Steve Scher

Last year's Count Us In survey, a daylong census of homeless and unstably housed youth and young adults in King County, found that 32 percent were African-American and 22 percent identified as LGBTQ.

Kids need families to feel safe and secure.

Bertha's cutter-boring machine when it was being brought to Seattle in 2013.

Attention isn't just nice, it's necessary for normal brain development. Without the right kind, infants grow into troubled teens and adults.

The city has had seven superintendents in the last 10 years. In this first installment of our new podcast, Steve Scher talks to education activists about the churn.

Steve Scher

In Seattle's Ravenna neighborhod, from top: new urban housing, the Varsity Restaurant, and National Barricade's wares. (Steve Scher)

(1) The lottery for day stalls. (2) Donuts! (3) The seafood is ready. (4) A broken tile. (5) The market empty, but not for long. (6) Fruit ready for sale. (All: Steve Scher)