The average price a worker pays to commute in the Seattle area? $10,018 a year, according to a study by Consumer Affairs. And the amount of time a worker spends driving to and from a job? An hour, ...

This is the best books news I’ve heard since Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman bought The Rumpus: Charlie’s Queer Books is opening a new location in Seattle’s original gayborhood, Capitol Hill. Next door ...

The second half of September means Art + Culture Week is upon us. Recall how I previously mentioned September is Art World Prom in NYC? This week feels like a (much-needed) attempt to recalibrate the ...

Everyone has a pop culture moment that runs on a loop in their idle mind, right? For me it’s the James Bond–style title ...

Onstage in front of a crowd of some 200 people, performance artist Clayton Lee lays out his thesis: All of his artistic and sexual fantasies have to do with professional wrestler Bill Goldberg. Lee ...

Bots are denying Medicare claims in Washington at a “staggering” rate. The program, which launched in six states in January, is called the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction program, aka ...

The first-of-its-kind light rail floating bridge is zapping the fish in Lake Washington. Sound Transit revealed its ...

Crime is down citywide in 2026 compared to 2018, contrary to the popular television news narrative. The neighborhood with the lowest crime rate is downtown. Since 2018, downtown crime has fallen by 50 ...

Welcome back to Pop Loser! This past weekend saw the return of the Stranger’s Genius Awards, and I’ll fill you in on the ...

For Seattleites, Death Cab for Cutie needs no introduction. Frontman Ben Gibbard started the indie rock band nearly three ...

Twenty-three years ago, I found myself next to a hospital bed. My mother was on it and on life support. The doctor entered ...

Two people financing efforts to stop a millionaires’ income tax and to ban transgender girls from girls sports are also financially backing the Center Square, a conservative national news operation ...