News Washington ax-throwing venues want to be able to serve alcohol While ax-throwing bars are showing up in urban areas across the country, they’re not permitted to serve alcohol everywhere. by Nate Sanford / February 4, 2021
News WA is reopening but many essential workers aren’t vaccinated yet How the state chose who to inoculate first raises questions about equity — especially for restaurant, grocery and transit workers. by Nate Sanford / March 16, 2021
Politics Seattle City Council Position 8 race is more competitive than expected While incumbent Teresa Mosqueda went into her reelection bid with little known competition, the primary results changed the race. by Nate Sanford / September 22, 2021
News King County’s rise in gun violence doesn’t have an easy explanation As gun deaths rise, Seattle-area leaders hope peer pressure can break cycles of violence. by Nate Sanford / September 1, 2021
Politics Outgoing Seattle Mayor Durkan looks back with pride — and some regrets As Durkan prepares to leave office, she says her term will ultimately be defined by the city's pandemic response. by Nate Sanford / December 22, 2021
Politics Creating 'people places' Townhouses in a Seattle neighborhood. by Peter Steinbrueck / September 10, 2008
Tech Why housing costs should scare tech workers too A Google bus protest in San Francisco. by Ethan Phelps-Goodman / May 2, 2014
Despite perceptions, housing production down in 2015, single family home construction up A red crane against a blue sky by Ethan Phelps-Goodman / December 29, 2015
Culture Will GMO salmon harm Alaska’s fishing industry? By now you may have seen November’s big biotech news: The Food and Drug Administration has approved the AquAdvantage salmon, a genetically modified Atlantic salmon that contains growth-promoting genes... by Ben Goldfarb for High Country News / December 15, 2015
Equity On the Columbia, broken promises for tribal housing Russell Tahkeal walks through the fishing camp at Cooks Landing, Washington. The federal government is legally obligated to maintain these camps. by Ben Goldfarb for High Country News / August 16, 2016