How Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives on in King County Fifty years ago today, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered on a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. Decades later, a motion passed in the King... Bill Radke Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
These Seattle apartments are being built in Boise, Idaho. Here’s why The apartment complex at Aurora and North 109th Street in Seattle was built on the cheap. Joshua McNichols
We lost some things this week, but not a baseball game! This week, Seattle lost its Russian consulate, lost its “first in time” rental law, lost the Battery Street Park, lost everything... except the season... Jason Pagano
Seattle's first-in-time rental law has been struck down. Who wins, who loses? If you’ve rented a new apartment in Seattle in the last year, chances are that you ran into the first-in-time law. It required landlords to rent to the... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
Seattle bans apartment auction apps to avoid online bidding wars There’s a new way to get rental housing – by bidding against other people on an app. The person who offers to pay the most gets the spot. Seattle City... John Ryan
Landlords jacking up your rent? This bill would make them pay you New protections may be on the way for Seattleites who can no longer afford rent. Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant says she'll introduce a bill... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Hey, white people. Racism is your history, too. Take this tour to learn more Longtime Central District resident Merlin Rainwater advocates for alternative forms of transportation, like walking and biking. She leads neighborhood ... Ann Dornfeld
Seattle's affordable housing plan elicits mixed feelings from neighborhoods Residents of north Seattle want affordable housing, but are skeptical of the city’s plan to get that housing built by encouraging more development. That... Joshua McNichols
Heard of rent bidding? Seattle officials worry it could drive up costs You've heard of the bidding wars for houses in the Seattle area, and now people are competitively bidding for rental apartments. Seattle lawmakers are... Paige Browning
Seattle boom fuels housing, office space and downtown's 'largest hotel' This year Seattle was named the top investment and development market in the country by the Urban Land Institute . And investors have taken note. In the... Amy Radil
