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City Cast Seattle — 189 episodes

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What To Know About the Seattle Center Shooting, SEPA Updates, and Good News When We Need It

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The Free School Meals Saga Explained and Why Instagram DMs Aren’t Secure

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Did Big Oil Kill a Washington Woman? Plus, the Male Shopper Instacart Problem

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Will Seattle Say Yes to Taxes for Transit? Plus, SIFF Walkout, and Public Toilets Dethroned

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Your Guide to the Primary. Plus: What’s Sunshine Guilt?

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Cold War Summer at SIFF, Cyclospora Outbreak, and the Team’s Screen Time Revealed

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El Niño For Dummies, What’s Replacing Starbucks, and Jimothy Takes Over

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Betting on Wildfires, Denny Blaine Verdict Is In, and Exchanging Books in Ballard

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What Do We Do About Aurora? It’s Complicated

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How a Civic Assembly Changed Minds on AI. Plus, the WA Lawsuits Over Schools and Housing

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Are You Paying Rental Junk Fees? Plus, Expanded Transit and Time Capsules

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With August Primaries Approaching: How Do Democracy Vouchers Work? Plus, How To Make Friends In Seattle

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June Sets Record for Zero Homicides, Pro Tips for Ballard Seafood Fest, and a "Life Skills" Class for WA High Schools

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Anti-ICE Protest Convictions, FBI Phone Data Grabs, and Is Spokane Beating Seattle on Urbanism?

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How the World Cup Failed the CID. Plus, I-5 Closes Again

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What Has Seattle Learned From The World Cup? Plus, Economic Highs and Lows

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The County’s Homelessness Agency Gets Gutted and August Primary Endorsements Collide

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'Your City Could Be Better': The Ultimate USA Trivia Battle. How Much Do You Know? — Presented By City Cast Seattle

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Is Seattle Patriotic? Plus, What the 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Gets Wrong About Our City

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Your Guide to July 2026 in Seattle

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Is President Trump Coming to Seattle? Plus, SCOTUS Ruling Preserves WA Mail-in Voting

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42 Years of The Wildrose, King County's Unsheltered Homelessness Surge, and Listener Mailbag

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World Cup Pride Protests, Montlake’s Plan for Permanent Affordable Homes, and Jane’s Three-Ferry Century

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Why the Walrus and the Carpenter Closed and an Update on the Grand Cinema's Threat

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Restoring the Cascade Volcano Names, Henry Overload, and Drone Ships on the Canal

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Will Queer/Bar Closing Hurt the Drag Scene? Plus, 43rd District Endorsements and World Cup Joy

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The Croc's New Owner, the Lenin Statue's Wild Origin, and What's Happening at 12th and Jackson

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How Can We Make Seattle Streets Safer for Cyclists? Plus, the Futures of Harborview and Harbor Island

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No James Beard Wins, a New Spider Just Dropped, and Is JumpStart Bad for Downtown?

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What Do Starbucks Employees Think of Mayor Wilson? Plus, Summer Asian ArtsFest Starts Today

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Teachers Sneak Full-Length Books Into Class, Nude Beach Verdict Forthcoming, and Bánh Mì Bracket Results

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Does Seattle Like National Chains? Plus, Why Downtown Isn’t Dead After All

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Phone-Free Concerts and Public Schools, World Cup Expectations, and the Crocodile’s Comedy Pivot

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Are You Saying ‘Bagel’ Wrong? Plus, WA Tightens the Belt and We Say Goodbye to Hilary Knight

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Council Votes on Data Center Ban Today, Wilson Activates Stadium Cameras, and Condos for Cars?!

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Is Sound Transit Getting Fare Gates? Plus, The World Cup’s Turf Makers

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GPS Leads Driver Into Mount Baker Light Rail Station. Plus, How To Keep Beloved Local Businesses Open

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Will Another Transit Tax Measure Pass? Plus, Buying a Building for the Community

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Why Isn’t Ballard Getting Light Rail? Plus, is Melinda French Gates Going To Bring Back the Sonics?

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Can the City Fix Aurora Ave? Plus, How To Stay Safe During Smoke Season

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Your Guide to June in Seattle

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Should South Seattle Have A Say in ‘Bike Weekends?’ Plus, Zuckerberg’s Superyacht and Women In Vinyl

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Is Seattle a Top-Tier City? Plus, How Long Does It Take To Become a ‘Seattleite?’

