Culture 'Zero net energy' homes: an experiment in Issaquah An artist's drawing of the proposed zHome townhouses in Issaquah, Wash. (Howland Housing) by Francesca Lyman / October 7, 2008
Politics Microsoft's $528 million Washington tax break The Redmond company makes products here but records software sales to PC makers and high-volume customers through an operation in Nevada, where there is no corporate tax. So Washington is missing out... by Jeff Reifman / February 1, 2008
Culture The lore behind Washington’s spookiest historic haunts From Port Townsend to Pioneer Square, visit supernatural hotels frequented by ghost hunters from across the country this Halloween. by Francesca Lyman / October 20, 2023
Culture 'A quiet crisis': The rise of acidic soil in Washington A farm in the Palouse region, which includes parts of Eastern Washington. by Sylvia Kantor / August 17, 2015
Politics 6 environmental issues to watch in Olympia Here's a rundown of key environmental issues expected to be argued and voted on by the end of the legislative session. by Sally Deneen for InvestigateWest / January 16, 2018
Environment The environmental wins and losses in Olympia this year Even with Democrats in charge of the Legislature, environmentalists struggled on climate, clean water and orca protection. by Sally Deneen InvestigateWest / March 16, 2018
Politics Where are Washington's K-12 dollars? Just ask Microsoft shareholders A classroom in the Laotian school in Ban Na Muang. by Jeff Reifman / August 21, 2014
Five ways your medical insurance defines deductible The state health benefit exchange gives Washingtonians a catalog of options for healthcare. What you should know before you buy. by Jeff Reifman / July 20, 2014
Fiddler on the Roof: Can tradition balance turbulence? Village Theatre's production of Fiddler on the Roof by Francesca Lyman / December 17, 2012
Culture Musical revival captures Twain, Americana, U.S. racial history Huck (Randy Scholz) and, right, Jim (Rodney Hicks) in Village Theatre's "Big River." by Francesca Lyman / November 15, 2012