Urban Life

With news of government budget cuts and the cancellation of programs that help provide a safety net for local residents, many of us wonder what we can do to help them. And with waves of layoffs sweeping through the region, some of us wonder what we will do if we lose our jobs and remain unemployed for an extended period of time.

Outside the well served transit hubs, at the Alaska Junction and Westwood Village, West Seattle residents have hit-or-miss transit options.

Let's think outside the box. Instead of a big retail anchor at Westwood Village, why not a big tech company? Amazon has all the resources ne

They say that no good deed goes unpunished. My "good deed,"apparently, was volunteering to participate in the Friends of the Junction's plan

Did you know that Seattle's Comprehensive Plan is being updated? Do you even know what the Comprehensive Plan is? If you answered "no" to on

There really is nothing quite like the Chihuly Garden, one half of the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit at Seattle Center.

A commuting budget looks at both the amount of time you allocate for going to and from work each week, and what that commute costs you.

I want to begin by reminding you that the Constitution makes no provision for political parties.

We've heard for decades that increasing population density is good for the environment. The theory is that it discourages suburban sprawl,

It appears that the Seafair Pirate landing at Alki Beach is cancelled this year because of lingering issues from the pandemic. This photo es

Despite what the politicians and pundits say, I don't think we are in the midst of an economic "recovery." The word recovery implies going b

In 2013, a developer announced plans to replace these three beach houses with an 11-unit row house project in the Alki Beach neighborhood.