New streetcar ridership numbers show no growth over two years On Tuesday, Mayor Jenny Durkan released a new update from the city's ongoing review of the Seattle streetcar's downtown connector project: an estimated... Carolyn Adolph
A $200 million price tag, and the streetcars might not even fit The true cost of the Seattle streetcar's Center City Connector project may be well over $200 million. That's the latest from Mayor Jenny Durkan's office. Carolyn Adolph
Washington incomes grew twice as fast as the national average this year Personal income in Washington state is growing faster than anywhere else in the country. Washingtonians' income increased by 7.4 percent in the first... Carolyn Adolph
These Seattle artists had to think outside the box to survive the city’s pricey real estate market Georgetown is only five miles south of downtown Seattle, but it feels like another city. Instead of gleaming skyscrapers, this is a neighborhood of... Marcie Sillman
Target squeezes into a small box space on the Ave For some, this story could be just one sentence punctuated with approximately 28 exclamation points: Target is coming to the University District. Joshua McNichols
How 3 iconic businesses are surviving the U-District's skyrocketing growth Growth is skyrocketing in the U-District. This is good for property values, but also means that a lot of longtime business are leaving: Hardwick’s... Joshua McNichols
Seattle artists are literally hitting their heads against the ceiling for creative spaces It’s no secret that Seattle’s hot housing market is driving up property values and squeezing out affordable places to live. But for thousands of Seattle... Marcie Sillman
Hello, new, tall U-District! Goodbye, parking lots Development in Seattle is slowing down. But in the U-District, there's little sign of that. Joshua McNichols
Seattle-area housing prices are rising $5 an hour, every hour, every day Housing prices in metropolitan Seattle are rising by more than $5 an hour, every hour of every day, according to the Puget Sound Regional Council. Carolyn Adolph
A 40-mile, Eastside commuter corridor pushes ahead Move over, Interstate 5: The section of I-405 from Renton to Bellevue is now the state's most congested highway. Carolyn Adolph
