This West Seattle parking lot is chock-full of drama Seattle is famous for its neighborhoods – but epic growth is bringing big changes, and lots of tension. One place that tension’s bubbling over is in parking lots. They’re an obvious place to build housing, but merchants need them to draw customers. Joshua McNichols
Business These West Seattle businesses need affordable housing to survive You might think the high cost of housing is mostly a problem for renters. But in the West Seattle Junction neighborhood, it’s also a threat to some small businesses. They’re wondering if affordable housing built under MHA rules will come soon enough to save them. Joshua McNichols
‘South Park and Georgetown have shouldered the burden of environmental injustice for decades’ A plume of black smoke stretched across South Seattle on Tuesday night as a fire burned on a barge of scrapped cars on the Duwamish River. John Ryan
Week In Review: Mayoral race, West Seattle trees, bugs for lunch This week the man accusing Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexually abusing him when he was 15 has revealed his identity. D.H. is Delvonn Heckard, a 46-year... Bill Radke Jason Pagano
Teen photographers stand against gentrification Gentrification and housing affordability are hot topics in Seattle right now. They affect everyone, but typically politicians or media-savvy types... Marcie Sillman
West Seattle fire displaced 28 people now sleeping in a dusty gym Forty-four people lost their homes on Tuesday when a Seattle Housing Authority apartment building in West Seattle caught fire. Twenty-eight of them,... John Ryan
Seattle City Council's wish list for light rail expansion The Seattle City Council wants two more light rail stations added to Sound Transit 3, the expansion plan that will be on the November ballot. Monday,... Paige Browning
Clear Cut In West Seattle Could Bring Felony Charges Bill Radke speaks with Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold about residents in her West Seattle district that illegally cut down over 150 trees to... Bill Radke Matt Martin
Sound Transit Wants To Expand Light Rail To West Seattle And Ballard Light rail ridership has hit all-time highs since two new stations opened in Seattle on Saturday. On the heels of that success, Sound Transit revealed... Paige Browning
UPDATE: Winner Herbold Gets A 'Good Luck' Call In West Seattle Race Updated, 3 p.m. 12/7/2015: Lisa Herbold finally has a victory in the City Council race in West Seattle. On Monday, King County Elections released... Jamala Henderson
