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King County buys itself a railroad track

Thu, Dec 13, 6 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

The county plans to purchase a big chunk of the Eastside rail line. What next?

The Daily Troll: An internal police pursuit for sources of leaks

Wed, Nov 21, 4:21 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Seattle police defend a hunt for the source of information that made its way to the media. A city bicycle plan makes progress. And Bellevue looks at transit-oriented development.

Eastside rail: The Humpty Dumpty of Northwest transportation

Tue, Nov 13, 6 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

The Eastside's only rail line is in the midst of a five-way tug-of-war: Kirkland, Redmond, the Port of Seattle, Sound Transit, King County. Can so many owners ever amount to a whole, functioning transit line?

Eastside politics: 50 shades of blue?

Wed, Oct 24, 8 p.m.

By Knute Berger

Once a strong Republican enclave, the Eastside is undergoing a shift from Red to Blue. But it's also incubating a new, centrist shade featuring pragmatic and aggressive political centrism that opens opportunity for Democrats, the GOP and independents.

Walmart takes a new concept to Bellevue

Mon, Jul 2, midnight

By Ronald Holden

The Walmart Neighborhood Market shows that Seattle hardly has a lock on latest in food and shopping.

Thursday Jolt: Amazon gets praise. Arena, not so much.

Thu, May 24, 5:57 p.m.

By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

The day's winners and losers.

Afternoon Jolt: Boeing, Litzow score Tuesday wins

Tue, May 15, 3:35 p.m.

By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

The day's winners and losers.

Where mayors meet to teach each other how to innovate

Sun, Apr 15, 10:30 a.m.

By David Boyd

A growing organization helps mayors to share innovative ideas for a progressive economy.

America's foolish detour into shopping malls

Mon, Apr 9, 2 a.m.

By Mark Hinshaw

These land-devouring, car-dependent malls were invented 60 years ago, with Seattle among the pioneers. Now they are in terminal decline. There was a better idea in Kansas City, but unfortunately it was eclipsed by our mania for malls.

Eastside trail: Will rail ever return?

Mon, Apr 2, 2 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

It's entirely possible for a trail and an active rail line to work together. But that seems to be a challenge to some on the Eastside as they and the Port of Seattle work on using a longtime rail line as a trail.

Bellevue's high-end development sold to NYC investors

Sun, Mar 25, 4 p.m.

By Ronald Holden

Despite opening in a tough economy less than years ago, The Shops at Bravern have done well. Now, the complex has attracted a buyer who already boasts such iconic spots as Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Washington's Union Station.

'Making Mends' at BAM: healing and more

Fri, Mar 9, 7 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

Visiting a Bellevue Arts Museum exhibition that features artists working in a variety of media, we "climb above our terror" into moments of insight and startling beauty.

Allen family: It was 20 years ago the Foundation began to give

Thu, Feb 2, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

The foundation builds strong relationships with each community so that gifts will leverage the community's strengths. Working with Native American groups highlights the importance of a sense of reciprocity.

Bellevue's rendezvous with an urban destiny

Tue, Jan 24, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

Updated: The 'Tateuchi Truce' over the Sound Transit wars on the Eastside made clear what a catalyst for an urbanized Eastside this long-aborning cultural center has become.

Tolls: a long road still ahead to get best results

Mon, Jan 9, 2 a.m.

By Douglas B. MacDonald

There are some encouraging signs, but tolls can't work as well as possible without more flexibility and wider adoption. And cross-lake efficiencies also require much more flexibility in transit than reliance on light rail.