Maya Tizon

Columbia Funeral Home owners plan to rebuild in Columbia City after the July 2025 fire. Demolition began in October; no reopening date is set.

Four nights of Seattle City Light outages forced Chinatown-International District businesses to close early and lose sales amid notification failures.

On Sept. 13, the monthly Beatwalk will be back on Ferdinand Festival Street — a free, all-ages music festival featuring artists, dancers, games, and local businesses around the block.

The show will serve as a celebration of the group's local hip-hop legacy and longtime brotherhood, while teasing a potential return to making music together.

After days of smoke from wildfires in Eastern Washington and British Columbia, some Central District and South End residents expressed concern about the health effects on a population already prone to air pollution.

Jade Solomon Curtis' "Keeper of Sadness" transforms Black women's stories of grief into an immersive dance performance at Seattle’s Union Station.

“The Seattle Hip-Hop Walking Map" highlights 23 “landmarks” integral to the city’s first rap decade — from record shops to concert venues and clubs.

CID shops near Lumen Field prepared for World Cup crowds, but some report slower foot traffic as locals avoid downtown and fans bypass the area.

UW researchers mapped 2,400 eco-blocks in Georgetown, raising questions about RV parking, homelessness, and who placed the barriers.

This year, the festival runs from May 22-25. But its fate for 2027 is unknown, as organizers say they may "take a little breather."

A $4 million budget increase for the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) will go toward community grants and legal defense for detained immigrants, Mayor Katie Wilson's office announced.

A New York-based think tank will likely audit SPD’s cameras. Critics say the auditor has controversial funders and a checkered track record.

Close to three months after a the shooting, community members are petitioning King County Metro and the City of Seattle to close the stop and build a permanent memorial for Tyjon Stewart and Tra'Veiah Houfmuse in its place.

Later this year, the name Martin Luther King Jr. Way will extend to Renton along SR 900 and to Kent along SR 515. Reporter Maya Tizon interviews Eddie Rye and Bob Barnes about their efforts to change the name of the arterial in the first place, back in the 1980s.

Villa Comunitaria and Seattle's Office of Labor Standards host a South Park clinic to help immigrant workers learn their rights as the city prepares for World Cup crowds.

Duwamish Valley groups appeal a permit letting Ash Grove's Seattle cement plant burn more tires, warning of worsening air quality in South Park and Georgetown.

Seattle City Council names Joy Hollingsworth as president and swears in Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck at its first 2026 meeting.

South End cyclists mourn a 38-year-old killed in a Beacon Hill hit-and-run, renewing calls for safer streets and accountability after Seattle's first fatal bike crash since 2023.

Seattle City Council approves a new SPOG contract amid South End grief over the killing of Christian Hadley Nelson in Othello, raising concerns about police accountability.

Artists Scott Mexcal and Natalia Sotelo worked with a team of nine Mexican painters to complete a vibrant mosaic titled "Cocina de Abuela," or "Grandma's Kitchen," with each tile highlighting the South End's community, history, and future.