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  A small town in Central Washington is Microsoft's answer to the data center backlash

  Quincy is a small farming town in Central Washington near the Columbia River, home to one of the world’s top french fry producers. It’s also the model for Microsoft’s nationwide data center strategy.

  • Monica Nickelsburg

• Housing costs dropped in Austin. How they did the impossible

  Over the last few years, Austin's average rent fell. So what is Austin doing right? And what could Seattle learn from it? 

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  At age 94, Seattle's oldest bartender announces 'last call'

  A north Seattle institution is closing its doors for now. The 94-year-old owner of the Shanty Tavern in Lake City is retiring after more than six decades behind the bar. His family — plus longtime regulars — raised their glasses recently for the Shanty’s last call.

  • Casey Martin

• BONUS: The future of Seattle's highways

  Live event recorded at the Seattle Public Library hosted by Joshua McNichols and Ian Coss about the future of Seattle's State Route 99.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  This small town near Mount Rainier comes together for community — and meat

  Mineral, Washington is tucked deep in the foothills of Mount Rainier. There are not a lot of residents there, and not a lot of jobs. But, this town of only a couple hundred knows how to take care of each other — and they have a good time doing it, too.

  • Casey Martin
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  'I'm not buying Starbucks and you shouldn't either.' Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson joins striking baristas

  Just hours after Bruce Harrell conceded the narrow Seattle mayoral race to her, Mayor-elect Katie Wilson joined striking Starbucks employees on the picket line and urged people to boycott the company.

  • Casey Martin
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  Unionized Starbucks' workers strike in Seattle, across the country

  Dubbed the "Red Cup Rebellion," workers at Starbucks cafes in over 40 cities took to the picket lines Thursday, calling for higher pay and better staffing. The nationwide strike coincides with the company’s popular holiday Red Cup Day, one of the coffee giant’s busiest days of the year.

  • Casey Martin
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  Starbucks' union workers plan strike next week unless company agrees to a contract

  Starbucks’ union members have voted to strike at the company’s U.S. stores next week unless it finalizes a contract agreement, the union said Wednesday.

  • Associated Press
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  How uncertainty over new H-1B visa policy is affecting one Seattle-area nonprofit

  A new $100,000 fee associated with the H-1B visa and the controversy surrounding it have put organizations in a bind. It’s also created a level of uncertainty for job-seekers.

  • Ruby de Luna

• Babies aren't booming. Is that a problem?

  It costs a lot to raise a family here. So what does it mean for Seattle’s economy if people can’t afford to have kids? 

  • Monica Nickelsburg

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