The first floor of the Ayers house was torn away as floodwaters carried the house more than a block and dumped the second story against a pile of debris. Tom Ayers had the top story and its cupola...
Cities vying for Amazon’s HQ2 have promised the company tax breaks, but are they ignoring the side effects of rising housing costs and gentrification that come with a tech boom?
No matter how much you grieve for pre-Amazon Seattle, that company has proved that urban centers are not just banks for corporate square footage. They’re places to call home.