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Celebrating Tulsa's 'Black Wall Street' by rebuilding Seattle's Central District

Here's something you may not know about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921, K. Wyking Garrett told a crowd of Black business owners this week. Three years after it was destroyed, people there built it back, stronger than before. And it could happen in Seattle’s Central District, too, he says.
Joshua McNichols
Environment

Microsoft’s carbon emissions surge despite goal of becoming ‘carbon negative’ by 2030

Microsoft latest sustainability report card, released Wednesday, reveals a sobering reality: the artificial intelligence revolution is undercutting the tech industry’s efforts to decarbonize.
Monica Nickelsburg
Arts & Life

How did Rainier beer become legendary? Three Tacoma filmmakers tell the tale

"Rainier: A Beer Odyssey" tells the story of Rainier's iconic advertising campaign and the way the brand was shaped by Seattle of the 70s and shaped the city in return. The documentary premiers at SIFF May 13.
Clare McGrane
Economy

Washington state farmworkers sue U.S. Department of Labor over depressed wages

A group of Washington state farmworkers is suing the U.S. Department of Labor, saying the agency allows employers to exclude them from work by hiring cheaper, foreign labor.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Technology

How tech titans profit off the anxiety of relentless change

In her new book, "Technocapitalism: the Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good," investigative reporter and economist Loretta Napoleoni tracks the rise of 'tech titans,' and argues they have used technology to become massively wealthy at a high cost to most of the rest of us.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan

Hans Anderson
Business

Will Seattle's proposal to roll back gig worker wages be enough to counter new app fees?

A Seattle City Council committee is moving to roll back a package for gig workers that includes a minimum wage hike, after app companies reacted to the package by adding new fees.
Ruby de Luna
Health

How beverage battles undermined the tap and gave rise to bottled water

Dip into your average grocery or convenience store, and you’ll have your pick of at least a dozen different brands of bottled water. But despite being so ubiquitous in American culture today, the meteoric rise of bottled water isn't by coincidence -- and your average bottle and average tap have more in common than you might think.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan
Business

Could a return of workers to downtown offices rescue Seattle’s ailing budget?

Suburban workers returning to Seattle offices would boost payroll, business & occupancy and sales tax revenues, analysts say – and help pay the city’s rising costs due primarily to inflation.
Ann Dornfeld
Business

Expert says Boeing's decision to move HQ from Seattle contributed to safety crisis

The decision to move Boeing’s headquarters out of Seattle was one of several factors that eroded the company’s safety culture, according to expert testimony during a Senate hearing Wednesday.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

What's behind Molbak's return as the 'Green Phoenix Collaborative'

What is the "Green Phoenix Collaborative?"
Dyer Oxley

John O'Brien

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