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The Vanishing Dream of Owning a Single-Family Home in Seattle

The Vanishing Dream of Owning a Single-Family Home in Seattle

Looking for a newly built, ‘traditional’ single-family home in the Seattle market? Good luck with that.

Residential development in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood is emblematic of the trend toward packing two or more dwellings onto what used to be single-structure parcels.

Jeanne Lang Jones

Seattle Designers Find 'Power' in Different Ways

Seattle Designers Find ‘Power’ in Different Ways

The Seattle Design Festival explores "power" through fashion, architecture and more.

Luly Yang rocks the runway.

Nia Martin

This Modern Backyard 'Cabin' is an Urban Oasis in Green Lake

This Modern Backyard ‘Cabin’ is an Urban Oasis in Green Lake

Good things really do come in small packages.

Concrete floors line the kitchen/living area in this 620-square-foot detatched accessory dwelling unit (DADU) that looks out onto its own private yard.

Niki Stojnic

These New Grown-Up Dormitories Are One Way to Beat the Seattle Freeze

These New Grown-Up Dormitories Are One Way to Beat the Seattle Freeze

The unique dwelling arrangements can help neighbors connect to form a community.

Continuous balconies at Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing allow for plenty of interaction between neighbors

Stephen Strom

These Vibrant East African Cafes, Shops Are the Best Reason to Visit This North Seattle Neighborhood

These Vibrant East African Cafes, Shops Are the Best Reason to Visit This North Seattle Neighborhood

In Pinehurst, Steve Scher finds a slice of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Customers at the Jebena Cafe in Pinehurst get a warm welcome from co-owner Martha Seyoum who came here from Ethiopia 26 years ago.

Steve Scher

People Are Leaving Spin and LimeBikes in Impressively Dumb Places

People Are Leaving Spin and LimeBikes in Impressively Dumb Places

Some Seattleites are ditching the stationless bikes in vexing locations.

To be fair, there wasn’t a “No Parking” sign in the tree.

Max Rose

10 Great Seattle Spots to Watch the Solar Eclipse

10 Great Seattle Spots to Watch the Solar Eclipse

Can't make it to Oregon? There are plenty of places in Seattle to watch this once-in-decades event.

Play hooky for an hour or two and find a Seattle spot to watch Monday’s eclipse.

Alexa Peters

Goat Yoga is the Weirdest Fitness Trend Sweeping Washington

Goat Yoga is the Weirdest Fitness Trend Sweeping Washington

The latest yoga craze now has an outpost in the Seattle area.

No Kidding! Get bendy in the barnyard with goat yoga.

Caroline Craighead

Desperation and Heartbreak: The Struggle to Get Off the Streets and Into Affordable Housing

Desperation and Heartbreak: The Struggle to Get Off the Streets and Into Affordable Housing

Seattle's rapid rehousing program didn't work for Lisa Sawyer.

Lisa Sawyer says she’s often forced to choose between paying rent and buying groceries.

Erica C. Barnett

KeyArena's Iconic Roof Isn't Going Anywhere

KeyArena’s Iconic Roof Isn’t Going Anywhere

Granting the arena landmark status could mean millions for developers.

KeyArena’s sloped roof will remain part of Seattle’s skyline.

Knute Berger

How to Grow Roses in the Pacific Northwest

How to Grow Roses in the Pacific Northwest

Author and distinguished green thumb Nita-Jo Rountree gives us tips for rose gardening in Seattle.

Nita-Jo Rountree believes we are all born loving roses. How else to explain their popularity for more than 5,000 years? Unfortunately, growing a healthy rose in the Pacific Northwest is no easy feat, says Rountree, a local gardening expert who formerly owned a landscape design company, and is involved with the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society…

Max Rose

'Welcome to Tweakerville': Controversial Everett Sign Goes Viral

‘Welcome to Tweakerville’: Controversial Everett Sign Goes Viral

Business owner Gary Watts caused a stir with his Z Sport Automotive sign.

As Everett continues to deal with the heroin crisis, a business owner offers sharp critique.

Michael Rietmulder

Vintage Glass Gardens’ Reimagined Silver Service is for the Birds

Vintage Glass Gardens’ Reimagined Silver Service is for the Birds

One-of-a-kind birdhouses serve a repurpose.

Repurposed vintage silver service pieces are insulated to keep birds cool in the hot summertime

Nia Martin

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