News The Showbox building is now a landmark. But will it remain a music venue? While the designation by the city's Landmark Preservation Board protects the building, it has no control over how the property is used. by Jake Goldstein-Street / July 17, 2019 / Updated at 3:13 p.m.
Politics Defying Durkan, council directs extra soda tax money to low-income programs The new legislation requires that the revenue be spent on designated programs that serve the communities most impacted by the tax. by Jake Goldstein-Street / July 22, 2019 / Updated at 9 p.m.
News Smoke shops brace for impact of temporary ban on vaping products — and wonder what’s next As the effects of a state ban on some e-cigarettes settle in, an industry that has grown accustomed to big changes contends with another. by Jake Goldstein-Street / October 15, 2019
Book City: Dan Brown is formulaic tripe Dan Hinkley, founder of Heronswood nursery. by Valerie Easton / December 12, 2012
Book City: Hedgebrook's director on the allure of fantasy worlds Amy Wheeler, director of Whidbey Island's Hedgebrook women's writing retreat center. by Valerie Easton / November 28, 2012
Book City: Sasquatch Books head on why the company won't touch fiction Gary Luke, publisher of Sasquatch Books by Valerie Easton / November 21, 2012
Book City: What's in Amy Pennington's Kindle queue? Amy Pennington at the Check, Please! premiere party. by Valerie Easton / November 14, 2012
Book City: Mystery novelist Elizabeth George rarely reads mystery Mystery novelist and Whidbey Island resident Elizabeth George by Valerie Easton / November 7, 2012