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She overdosed and no one noticed. Grim realities as Seattle rushes to expand homeless housing

Seattle nonprofits are ramping up the supply of affordable housing, meant to usher people out of homelessness. In their promotional videos, the new apartment buildings seem like beacons of progress. But staff and residents describe life inside some of these buildings as chaotic and dangerous. They want housing providers to take more steps to address threats to safety and wellbeing.
Amy Radil

September 28, 2023 / 4:13 pm
Seattle mayor proposes 'doubling down' on homelessness and safety in 2024

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell proposed changes to the city's 2024 budget Tuesday that would increase funding to fight homelessness, pump hundreds of millions of dollars toward affordable housing, and beef up a program to increase civilian response to certain 911 calls.
David Hyde

September 26, 2023 / 4:55 pm
Remembering Murray Stenson, Seattle's 'perfect bartender'

Mentee and friend Casey Robison said of Murray Stenson, "Every working bartender in the world owes that man a debt of gratitude. That's how much of a giant he was in our industry."
John O'Brien

September 25, 2023 / 4:54 pm
Seattle police ended body camera analysis after footage caught officer mocking woman’s death

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Laurence Du Sault

September 22, 2023 / 12:21 pm
Program pledging to get every unsheltered person off downtown Seattle’s streets comes to an end

In February of 2022, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority announced an ambitious program promising to reduce unsheltered homelessness in downtown Seattle to zero — potentially within a year. But 19 months later, the organization announced the end of Partnership for Zero, after only meeting a fraction of its goal.
Sarah Leibovitz

Mike Davis

September 21, 2023 / 2:49 pm
Seattle 'poised' to get serious about public drug use, Mayor Harrell says

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed the city’s new drug possession law Wednesday. It’s now on track to take effect in thirty days, on Oct. 20. “We are poised to address the crisis with the seriousness that it is,” Harrell said, after he and City Attorney Ann Davison toured Evergreen Treatment Services in the Sodo neighborhood Wednesday.
Amy Radil

September 20, 2023 / 4:38 pm
First lady Jill Biden coming to Seattle this week
Dyer Oxley

September 20, 2023 / 1:54 pm
'Acknowledgement that this is their home': Seattle's Alaskan Way gets honorary Lushootseed name

Seattle’s waterfront is undergoing a massive transformation following the rerouting of interstate 99 from a now-demolished viaduct into a waterfront tunnel. That’s opened up space for a smaller surface road and a long and skinny 20 acre waterfront park.
Libby Denkmann

Joshua McNichols

Sarah Leibovitz

September 19, 2023 / 12:00 am
Exploring the meaning of community in Seattle's Chinatown-International District

The Soundside team has spent months in the Chinatown-International District, working with journalists from International Examiner to get to know the community better. Our hope is that you’ll come away with a deeper picture of what makes this neighborhood such a vital part of the city — and what the hopes and challenges are for the people here.
Libby Denkmann

Noel Gasca

Hans Anderson

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Kamna Shastri

September 14, 2023 / 3:08 pm
'Fantasy A gets a Mattress': Local low-budget movie gains momentum in Seattle

"Fantasy A gets a Mattress" is taking Seattle by storm. The movie, filmed in Seattle, won best narrative feature at the Seattle Black Film Festival back in April, and has sold out twenty screenings at the Beacon Cinema. Now, it’s been chosen as an official selection at upcoming events including the Seattle Film Summit, Poulsbo Film Festival, Local Sighting Film Festival and Tacoma Film Festival.
Mike Davis

Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz

September 14, 2023 / 2:03 pm

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