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Getting down to business: Seattle's new trash district

Fri, Apr 5, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

With a new LEED Gold transfer station, Seattle's getting serious about garbage. Its composting system, though, still needs work.

The Daily Troll: Hansen makes another NBA play. Sliding away on Whidbey. State lagging on transparency.

Wed, Mar 27, 4:25 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

A new study says King County is paying a high price for cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The Sacramento vs. Seattle contest heats up.

$15 or less: Weekend listings for the budget-conscious culture lover

Thu, Mar 21, 2:17 p.m.

By Nicole Capozziello

Detroit's art revival, real-life 'Spellbound,' the sculpture park seeks indigenous inspiration and women writers gather at Hugo House.

Why spec house snobbery has to go

Wed, Mar 20, 3 p.m.

By Mary Fialko

Guest Opinion: The average family can't afford a craftsman style home on Capitol Hill. Who are you to fault them for choosing the environmentally-friendly, well-designed modern row house?

Coal Wars: Port opponents make big use of access to information

Wed, Mar 20, 5 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

When Scoop Jackson wrote the Environmental Protection Act, no one could have imagined how the Internet would empower activists to dig into something like coal exports.

What? Seattle's restaurants are loud by design

Thu, Feb 28, 5 a.m.

By Roger Downey

Noisy is the new normal -- in the restaurant scene. And these days it’s the diners who are generating the din.

Pike Place Market: Oh, what you are about to see

Tue, Feb 19, 12:20 p.m.

By Jean Godden

Guest Opinion: Goodbye, parking lot. Hello, organics, more stalls, a spectacular tie to the waterfront and views that will make San Francisco jealous again.

The Daily Troll: State of Downtown. Suburbs growing up. Rodney Tom bashes Seattle again.

Wed, Feb 13, 4:26 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Why can't we be more like Vancouver? A legislative move to nullify Seattle's sick leave law. Our beaches make us tough.

How Seattle could rein in development abuses

Tue, Feb 5, 10:55 p.m.

By Mark Hinshaw

Commentary: The city has a history of having to retreat from density initiatives because developers make everyone angry with their exploitation of loopholes in rules. Herewith, a preventive prescription to encourage density and quality.

How Gas Works Park shapes the Northwest today

Fri, Feb 1, 1:38 p.m.

By Knute Berger

The National Register of Historic Places has just honored the repurposed park. No wonder: The Seattle project started a whole new way of preserving and building on the past for the entire region.

'Ramps to Nowhere': Erasing Seattle's pro-transit past

Thu, Jan 31, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

How the doomed "Ramps to Nowhere" led to somewhere: a better Seattle.

Book City: How Erik Larson picks his subjects

Wed, Jan 30, 2 p.m.

By Valerie Easton

When the need for inspiration hits, the Seattle-based author sometimes just heads to Suzallo Library and pulls books from the stacks. Something works: He has already had four books on the NY Times' bestseller list.

6 ways to help immigrants and the entire state

Mon, Jan 14, 5 a.m.

By Pramila Jayapal

Commentary: Washington state would be much better off if it did more to integrate immigrants into the education system, business and society. Here is an action plan for the new governor and Legislature.