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Where's Seattle's Best Ice Cream? Plus,  Former Mayor Harrell's New Job

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Is King County Shortchanging Us? Plus, Seattle's Next Art Festival and Bellevue Pays To Park

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What’s a Worker-Cooperative? Plus, Seattle IMAX Is Dead and Where To Take a Wealth Walk

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Who Wins Summer in the USA? Seattle Makes Its Case

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Are You Prepared for The Big One? Plus, the State of Seattle Public Schools

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Is Seattle Anti-Business? Plus, Cruise Ship Impact & Renaming the Cascades

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Tap To Pee? Plus, Real Change Changes and a Food Mailbag

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The Hidden History of Seattle Superheroes, Primary Races To Watch, and the Nuances of Public Safety

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Hantavirus Exposures in King County, an LGBTQ+ Civil Emergency, and a Harrowing Story of AI Extortion

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Kenji López-Alt Talks Seattle Dining, Industry Scandals, and Girl Dinner

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Seattle Children's to End Review Committee, the Campaign to Overturn Gay Marriage, and Free Downtown Shuttle Service

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Is Amazon Delivering Your Non-Amazon Packages? Plus, Fire Trucks Can’t Fit in Queen Anne

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Mayor Wilson on Data Center Moratoriums, Her Definition of Public Interest, and the ‘White Female Mamdani’ of It All

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Can Seattle Build a Sustainable Film Industry? Plus, Port Townsend Touches Grass

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Is Laurelhurst’s Noise Policy Endangering Sick Kids? Plus, the City’s Vision for AI

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REI's Four-Year Contract Fight, Neumos Workers Organize, and a Regional Yarn Quest

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Long Covid Is Still Here, Journalists Threatening To Strike, and Seattle Schools’ New Cell Phone Policy

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Free Meals in Schools, How To Start a Union, and Must-See Films at the Seattle Black Film Festival

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Your Guide to May in Seattle

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Councilmember Rinck on Data Centers, Transit Expansion, and Bus Stunts

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Are Democracy Vouchers Working? Plus, Making New Friends in Seattle

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Why Library E-Books Are Expensive, $20 Million Missing in Homelessness Funds, and Who Let the Dogs Out?

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How Much Is a Concert Ticket in Seattle? Plus, Route 8 Gets a Makeover

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Torrent’s Gold Plan Goals, King County Assessor’s Stalking Case, and Film Festival Season Kicks Off

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Why Is Everyone So Mad About RUBS? Plus, Bills Targeting LGBTQ Youth and a Cleaner Lake WA

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Seattle's Data Center Fight, Police Contract Disputes, and Good News

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Weed Under Trump, Bipartisan Psychedelics, and Munchie-Approved Pizza

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Preschools at Risk, Storm Roster Shakeups, and What To Do This Weekend

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Overwhelmed Public Defenders, a New Downtown Home for Artists, and SIFF’s Big Documentary Lineup

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Our Newest Worker-Owned Arts Mag, a Twist in the Gas Works Saga, and Award-Winning Bagels

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Does Sound Transit Have Enough Money? Plus, What Data Centers Will Do to Our Electricity Bills

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War Tax Resistance Grows, Legal Protection for Polyamory, and Your Hiking Trails in Jeopardy

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Is Seattle the Quiet Engine of the U.S. War Effort? Plus, Library Levy Amendments

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Seattle’s Media Future, the Freelance Sausage Factory, and Beast Mode Goes Hollywood

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Will Seattle Choose Density Over Trees? Plus, Light Rail Optimism and RIP Dragon Land

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Part-Time Politicians, a Car-Free Ave, and Have We Reached Peak Beer?

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Why WA Sold Off Caterpillar Bonds, Measles in Seattle, and a Pro-Tax Millionaire

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Your City Could Be Better: Denver’s Bet on a Women’s Soccer Stadium — Presented By City Cast Seattle

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Spring Book Recs From Local Writers, Robinhood vs. Washington State, and What to Do This Weekend

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Mail-In Voting Under Attack, Project Hail Mary's Local Connection, and How Fast Costco Can Check You Out

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Have We Outgrown April Fool's Day? Plus, What To Do This Month

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How Can Churches Help Seattle? Plus, Mayor Wilson’s Camera Conundrum

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Public Bathrooms With a Time Limit, Local Veterans Against the War, and Has Tipping Gone Too Far?

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Your City Could Be Better: How Austin is Succeeding at Affordable Housing — Presented By City Cast Seattle

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We Rode the New Light Rail Line! Plus, Is the AI Bubble About To Burst?

