seattle
May 28, 2023
A walk down ‘Skid Road’
Nurse, professor and advocate Josephine Ensign walks readers through the history of Seattle's "Skid Road."
February 23, 2023
Another side of the city
Peter Bacho wrote a love letter to Seattle with “Uncle Rico's Encore,” a book he says he “had to write.”
October 2, 2022
Turning the tide
Seattle’s waterfront is getting a major makeover — with a little help from the UW.
March 4, 2021
Dick’s dynasty
Jim Spady never expected to preside over the family business of burgers and fries.
March 3, 2021
Soul of Seattle
With the city changing rapidly, Ron Chew set out to write about one of its beloved communities. It’s a story only he could tell.
May 8, 2020
Serving youth suits her
After deciding medicine wasn't for her, Yasmin Habib created a nonprofit program to serve refugee, immigrant and marginalized children.
April 14, 2020
Out of print
Pike Place Market's last newsstand goes out of print as UW alumnus closes shop.
April 2, 2020
Impact personified
Alum and former UW regent Jim Ellis was driven to serve the public good.
March 29, 2019
‘Citizen Jean’
A new book about Seattle is an engaging history lesson for newcomers to the region and a juicy replay for old timers.
March 5, 2019
Welcome to Noir Town
Greg Olson, film curator at the Seattle Art Museum, has been lurking in the shadows of the city's cinema scene for decades.
September 7, 2017
Birdman
“We’re in the ideal spot for owls,” says Paul Bannick, a wildlife photographer who climbs trees and hikes tundra to capture images of the nocturnal predator.
May 29, 2017
Man of the city
In his five decades of public service, Norman Rice has helped build a community we are all proud of.
June 1, 2001
What lies beneath
It terrified many, but the Nisqually earthquake boosted an effort to map the geology of Seattle, helping prepare the region for the "Big One."
June 1, 1999
Green vision
A personal loss drove Jim Ellis toward a life of civic activism that made our lakes clean, our buses keen and our landscape more pristine.
March 1, 1997
John Morefield, making a difference in children’s education
John Morefield is taking his work to a higher pulpit as an elementary district coordinator for Seattle schools.
December 1, 1996
When Seattle’s grunge scene exploded, you had to be in the know
Many UW students were part of the grunge music scene from its beginning, and the campus radio station KCMU played a crucial role in its formation.
September 1, 1994
Southwest campus plan
The Seattle City Council voted to approve the University's master plan for its Southwest Campus—completing a five-year process.
March 1, 1993
A fault runs through it
The discovery of the Seattle fault and a major quake 1,000 years ago was an alarm bell for engineers and emergency planners.
March 1, 1991
Vandalism or art?
As some try to scrub graffiti from the facades of inner cities, others defend it as a form of self-expression.