Barbara Kingsolver’s coming-of-age novel tops this week’s list of local fiction bestsellers, as reported by the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.
Zip line along the Spokane River’s south bank could become reality
Proposals from prospective private vendors are expected this spring.
Will Russian President Putin Retire In 2023?
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates security services officers and veterans on Security Agency Worker’s Day, via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released on December 20, 2022. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZE…
Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh glitter at Golden Globes
What a treat it was to see this legendary pair sparkling like the stars they are, arts critic Moira Macdonald writes.
Sea lions, seals might be hampering WA salmon recovery. What can be done?
A new state report says the booming population of seals and sea lions is likely impeding salmon recovery efforts. Lethal intervention is under discussion.
Issaquah School District discloses bond funds spent on wrong projects
Officials in the Eastside district made the discovery within the past two months while conducting an internal review of capital expenditures.
Debt payment program aims to help Black families become homeowners
Experts say debt is one key factor driving the homeownership gap between white and Black families. A new Seattle program aims to begin solving that problem.
Vivian Williams, Northwest Folklife Festival co-founder, dies at 84
Vivian Williams, a fiddle champion and co-founder of Seattle Folklore Society and Northwest Folklife Festival, died Jan. 6.
Rant & Rave: Broken train station escalators, elevators draw ire
A train station plea, a shoutout to accessible mats at Golden Gardens Park, anger at a library book defacer and much more in this edition of Rant & Rave.
How stray logs in Puget Sound turn industrial shorelines green
The “trash lumberjacks of the sea” scoop stray logs out of Puget Sound so they don’t damage boats, and return them to riverbanks to become new salmon habitat.