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Do Cameras Actually Stop Crime? Plus, a Midweek News Medley

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What Tourists Have Always Wanted To Know About Seattle

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Will ICE Come to SEA? Plus, Dick’s Is Being Sued and More Sonics Updates

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Chirping AI Scooters, PNW Art Rap, and Mayor Wilson’s Mixed Decision on Cameras

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Your City Could Be Better: Could a Nevada Brothel Help Redefine Labor Standards Nationwide? — Presented By City Cast Seattle

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Is Seattle a Top Tier City? Plus, the Community Failure of Rainier Beach's Shooting

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Affordable Eats at T-Mobile Park, Amazon Lawsuits, and Building Community on the Bus

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Pressure Mounts To Shut Off CCTV, Seattle at SXSW, and What To Do With Pennies

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‘Mosquito Fleet’ Gets Swatted, West Seattle Link Savings Plan, and Good News

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What Bills Passed This Session? Plus, Why the World Cup Could Mean More Measles

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Your City Could Be Better: DC’s Plan To Hold Federal Agents Accountable — Presented By City Cast Seattle

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Why Leftists Are Buying Guns. Plus, Where To Hear Irish Music

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Will Seattle’s Rich Flee the Millionaires Tax? Plus, Library Levies and State of Seattle Theater

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Blake Island History, the Midterms Are Coming, and Do Politicians Need Mascots?

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Who Is the Oat Mafia? Plus Wayward Cafe vs. Seattle Vegans

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What Makes Someone a Seattleite, Debating Daylight Savings, and Our Not So Snowy Future

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Your City Could Be Better: What Seattle Needs To Know About Utah's Controversial 'Homeless Campus' Plan

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Are News Vouchers Incoming? Plus, Takeaways From the Wilson Transition Team Report

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Is Seattle the Most Livable City? Plus, Where to See Blooms and Stormtroopers

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What Is Vision Zero? Plus Rideshares Outnumber Passengers and Pickleball Problems

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How To Protest a Corporation. Plus, Amazon Shrinks and Some Good News

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Your Guide To March in Seattle

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Your City Could Be Better: What Seattle Needs To Know About Pittsburgh's Plan To Fix Downtown

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Bill Gates and the Epstein Files. Plus, the King Behind King County

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Do We Need More Fast Food? Plus, Alexa’s New Voice(s) and Cut to the Chase

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Mayor Wilson on Homelessness, World Cup Tourism, and Fake Band Names

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Dem Budgets, USPS Contract Negotiations, and Girl Scout Cookies

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Elevator Reform, Bike Corral Drama, and Why Henry Murals Are Everywhere

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Your City Could Be Better: What Seattle Needs To Know about Madison's Data Centers Fight

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Who We Think Should Buy the Seahawks

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Why ‘No Right Turn on Red’ Signs Are Multiplying. Plus, Seattle’s Best Places To Cry and Criminal Drones

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Can Tiny Homes Help the Economy? Plus, Voter Protection and Seattle's Best Fried Chicken

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Let’s Talk About Our Favorite Seattle Landmarks, Bookstores, and Local Businesses

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Your City Could Be Better: How the Twin Cities Organized. Plus, What Counts As ‘Cold’?

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Are We Soft Seceding? Plus, Price-Surging Bills and How to Spend V-Day

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Why WAISN Doesn’t Use Whistles For Rapid Response, Ballard Sweeps, and IMAX Sold

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The Curby Saga, Seahawks Parade Details, and the Latest on the Millionaires Tax

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Revenge Bowl Recaps, Seattle Renters Take the Stage, and Other Good News

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Why Does Dating in Seattle Suck? Plus, How To Better Love Your City

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What Happened to All the Music Festivals? Plus, Seattle Rants and Weekend Recs

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Millionaire Tax Details, Dumb Tacoma Questions, and Good News for Film Nerds

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What Happened To the Students Who Occupied the IEB? Plus, ICE Whistle Distribution

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Local ICE Protests Grow, DoorDash Complaints, and Good Newsday Tuesday

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Your Guide to February in Seattle

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What Should Seattle Politicians Be Doing? Plus, Starbucks AI and Weekend Recs

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Denny Blaine Updates, Vera Project Expands, and Psychedelics Are Bipartisan Now?

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Burien’s Deputy Mayor, Amazon Go Goes Away, and Debating a New Airbnb Tax

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Rivian Takes On Tesla’s EV Dominance, Seattle ICE Protests, and the Crosslake Connection Is an Aries?

