The sold-out February Civic Cocktail will go behind the headlines with a closer look at a milestone in local police reform and a Trump administration proposal for oil and gas drilling off Washington’s coastline. Joining host Joni Balter are former CEO of REI and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally… [ Keep reading ]
Here’s a quick look at 2017’s “greatest clicks,” from certified “loud woman” Lindy West to teen drag queen RainBowGore Cake, safe injection sites to special scouts, Charleena Lyles public hearing to the city’s homeless navigation team, local rocker Mike McCready to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s oath-taking and more! We count down the top web hits of 2017… [ Keep reading ]
Sports and politics have proven popular topics at Civic Cocktail, so it’s no surprise the last program of the year has already sold out. Host Joni Balter will talk with Daniel James Brown, author of a best-selling book about the University of Washington crew team that won a gold medal in… [ Keep reading ]
The deadline for the fall ballot is fast approaching! Still not sure about some races in the Nov. 7 general election? Here’s a rundown of our in-depth election programming, most of which is featured on our weekly public-affairs show City Inside/Out with host Brian Callanan. Candidates for mayor, City Council, city attorney… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Commission for People with DisAbilities and the Alliance of People with disAbilities hosted a candidate forum, Oct. 13, addressing policies and funding affecting people with disabilities. The forum featured candidates for Seattle mayor, the two at-large seats on the Seattle City Council, city attorney and seats on the… [ Keep reading ]
Ballots for the Nov. 7 general election arrive in mailboxes this week, and with the launch of the 2017 general election Video Voters’ Guide, voters can hear directly from the candidates for city of Seattle and King County offices. The non-partisan video guide offers candidates on the ballot up to… [ Keep reading ]
A new season of eats, drinks and smart talk returns Oct. 4 with the fall kickoff of Civic Cocktail. Host Joni Balter will lead a discussion on Seattle’s political shift to the left as well as what’s next for DACA recipients, 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Palace Ballroom, 2100 Fifth Ave. Hurry,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Channel was named among the best municipal television stations in the nation when it received the prestigious Excellence in Government Programming award last night from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), which held its annual national conference in Seattle this week. Additionally, the city-operated TV station… [ Keep reading ]
Music culture and Seattle are inseparable from one another. Musicians sprout out of Seattle at a rate unprecedented anywhere else in the country. The music scene continues to grow as new musicians are born in Seattle and grow into rock stars, jazz extraordinaires, and masters of their craft. With Seattle’s… [ Keep reading ]
Sunshowers. Heartache. Rainy-day dance sessions. Coltrane, Kiss, Elvis and electro-pop perfection. Seattle musicians and a music journalist share their vinyl memories and reminisce about the albums that influenced them. We’ve compiled the short segments featured in a recent special edition of Art Zone that paid tribute to the medium of… [ Keep reading ]
