Microsoft puts $500M toward housing crisis; says tech partly to blame for homelessness President Brad Smith connected the tech boom with homelessness and lack of affordable housing. Isolde Raftery Play AudioListen 5 mins
'I hope we grow tender enough, again.' Seattle's Youth Poet Laureate captures Seattle's growing pains Azura Tyabji says the city’s rapid growth this last year embodies her own childhood. Katherine Banwell Play AudioListen 5 mins
So why does Seattle's economy have to grow, exactly? A Seattle question for the ages Rapid economic growth has been leading to problems in Seattle for a long time. Back 1950s, a satirical group called “Lesser Seattle” was created to combat that by telling the world how crappy (and rainy) life is here in Seattle. David Hyde Play AudioListen 5 mins
Don't worry, that seaplane probably won't land on your kayak Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle officials tighten growth goals on UW The University of Washington is planning for an influx of 35,000 more students in the next decade. Paige Browning Play AudioListen 1 min
Seattle's frenetic growth may actually be slowing down The number of people arriving in Seattle has dropped by more than a third. A year ago, 74 people were arriving in the city of Seattle daily, now the... Carolyn Adolph
Seattle's Chinatown is set to become a light rail hub. So where will the new station go? The Chinatown International District will soon become a light rail hub in Seattle. Lines from Bellevue (2023), West Seattle (2030) and Ballard (2035)... Joshua McNichols
Light rail could make or break this immigrant's American dream Gurpreet Marok's family has owned a modest motel, The New Best Inn, in Kent since 1999. It's a two-story building just off Kent Des Moines road, with a... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 6 mins
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 Play AudioListen 5 mins
If you want to rent a one-bedroom in Seattle, you’ll need to make $30 an hour Renters already know that finding an affordable place in Seattle is near impossible. But sometimes local employers do not appreciate how bonkers the... Sydney Brownstone
