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Capitol Hill Housing receives transit-oriented development funding

The city closed the books on the 2009 Seattle Housing Levy on Thursday, announcing $47 million in funding for six new affordable housing developments, including Capitol Hill Housing's Site B-North transit-oriented development.

REVIEW: 'Untitled Play About Art School' slickly produced, unevenly written

There's a show with a smart perspective on mental illness here, but it's hidden in a morass of unfulfilling B-plots and hyper-niche character archetypes.

Holiday DUI patrols begin tonight, last through New Year's Eve

Washington State Traffic Safety Commission director Darrin Grondel says he's concerned about an increase in fatal crashes with "polydrug" drivers.

Move-in fee legislation passes with exceptions for small landlords

The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously passed an ordinance restricting move-in fees for renters and establishing privileges for renters to pay those fees over time.

Backyard cottages: Yea or nay?

We have been seeing them pop up in residential backyards all over town. Stand-alone cottages, two-story cottages, or apartments over garages. What is going on?

Final funding approved for Madison-McGilvra intersection improvements

The final piece of a grassroots funding request for intersection improvements to East Madison Street and McGilvra Boulevard has been approved under the Neighborhood Park and Street Fund.

Arborvitae: The unappreciated workhorse

Given the right place, time and opportunity, there really are no bad children or bad plants.

Giving thanks for the McGilvra community

The McGilvra community has so much to be thankful for this year. 

City opens Emergency Operations Center ahead of snow forecast

The National Weather Service has predicted another storm will hit Puget Sound on Thursday.

The mysteries of mushrooms

One of the six kingdoms of life on Earth, fungi help maintain the equilibrium of ecosystems by connecting the flow of nutrients.

Our divisive garments

How many of us were told it wasn’t polite to discuss politics in mixed company? I would guess the answer is “a lot.” Of course, the important phrase in that rule was “mixed company."

Seattle Public Schools faces $74 million deficit in 2017-2018

The shortfall could potentially lead to the cut of hundreds of jobs, and the school district is currently working on a “worst-case scenario” budget for 2017-2018, to be released Jan. 11. 

The Burger Economy

The humble burger is still the least expensive item on many menus, undercutting chicken, pork chops, mussels, even pasta.

Seattle by Night: Keep it on the down-low

If First Avenue was so bad, why did all the young ladies look like they felt quite comfortable there? Why was it so crowded? We had heard of ladies of the night but we liked to think of them more as friends of the serviceman.  

Real estate forecast 2017

Amidst all the record-setting positive news in 2016, there is reason for caution on horizon.

"Love Witch": Little substance behind otherwise loving Technicolor homage

It can be fun when filmmakers play with styles and archetypes lost to time, exploring new stories on a playground built decades past in cinema history. But what if, as in the case of “The Love Witch,” a film becomes so archetypical it loses touch with anything solid?

Hill’s free parking will continue to dry up under 2017 budget

The City Council, on Monday, passed a budget with a provision expanding the number of paid parking stalls on Pike and Pine streets. The budget measure will also extend the paid hours of stalls in three areas of Capitol Hill later into the evening.

Herbold secures city funding to keep school child care on campuses

The Seattle City Council has moved around money from several other departments so that Seattle Public Schools will have money to help retain child care services on its campuses.

Make your mental health a priority

Many of us already ignore symptoms of physical ailments. We may also ignore signs of depression and other mental illnesses for a variety of reasons.

Dancing from the heart

Hebrew, Aramaic, Hindi, and Arabic, Irish, and English — all languages match the steady rhythm of guitars, drums, flutes and (sometimes) ukuleles at Keystone Church in Wallingford.