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Preparing to run in the cold

The benefits of running include stronger muscles and bones and a lower risk of cancer. But if running on a treadmill isn’t your cup of tea then you need to be prepared to brave the cold. 

Tax smarter, not harder

Responding to our story about Seattle Public Schools’ potential budget deficit, a reader wrote:

Replacing 'Obamacare'... with vegetarianism

With Republican Congress bent on depriving 22 million Americans of medical insurance, this is a great time to provide our own, totally free and totally effective health insurance — a plant-based diet.

In search of the perfect Reuben

 In bars and delis, at lunch-counters and taverns, I fall for the Reuben like a love-starved sailor swooning at the scent of French perfume.

Ex-Kingdome rental car taxes head to youth, amateur sports

It’s been more than 15 years since Seattle said goodbye to the Kingdome. It’s been more than 20 since King County had to commit more than $50 million to repairing the domed stadium’s failing roof.

HALA's hypocrites

There’s a false narrative driving the massive upzoning of Seattle’s neighborhoods — the centerpiece of Mayor Ed Murray’s so called Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA).  

So you marched. Now what?

Marches are great for primal scream therapy and for community solidarity. They lubricate activist networking and inspire future organizing. They convince nobody of anything, but those other elements are essential.

Proposals wanted for KeyArena redevelopment

In mid-January, the city issued a request for proposals regarding the arena’s future, the latest development in Seattle’s efforts to bring both the NBA and NHL to town.

Beaver Lodge Sanctuary to install drip water system for plants

Young new plants at the Beaver Lodge Sanctuary will benefit from a tank drip water system donated by the Mundy family to get through possible future dry seasons.

Beaver Lodge Sanctuary to install drip water system for plants

Young new plants at the Beaver Lodge Sanctuary will benefit from a tank drip water system donated by the Mundy family to get through possible future dry seasons.

Madison PCC building tentatively approved to move forward

Review board wants more information; Some residents upset about building's mass

The East Design Review Board tentatively approved of the latest proposal by architects for a Madison Valley PCC market with three stories of apartments on top, following a lengthy comment period from residents still concerned about the project’s impact to the neighborhood.

Seattle city leaders, police vow to oppose Trump's executive order against sanctuary cities

Mayor Ed Murray says he is 'not willing to compromise' civil rights of residents to keep federal dollars

Responding to an executive order by President Donald Trump Wednesday, immigration activists, the Seattle City Council and Mayor Ed Murray said they would not accede to federal efforts to crack down on so-called “sanctuary cities” across the United States.

Home Renovations trends: Americans are staying put and fixing up

First-time home buyers used to stay in their home about seven years. That moved up to 11 years in 2016.

County Heroin Task Force's final report approved

The King County Board of Health, on Thursday, Jan. 19, unanimously approved a final report by the Heroin and Prescription Opiate Addiction Task Force.

Washington state House passes one-year extension to 'levy cliff'

The bill passed the House 62-35 in a morning roll-call vote.