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
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
Opinion How Northwest hotelier Gordon Sondland went from UW dropout to central witness in the impeachment inquiry “His mandate from the president was to go make deals." by Floyd McKay / November 19, 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
Politics What's next for Seattle's 'most dangerous street'? Cars drive along Rainier Avenue South in Columbia City, where the Seattle Department of Transportation is considering changes to the street. by Eric Scigliano / October 1, 2017
Politics When the tsunami hits, coastal defenders could be first to go The U.S. Coast Guard's Air Station / Sector Field Office in Port Angeles, Wash. by Eric Scigliano / February 23, 2016
Politics The Northwest's coming clashes over fossil fuel exports Empty coal cars flank Bakken Oil tankers at the Port of Everett. Existing train traffic for both oil and coal could grow. by Floyd McKay / December 9, 2015
Politics After the iftar: How an immigrant community's worst fears came true Captain John Hayes explains the "two languages everybody understands." by Eric Scigliano / August 25, 2015
Politics Somalis in Seattle unite, salute their top cop and politician Abdishukri Fayoke (in cap), Ubah Warsame (in blue hijab) and friends show the flag at their Independence Day iftar. by Eric Scigliano / August 24, 2015
Politics 9 words that shook Seattle: Are our zoning roots really racial? Homes on Queen Anne (2002) by Eric Scigliano / July 19, 2015