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Seahawks Win, More Amazon Layoffs, and WA's New Apple

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How ICE Is Violating State Law and Why Seattle Center Needs a Glow Up

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Schools Shelter From ICE, New Sex Workers Bill, and Gas Works Redesign Ideas

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Car-Free Zones, The Croc Is for Sale, and Does Seattle Need a Town Center?

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The Problems and Politics Around Biking in Seattle. Plus, WA Bills Galore!

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Mayor Postpones Ballard Sweeps, A Failure of Sexual Assault Law, and Weekend Recommendations

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Local ICE Pressure, Vinyl Train Seats, and U District Challenges

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Inside Seattle's Biggest Debates: Protecting Resident Data from ICE, Food Vendor Safety, and Sanctuary Status

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Seattle Protests ICE, a Face Covering Ban for Law Enforcement, and PNW Westerns

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Is Green Lake Too Dark? Plus, Seattle’s Most Beloved Troll

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Seattle Reacts to ICE Killing, Three Pieces of Good News, and Why Jane Recommends Staring at a Wall

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SIFF Layoffs, Alaska Bets Big on Boeing, and Why “Cool Coffee” is Out

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City Superheroes, 2026 Bingo, and the Truth About Seattle Drug Enforcement

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Local Venezuela Protests, Ferguson’s Millionaire Tax, and Is Divine Intervention Helping the Seahawks?

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What U.S. Cities Will Be Talking About in 2026 (Including Seattle)

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Your Guide to January in Seattle

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We Answer “Dumb” Questions About Seattle

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New Icons, Cream Cheese Lore, and What To Do in the Dark

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Why Holiday Lights Are Bad For Sleep. Plus, Car-Free Fremont and Our Most Seattle Stories

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Do Millennials Run Seattle? Plus, 2025’s Best Local Bands and Weed Reclassification

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Harassment at The Station, Flood Info From a Climate Expert, and Cozy Weekend Recs

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E-Bike Bankruptcy, 2025 Movies We Loved, and New Year, New Sonics?

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What's With All the Student Driver Stickers? Plus, Cyclist Safety and the Big Stories of the Year

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Who is Seattle’s Person of the Year? Plus, Flood Updates and a Newsy Rant

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What Places in Seattle Are Worth Saving?

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Historic WA Flooding, Chief Barnes Here to Stay, and Weekend Recommendations

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Police Contract Details, Seattle’s Creative Economy Grows, Pride and the World Cup Collide

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Seattle Needs a Night Mayor, Maternal Mortality Rates, and Should You Swim in Lake Union?

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Washington’s Austerity Budget, Hell Is a CVS Pharmacy, and Building Your Go Bag

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The Best Seattle Books, Bookstores, and Authors Right Now

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Is Seattle in the Middle of a Bagel Renaissance?

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New Light Rail Stations, Election Heat Maps, and Even Worse Traffic!

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Porch Pirate Prevention, Sound Transit’s Poop Problem, and Why Torrent Games Are the Best

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Is Portland Better Than Seattle?

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Your Guide to December in Seattle

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The Must-Buy Gift From Every City Cast City (Including Seattle!)

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Is the Space Needle Passé? Plus, Holiday Week Headlines

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What a PNW Netflix Movie Says About Film Production in Seattle Right Now

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The WA State Democratic Party on Katie Wilson, Starbucks Strikes, and ICE

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Big Changes to Local Homelessness Programs, Shake-Ups in City Gov, and What Is Seattle Nice?

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Trump Threats, Shroom Trips Gone Wrong, and the Seattle Dog Origin Story

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Bezos’ New AI Company, Bird Flu’s Back, and a Seattle General Strike?

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The Transit System That Never Was, Cuffing Season, and Peak Seattle

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Bruce Harrell Concedes, SoDo Housing Struggles, and Passport Advice for Trans Folks

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Identity Politics, Seattle Speed Limits, and What’s Going On With Canlis

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Katie Wilson Is Seattle’s Next Mayor, Probably!

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Food Truck Crack Down, Feds Tapping Local “Flock” Cameras, and the Election Drags On

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Seattle Isn’t Boring, You Are! Plus, Ballot Delays and Sea-Tac Strategies

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Election Firsts, the Mayoral Waiting Game, and the Great Pizza Debate

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How Seattle Voted, Ballot Measures Explained, and More Election Updates

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Young Voter Numbers Look Bad, Debunking a Viral Rumor, and Seattle Shifts Left?

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Why City Hall is Obsessed with These Puppet Videos

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