state tries to block businesses from selling customer data and fingerprints; South Lake Union gets… Read More
Seattle angel investors launch ‘Flying Fish’ venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups For the past few months, Flying Fish Venture Partners has been flying under the radar. The firm, founded by Seattle… Read More
Why this East Coast electric bike retailer relocated to Seattle for its clicks-to-bricks operation For the past six years, brothers Yevgeniy and Boris Mordkovich have been slowly building out Evelo, an online retailer of… Read More
GeekWire Awards: Vote for Young Entrepreneur of the Year and check out what these finalists have accomplished by 30 From eSports to VR and robotics to home-sharing, our Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists are on a mission to find… Read More
Vote for our new Geeks Give Back Award, honoring community members with innovative solutions to societal problems We’re constantly blown away by the efforts of our community to make the world a better place using technology. GeekWire… Read More
Seattle votes to upzone South Lake Union and downtown (again) The Seattle City Council voted to increase building heights in the South Lake Union and downtown neighborhoods Monday. It’s the… Read More
GeekWire Awards: Cast your ballot for Northwest tech’s Hire of the Year Good talent is hard to come by in the tech world, which makes competition for the best and brightest fierce.… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Mayor denies sexual abuse charges, Bertha breaks free, and more This week in Seattle: Mayor Ed Murray is sued for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor while another mayoral… Read More
