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Forget the California Sun, Dark and Drizzly Days Soothe the Northwest Soul

Forget the California Sun, Dark and Drizzly Days Soothe the Northwest Soul

Embrace your inner "pluviophile" and leave the umbrella at home.

Are you only happy when it rains?

The Struggle to Save Seattle’s Urban Trees in the Face of Development

The Struggle to Save Seattle’s Urban Trees in the Face of Development

In a changing Seattle, efforts are underway to measure and preserve our leafy canopy.

Not all neighborhoods have the same amount of tree canopy; some south-end areas have as little as 6 percent, while those in the north, such as Fremont pictured here, have a much higher percentage.

10 Game-Changing Policies and Drivers Affecting Development in the Puget Sound
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10 Game-Changing Policies and Drivers Affecting Development in the Puget Sound

William Hillis, Broker & Research Editor at Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty breaks down what this means for the future of Seattle and its surroundings.

Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. Perhaps it’s living together in a place of such abundant beauty and economic opportunity that brings out so many competing ideas about what our city and the region should look like, how people should live and commute, and what powers government should exert. Together with ever-greater diversity, attitudes on these matters in…

Seattle is the Second Coolest City in America. Wait, Second?!

Seattle is the Second Coolest City in America. Wait, Second?!

A new ranking from Forbes confirms that Seattle does, in fact, rule.

That feeling when a listicle thinks your city is cool…

The Seattle Connection to the Explosive Trump-Russia Dossier

The Seattle Connection to the Explosive Trump-Russia Dossier

A Seattle-based law firm helped facilitate the controversial reports.

President Trump has denied that his campaign coordinated with the Kremlin.

These Overheard in Seattle Quotes Are Why We Love This Ridiculous Place

These Overheard in Seattle Quotes Are Why We Love This Ridiculous Place

Seattleites say the darnedest things.

Only in Seattle.

It's Too Soon to Close the Door on Bigfoot's Existence (Hear Us Out)

It’s Too Soon to Close the Door on Bigfoot’s Existence (Hear Us Out)

Doubters may think Bigfoot should be consigned to oblivion, but Knute Berger argues that the creature deserves more research.

Believe it or not, Bigfoot scientists exist—but they have to keep their interest under wraps.

How Amazon's HQ2 Will Change Your City: The Good, the Bad and the Bro-y

How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Change Your City: The Good, the Bad and the Bro-y

As the deadline passes for cities to make their pitches, consider what a winning bid could mean for your town.

Alien-looking spheres could touch down in your city.

Millennials Do Want to Own Homes in Seattle, But Can They?
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Millennials Do Want to Own Homes in Seattle, But Can They?

How a progressive mortgage lender is catering to the city's unique real estate micro-climate to make homeownership possible.

Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. The assumption that Millennials prefer renting is a myth, according to a recently released 2017 Zillow Group Report on consumer housing trends. Of the 13,000 consumers surveyed nationally, 42-percent were looking to buy their first home. These topics were discussed during the University of Washington Rundstad Center for Real Estate Studies that…

Rainier Beach Residents Fight to Preserve a Diverse American Dream

Rainier Beach Residents Fight to Preserve a Diverse American Dream

On a walk through Rainier Beach, Steve Scher finds an old Seattle neighborhood that’s trying to hold on in the wake of gentrification.

Rainier Beach residents enjoy the playground at Beer Sheva Park along Lake Washington.

Coming to Terms With Our 'Amazon Guilt'

Coming to Terms With Our ‘Amazon Guilt’

Before blaming Bezos & Co. for all of Seattle's changes, we need to look in the mirror.

It’s just so convenient…

Crosscut’s 2017 Courage Award Winners Aren’t Afraid to Take a Stand

Crosscut’s 2017 Courage Award Winners Aren’t Afraid to Take a Stand

The local leaders making our region more vital, equitable and inclusive.

Left to right: Bill Ruckelshaus, Bob Ferguson, Doris Koo, David Harris, Larry Gossett and Pat Graney.

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Seattle Times' Justin Mayo and Mike Baker

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Seattle Times’ Justin Mayo and Mike Baker

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

In an era of “fake” news, Justin Mayo (left) and Mike Baker demonstrated the ongoing importance and power of in-depth reporting in their investigative series “Quantity of Care.”

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