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Seattle

Woman holding drink

October 8, 2026

Meet Siena: A Big Tech Employee Turned Bubble Tea Entrepreneur

Anxious about layoffs and eager to be present while planning her wedding, a Big Tech employee left Microsoft and started Chai High Spirits, a South Asian-inspired boba tea business.

August 31, 2026

Ferry Tale: Aboard the Tacoma #1

Every day, thousands of passengers cross Puget Sound without thinking much about the crews who make their journey possible. A day on the water with the ferry workers shows how routines, relationships, and quiet expertise keep one of the nation's largest ferry systems running.

A skybridge for pedestrian traffic

December 8, 2025

Seattle’s Safety Gap: When Feeling Safe and Being Safe Don’t Align

Seattle's University District hasn’t seen any major changes in crime data in the past few years. However, as an area with crime above the national average, residents and workers feel unsafe.

Two trees in front of a red house

December 8, 2025

Activists Rally to Save a Stately Pair of Seattle Oaks

A northern red oak tree believed to be more over one-hundred-year-old might be sacrificed for a new development’s driveway. The battle over it reveals much about Seattle’s struggle to balance growth and nature in The Emerald City.

City council members sit facing the community

November 14, 2025

Affordable Housing Dominates Public Discussion at Seattle Budget Hearing

Representatives across Seattle-based nonprofits took to the mic at a recent public hearing to advocate for housing resources in the city’s 2026 budget.