How the new College Basketball Crown could impact NCAA men’s tourney
It’s not difficult to envision a world in which the CBC thrives over time and the power conferences grow increasingly frustrated with the NCAAs, Jon Wilner writes.
Day: March 28, 2025
Seattle-area new homes get pricier, but you may find ‘deep incentives’
Buyers who can afford freshly built homes have some advantages. These are the types of homes being built now, and what builders are willing to do to get buyers into them.
5th Avenue Theatre and Seattle Theatre Group form alliance
The 5th Avenue Theatre and Seattle Theatre Group have forged a strategic alliance in which STG has taken over the lease and operations of the historic downtown theater space. Here’s what that means for The 5th and STG’s programs.
Tribes seek mining reforms amid ‘green’ energy rush
Lithium is key to the push for cleaner energy, but its extraction affects tribal communities and tribal rights, so Shoshone-Paiute leaders are speaking up.
Scientists discover ‘potential breakthrough’ in protecting salmon from urban killer
The scientific discovery is gratifying for those who have watched in agony as coho salmon have died in urban streams for decades.
Rant and Rave: Reader appreciative of those making a positive impact
RAVE to people who work to make a positive impact. I recently did some volunteer work at Green Lake for the Small Craft Center. There must have been 100 other people at the park volunteering the other morning in the rain. There were people working on t…
Olympia is leading WA’s housing policy. That isn’t sitting right in Seattle
As Seattle debates a proposed comprehensive plan, council members have had heartburn about density. It’s the reason Olympia has become more dogged on the issue.
EU and Ukraine: Potential for stronger energy cooperation on the path to integration
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now past its third anniversary, has had a far-reaching human and economic impact.
Three dead and 90 missing as strong earthquake rocks Thai capital
Video circulated on social media showing a multi-story building with a crane on top collapsing.
‘Unwanted visit: How can Greenland welcome US VP with open arms’ amid Trump’s threats of annexation?
US Vice President JD Vance is set to tour a US military base in Greenland, a visit viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid President Donald Trump’s bid to annex the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory. For in-depth analysi…