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Arts & Life

Under the bridge: Seattle's renegade raves

Somewhere hidden deep in the snarl of train tracks and warehouses of Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, there's live music that makes the ground shake. Tucked beneath a bridge is the dusty, gravel lot music lovers whisper about online.

2 killed, more than 600,000 without power in Western Washington amid pacific bomb cyclone winds

At least two people are dead and hundreds of thousands are without power after winds produced by a bomb cyclone tore through Western Washington Tuesday night, with gusts topping 70 miles per hour.

Government

How the Seattle City Council plans to patch a budget hole with JumpStart revenue

Seattle will use money originally earmarked for affordable housing to plug a $250 million hole in the city’s budget.

Sports

Seattle's Roosevelt High finally made the football playoffs, but did they recruit players to get there?

Roosevelt High School in Seattle is under investigation by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association for alleged football recruiting violations as the team heads to state playoffs for the first time in a decade.

Government

Seattle could get its own baby capital gains tax

On Tuesday, Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore plans to present the city council with a new idea: A 2% capital gains tax. It’s a baby version of the 7% capital gains tax voters just upheld for Washington State.

Arts & Life

Seattle's historic Georgetown Steam Plant still burns for the arts

The Georgetown Steam Plant used to generate power for Seattle's trolley system. Now, it's serving as a source of inspiration for arts organizations.

Race & Identity

Widower of Seattle activist killed by Israeli sniper shares his story for the first time

Ali Hamid, the husband of slain Palestinian advocate Aysenur Eygi, is speaking Thursday night at the University of Washington alongside friends of Eygi, and the family of Rachel Corrie, another Washington state resident who was killed by Israeli forces while volunteering for pro-Palestinian organizations. This will be the first time they’ve all spoken at a public forum, where they’ll be reflecting on Eygi's life and activism.

Arts & Life

Seattle Opera brings the spiritual to the stage in 'Jubilee'

A new opera called "Jubilee" based on the Fisk University Jubilee Singers makes its world debut this month with the Seattle Opera.