Seattle's 'Cathedral of Cinema' is coming back On Thursday the non-profit film and educational organization Seattle International Film Festival – aka SIFF – announced it had acquired the Seattle Cinerama, and will be bringing movies back to the very, very big screen. Mike Davis
After spate of fires, Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood grieves lost community center This week saw another significant fire in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood, in a vacant building on Lake City Way. On that same day, a group held a memorial for the neighborhood’s shuttered Lake City Community Center, which was closed after another fire in April. Amy Radil
Careful, Seattle drivers: Your right to turn on red is going away There will soon be a lot more "No Turn On Red" signs throughout Seattle downtown. The city is increasing the number of intersections where it forbids cars from turning right at a red light. KUOW Staff
These Seattle 4th graders planted trees to bring green to their barren playground The Seattle City Council is considering updates to its current tree regulations this month. One goal is to bring more trees to areas that lack them. Mayor Harrell’s proposal includes a “fee-in-lieu” program that would require people to pay into a tree-planting fund when they cut down trees on their property. Amy Radil
Audit cracks open what's worked, fizzled on Seattle soda tax Years after Seattle passed a tax on sugary drinks, it's consumers — not businesses — taking on the cost. Paige Browning
West Seattle Bridge ramp connecting Hwy 99 closed after pothole snarls traffic Wednesday morning traffic out of West Seattle was snarled after a large hole was discovered in a busy onramp. KUOW Staff
A Seattle professor died during a hike up Mount Everest The U.S. citizen did not die from a climbing-related accident or inclement weather, his group said. Mount Everest, located across Nepal and Tibet, is the world's highest point above sea level. Ayana Archie
Seattle leaders propose ban on public drug use, but others oppose the idea Washington state currently has a misdemeanor law against possessing drugs like fentanyl or heroin, but it's a temporary law that expires July 1. The state Legislature failed to act to replace it during the session that ended last week. Catharine Smith
Mayor Harrell targets Seattle’s fentanyl crisis response in new executive order The two-pronged approach addresses law enforcement and addiction treatment. Casey Martin
