Crime is down citywide in 2026 compared to 2018, contrary to the popular television news narrative. The neighborhood with the lowest crime rate is downtown. Since 2018, downtown crime has fallen by 50 ...

I’m on vacation — second and last week — and will be back with new columns next week. Please enjoy this selection of letters ...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is rolling out a plan to tackle gun violence by better integrating city departments and maintaining services for youth. The announcement comes after weeks of relentless ...

Two people financing efforts to stop a millionaires’ income tax and to ban transgender girls from girls sports are also financially backing the Center Square, a conservative national news operation ...

Good morning, humans and AI agents. My name is Cedar Attanasio, and I was born in a teepee and raised in a school bus off the grid in the woods in New Mexico. So, don’t blame me for the boffins in ...

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Our city’s grown up a lot in the past 10 years, and with it, our visual art scene. As with the other categories, it’s hard to ...

Seattle may not be the first city people name when they talk about the movie industry, but there is an incredible amount of ...

Is food art? We deem it so. Some of our city’s culinary maestros are cranking out menus, comfort food, and experiences that ...

We’re a book-hugging, library-loving, list-topping literary city, and no matter how much New York comes calling, we are proud ...

Twenty-three years ago, I found myself next to a hospital bed. My mother was on it and on life support. The doctor entered ...

The Beacon Cinema earned my devotion one night at the tail end of 2023. My obsession with the mid-century British writer of ...