Food Skagit County program helps preserve dwindling farmland There’s pride in eating locally grown food. But land to grow that food is disappearing. Preservation efforts, like the Skagit County Farmland Legacy Program, works to protect farmlands. Ruby de Luna
Business El Centro de la Raza will preserve beloved Federal Way roller rink The community nonprofit El Centro de la Raza plans to redevelop the two-acre site of a roller skating rink in Federal Way. But this isn't the story of another community landmark going away. Amy Radil
With light rail as fuel, Seattle's Northgate is ready to grow This week, a lot of people tried light rail and got off at Northgate to look around. As they exited the station, many of them were greeted with a neighborhood undergoing massive change. Joshua McNichols
Business How community pressure helped rebuild Black-owned businesses in Seattle's Central District When Paul Allen’s development company, Vulcan, bought a strip mall and a grocery store in the Central District years ago –many residents had concerns. The community did not want to become like another neighborhood Vulcan redeveloped: South Lake Union. So the neighborhood pushed back. Joshua McNichols
Health What A 30,000-Person Survey Reveals About Day-To-Day Life In The Pandemic The responses reveal the impact on living standards in nine low- and middle-income countries — and may help governments find a way to help citizens most in need. Malaka Gharib
Environment The river runs alarmingly low in North Bend It’s been raining this July, but much of Washington is still in a drought, because of our hot, dry spring and early summer. Just 30 minutes outside Seattle, in the town of North Bend, most development is on hold till an issue of water is resolved. Eilís O'Neill
Politics Seattle plans to tap sales tax for affordable housing For the State of Washington, the sales tax is a firehose of money. For ages, cities have wanted to poke a straw into that firehose and get just a teensy bit of what's flowing inside. During the last legislative session, cities finally got that wish. Joshua McNichols
Arts & Life These gardeners must raise $2M to save their P-Patch Here's why they think they'll succeed. Joshua McNichols
This West Seattle parking lot is chock-full of drama Seattle is famous for its neighborhoods – but epic growth is bringing big changes, and lots of tension. One place that tension’s bubbling over is in parking lots. They’re an obvious place to build housing, but merchants need them to draw customers. Joshua McNichols
Politics In Rainier Beach, neighbors have a dream, but developers are holding cards close to their chests. In Rainier Beach, non-profit groups want any development that comes in to help the neighbors who live there now. And development seems likely, as recent upzones raise the height limit on some properties from four stories to twelve. Developers are holding their cards close to their chests. Rainier Beach is prepared to turn to civil disobedience if developers don’t listen. Joshua McNichols
