Reporter's Notebook: The Jaipur Literature Festival debuts in Seattle in spectacular fashion JLF Seattle featured dozens of authors and creative speakers to Town Hall Seattle over the weekend; if you missed it, don't worry — the plan is for this literary event to join the city's summer festival pantheon. Katie Campbell
Off the Charts: More people are returning to the office. Is Seattle traffic about to get worse? Seattle's population has increased by over 15,000 residents since the start of the pandemic, while average commute times have gone down slightly from 28.4 minutes to 25.5 minutes—due in no small part to work-from-home policies. Teo Popescu
Kids targeted in string of south Seattle muggings Seattle Police are investigating a string of recent muggings in South Seattle, including some that targeted kids. It’s similar to a slew of after-school robberies last school year around the city. Ann Dornfeld
How rich Seattleites can lease public land through a program meant to protect it The city program to manage public shoreline street ends is funded with the fees that industrial interests and wealthy Seattleites pay to encroach on them. Katie Campbell
There's a price tag on Seattle's transportation woes. Will voters pay it? This November, Seattle voters will face a decision on whether to approve a property tax levy that would significantly increase the city's spending on transportation projects. So what would voters get for their money? Joshua McNichols
Downtown Seattle may get a boost from coming interest rate cuts As inflation worries ease and the Federal Reserve says it’s time to start lowering interest rates, Seattle leaders hope more investment will soon flow into downtown Seattle. Joshua McNichols
'A match made in literary heaven.' The Jaipur Literature Festival is coming to Seattle Seattle is adding another festival to its summer roster, and it's a big one for the local literary scene: the Jaipur Literature Festival. Katie Campbell
Hundreds attend vigil remembering Seattle woman killed by Israeli military in the West Bank Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
South Asians in Washington state take in historic presidential debate with hope, anxiety South Asians have become increasingly influential in national politics in recent years, especially in Washington state. Scott Greenstone
The fleeting magic of a Seattle summer For many Seattleites, the jaw dropping beauty of the summer months help to get them through the inevitable Big Dark. Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
