Government Seattle City Council, Port of Seattle clash over workforce housing proposal in SODO The latest chapter in a contentious political fight between the Seattle City Council and the Port of Seattle over rezoning a portion of the SODO neighborhood is shaping up. Noel Gasca
Government How rich Seattleites can lease public land through a program meant to protect it The city program to manage public shoreline street ends is funded with the fees that industrial interests and wealthy Seattleites pay to encroach on them. Katie Campbell
Government Light rail is helping Mountlake Terrace find its heart Mountlake Terrace used to be a spread-out place full of small houses with lawns. Light rail is changing all that. Joshua McNichols
Business A Pike Place locals want to visit? New plan calls for wineries, sidewalk cafes, and fewer cars A new master plan approved Thursday aims to entice locals back to the Pike Place Market by returning to the market's roots — food. Joshua McNichols
Business What’s at the root of a growing rift between an iconic Woodinville garden shop and the downtown developer? The situation in Woodinville has gotten messier than a vegetable garden after a bunch of rabbits moved in, and now, the city council and mayor are stepping in to try to bring both all parties back to the table. Libby Denkmann Joshua McNichols Noel Gasca
Woodinville staple Molbak's says its been pushed out of major development project The Woodinville staple and beloved east side business of 67 years was supposed to be the centerpiece of The Gardens District. KUOW Staff
Government For Seattle waterfront's future, look to Brooklyn, New York City Can Seattle’s redesigned waterfront help revive its downtown? For an answer, we look to another place that has a lot in common with Seattle: Brooklyn, New York City. Joshua McNichols
A flare-up of vacant building fires in Seattle — some deadly Vacant building complaints are on the rise in Seattle. So are vacant building fires, like one that tore into a century-old brick building in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District the morning of July 20th. Ann Dornfeld
Government Does Seattle’s tree protection ordinance protect developers more than trees? Libby Denkmann Hans Anderson
Industry, entertainment, and offices but no housing: The contentious future of Seattle's Stadium District Industrial Lands – got some big new protections in Seattle this week. The new zoning rules add restrictions to some industrial areas, but allow new kinds of development in others. But lingering disagreements over the plan’s compromises aren’t going away. Especially around the sports stadiums in SODO. Joshua McNichols
