King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, joined by private investor Chris Hansen, announced agreements between the City, County and ArenaCo to govern the financing of a proposed new state-of-the-art, multi-purpose arena in the Stadium District of Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood. You may read the entirety of Executive Constantine and[More]

Voters will decide this summer whether to support a nine-year, $210 million levy to rebuild the aging Youth Services Center, which includes the juvenile court, classrooms and a detention center. Levy supporters say the rundown building in the Central District is beyond repair, but with detention numbers currently down, is this the[More]

Artist-composer Trimpin and his collaborator Rinde Eckert invite us to experience The Gurs Zyklus at On the Boards. We get a taste of Café Nordo's newest dinner theater experience and profile animator/installation artist Britta Johnson. The brother-sister duo of Noah and Abby Gundersen warm the Art Zone stage and writer/comedian Lauren Weedman sends[More]

Seattle author Matt Ruff sits down with Nancy Pearl to discuss his latest novel The Mirage - an alternative history of 9/11 where extremists from the U.S. are the attackers and Middle East Muslims are the victims. Ruff talks about how he blends story and ideas into his fiction and the music[More]

It's 1972. Bell bottoms rule. Everyone's doing the Philly Dog, and Soul Train comes on every Saturday morning. But instead of enjoying life, Desiree is in crisis mode. The drummer in her high school band has committed suicide and no one seems to care. Desiree, disgusted with the level of apathy around[More]

We'll show you how you and your family can enjoy all Seattle Parks has to offer - from playgrounds to classes and more! Learn how the Parks and Recreation Department offers traditional games, such as golf, to the more unique ones, like the growing sport of Pickleball. We'll tell you how the[More]

Mayor Mike McGinn and Chief Diaz provide details on the implementation of the SPD 20/20 Plan: A Vision for the Future and introduce the public to the team of officers who will lead the implementation of the plan. [More]

The police response to the May Day demonstrations. A bond measure to replace the crumbling waterfront seawall. A library levy to restore cuts and improve services. Balancing the city budget with community priorities.  City Councilmembers weigh in on these topics and more on the May episode of  City Inside/Out: Council Edition featuring Councilmembers Tim Burgess, Nick[More]

Seattle author Robert V. Taylor lives the question of how to integrate personal spirituality with compassionate purpose - and invites others to do the same in his book  A New Way to Be Human. From his miraculous physical healing as a teenager in Cape Town, to fighting apartheid alongside Desmond Tutu, to[More]

Mayor Mike McGinn and a group of business leaders endorsed a strategic plan for Seattle City Light today that is designed to guide operations, investments and rates at the municipally owned utility. “Seattle City Light’s low-cost, reliable electricity is a significant driver for our economy. It’s one of the biggest reasons businesses[More]