Indigenous Affairs Washington State University earns $15M a year on stolen land A Grist report reveals that over the past 150 years, WSU has collected at least $1B in profit from land taken from 21 Indigenous nations. by Venice Buhain / February 7, 2024
News Over half of WA school bond measures get majority vote, but fail Only seven of 21 school bonds statewide got supermajority votes, but 91% of school operations levies, which require only a simple majority, passed. by Venice Buhain / February 20, 2024
Politics Seattle belatedly joins the harborfront parade Seattle's downtown waterfront, with angled piers and a long-blighting Viaduct. by stuartsilk / June 30, 2010
Culture In Venice, world architecture's grand show Passing through "Cloudscapes" by stuartsilk / September 5, 2010
Politics New incentives would spur growth in Pioneer Square Example of Pioneer Square detailing by stuartsilk / November 21, 2010
Equity We need more gathering places in our urban neighborhoods The modern Northgate Library sits next to a community center. by stuartsilk / April 13, 2010
Politics The case for revivalist architecture in Pioneer Square Cadillac Hotel, sensitively restored after the Nisqually earthquake by stuartsilk / May 4, 2010
News Enrollment woes leave Washington school closures on the table Bellevue, Seattle and Olympia districts say drops in student numbers could lead to budget pressure and further consolidations. by Venice Buhain / December 12, 2023
News Tacoma police officers acquitted in death of Manuel Ellis A Pierce County jury found the three not guilty in the death of Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who died during a police stop in March 2020. by Venice Buhain / December 21, 2023 / Updated: 5:47 p.m.
News King County Council considers increasing minimum wage to $19/hour The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, would make the rate for unincorporated parts of King County among the nation's highest. by Venice Buhain / September 7, 2023