PHOTOS: Snow day! School is out and sleds are in This was supposed to be a story about how Seattle's long-awaited, deep bore tunnel is FINALLY OPEN. Isolde Raftery
What's that big yellow box perched on Phinney Ridge? The air raid siren is about the size of a VW Beetle, weighs almost 3 tons and was loud enough to be heard a mile and a half away. Katherine Banwell
Howard Schultz for president?! Starbucks baristas told to change the subject Since he announced a potential presidential run, Howard Schultz has been getting a lot of criticism. Starbucks doesn't want that to affect hourly workers. Casey Martin
Why does Seattle have so many #*$@!^& potholes? Marc Lawrence was riding his Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle along Martin Luther King Jr. Way in south Seattle last fall when his front tire hit something in the road. David Hyde
The new tunnel opens Monday. Here are the safety features. The Highway 99 tunnel will have 21 miles of sprinkler pipes, 32 emergency exits, and you can still hear FM. Casey Martin
Government blood donations in Seattle are down a third because of shutdown If a federal employee isn't at work, she can't give blood at one of the many mobile drives. Bloodoworks Northwest says they're already seeing a decrease in their stock. Casey Martin
More than 100 King County schools don’t meet measles vaccination standards ...And how King County compares with Clark County, heart of a measles outbreak. Kamna Shastri
A tale of Sub Pop, the record label that put Seattle on the map The sound of Seattle was shaped in part by a record label called Sub Pop. Thirty years ago, that label was just a fanzine in Olympia called Subterranean Pop. Marcie Sillman
Martin Luther King workshopped his 'I have a dream' speech in Seattle Martin Luther King Jr. visited Seattle one time – in 1961. He gave a speech that had lines that would make their way into his famous “I have a dream” speech. Isolde Raftery
