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Once One of Seattle's Highest Crime Areas, High Point Has Transformed Into a Thriving, Diverse Community

Once One of Seattle’s Highest Crime Areas, High Point Has Transformed Into a Thriving, Diverse Community

When West Seattle’s low-income High Point neighborhood was redeveloped more than a decade ago, it was a bold experiment to create a thriving neighborhood of residents from different income and demographic backgrounds.

High Point, on the southeast edge of West Seattle, offers residents plenty of room to roam outdoors with pathways and parks located throughout the planned community.

Erica C. Barnett

Seattle Artist's 3-D Tattoos Are a Huge Hit With an Unlikely Group

Seattle Artist’s 3-D Tattoos Are a Huge Hit With an Unlikely Group

Breast cancer survivors increasingly seek out Eric Eye's restorative tattoos.

Trick of the Eye Breast cancer survivors are grateful for Eric Eye’s 3-D tattoo artistry

Caroline Craighead

Cupcake Royale Van Engulfed in Flames, Snarls Morning Traffic

Cupcake Royale Van Engulfed in Flames, Snarls Morning Traffic

The van caught fire on the Alaskan Way Viaduct this morning.

RIP Pinkie the van.

Michael Rietmulder

National Home-Building Giants Flock to Moneyed New Seattle

National Home-Building Giants Flock to Moneyed New Seattle

An invasion of national firms has changed the home-building market here.

Quadrant Homes; The company has three townhome sites, including Breva in Bellevue near the planned light-rail line.

Jeanne Lang Jones

As King County Grapples With Heroin Addiction, Another Lethal Drug is on the Rise

As King County Grapples With Heroin Addiction, Another Lethal Drug is on the Rise

One local expert calls an increase in methamphetamine overdoses “the most significant trend in drug-related mortality.”

Since 2010, meth overdoses have risen rapidly in King County.

Erica C. Barnett

Questions Industry Leaders Are Asking About the Future of Seattle and Bellevue
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Questions Industry Leaders Are Asking About the Future of Seattle and Bellevue

Realogics' FutureCast Forum sparks conversation about Seattle and Bellevue’s trajectory into 2020 and beyond.

Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. On September 26th more than 400 registered guests joined industry thought-leaders during BISNOW’s 2017 “State of the Market” Event held at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle. The first panel included Ada Healy of Vulcan Real Estate, Martin Selig of Martin Selig Real Estate, Tom Alberg of Madrona Venture Group and was moderated by John Hempelmann…

Seattle Mag

Seattle's New Transplants Want a Different City Than Newcomers of Old

Seattle’s New Transplants Want a Different City Than Newcomers of Old

Nearly half of King County's newest residents think they'll be gone in five years.

The idea of Seattle escapism has given way to urban growth and techie careerism.

Knute Berger

The FutureCast Forum: Experts Discuss the Evolution of Seattle and Bellevue
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The FutureCast Forum: Experts Discuss the Evolution of Seattle and Bellevue

Realogics has assembled market prognosticators to discuss emerging trends and projected growth of the Seattle/Bellevue metro area by 2020 and beyond.

Photos courtesy of Realogics, Inc.

Seattle Mag

Despite Pent Up Demand, It's Nearly Impossible to Find a Condo in Seattle

Despite Pent Up Demand, It’s Nearly Impossible to Find a Condo in Seattle

New units are hard to come by and that’s not likely to change anytime soon.

Luma, one of the few high-rise condo projects built in recent years, sold out within months of completion.

Elaine Porterfield

These Are the Best Views in Seattle, So of Course They're Stunning

These Are the Best Views in Seattle, So of Course They’re Stunning

Seattle looks even more beautiful from these incredible locations.

The sunset view from the Sky View Observatory at Columbia Center, the tallest building in Seattle.

Rebecca Ratterman

New to Seattle? Here's Everything You Need to Know

New to Seattle? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

For the city’s thousands of new residents, Knute Berger offers a few tips on how to better enjoy life here.

Get a good view of the city from one of our parks, including Gas Works Park on Lake Union.

Knute Berger

Seattle Leaders Explore City-level Health Services in the Age of Trump

Seattle Leaders Explore City-level Health Services in the Age of Trump

How Seattle could learn from San Francisco to provide health care to residents as the Trump Administration threatens the Affordable Care Act.

As the Trump Administration cracks down on undocumented immigrants and threatens to overturn the Affordable Care Act, pushing more than 20 million people off their health care plans, some Seattle leaders are looking for ways to ensure that people living in the city can access health care regardless of their income or immigration status. To…

Erica C. Barnett

Can the Heart and Soul of the Central District Survive Redevelopment?

Can the Heart and Soul of the Central District Survive Redevelopment?

Gentrification threatens to erase the cultural underpinnings of Seattle’s once predominantly black neighborhood.

Fat’s Chicken and Waffles, which opened last year in the iconic Catfish Corner space at East Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, is considered by some an example of “gentrification done right.”

Jake Bullinger

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