Culture Made There: How Fairhaven's Babygreens is bringing the outside in At his Bellingham-area shop, Nick Meza's goal is to make plant ownership accessible to all — regardless of how green your thumb may be. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham Whatcom... by Shirlyn J. Wong / July 26, 2024
Culture Made There: Botanical teas brewing in Whatcom County Scout Urling blended a degree in pre-medicine, the study of herbalism and her love of plants to create Flying Bird Botanicals. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham Whatcom County. by Shirlyn J. Wong / July 19, 2024
Culture Made There: From a Bellingham backyard to YouTube's "Hot Ones" Funky’s Hot Sauce Factory began as a passion project for owner Matthew Mini, who started crafting sauces with peppers grown in his garden. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham... by Shirlyn J. Wong / July 12, 2024
Environment Inside the tumultuous debate behind Seattle’s tree ordinance The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission. by Eric Scigliano / September 1, 2023 / Updated at 9:40 a.m. on Sept. 3
Environment How politics have stalled tsunami prep efforts on the WA coast It’s not a matter of if but when the tsunami comes. Whether Washington is prepared depends a lot on the will of voters. by Eric Scigliano / May 26, 2022 / Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 16
News In WA, a ‘black box’ of practices hides civil forfeiture from oversight The state ranks near worst in the nation for constraints on civil asset forfeiture. by Eric Scigliano / July 14, 2021
News The strange, failed fight to rein in civil forfeiture in Washington Washington police sell or use millions of dollars’ worth of seized property each year. Legislators haven’t managed to change the rules. by Eric Scigliano / July 13, 2021
News WA civil forfeiture law turns minor drug offenses into major losses Even as Washington winds down its drug war, police still seize homes and cash from low-level suspects. by Eric Scigliano / July 12, 2021
Politics Mushrooms, meetups and mainstreaming the movement to decriminalize drugs Once at the vanguard of drug liberalization, Washington has fallen behind as others have legalized some psychedelics. Now one group of activists wants to catch up, and then some. by Eric Scigliano / November 25, 2019
Politics A suicide in jail: Did photographer Michael Clinard have to die? An inmate at King County Jail warned he would die, and did — in a tragedy that raises questions about Washington's mental health crisis. by Eric Scigliano / April 20, 2018
