Culture This Elks Lodge is a throwback to South Seattle before gentrification One of the city's last majority African-American fraternal organizations, Cascade Lodge No. 1416, fights for survival. by Mike Seely / February 25, 2019
Culture Best of 2018: Hey MSN, this is what a real Seattle dive bar looks like Seattle’s dive bar expert refutes the idea that King’s Hardware is the best Washington state has to offer. by Mike Seely / December 31, 2018
Culture In Seattle, a one-of-a-kind hospital for broken vacuums With faith and good works, Georgetown's Vac Shop helps a community get clean in more ways than one. by Mike Seely / November 26, 2018
Culture Hey MSN, this is what a real Seattle dive bar looks like Seattle’s dive bar expert refutes the idea that King’s Hardware is the best Washington state has to offer. by Mike Seely / November 1, 2018
Culture The century-old butcher shop that has become a Seattle staple A Rainier Avenue butcher shop offers an eye into Columbia City's roots. by Mike Seely / August 14, 2018
Culture Seattle’s oldest country bar keeps two-stepping How The Little Red Hen has survived for 50 years in Green Lake. by Mike Seely / June 18, 2018
Culture So Seattle: The military surplus store that’s a mainstay in Belltown The Federal Army & Navy Surplus store, with its MREs and Ghillie Suits, has been in business since the 1950s. by Mike Seely / April 25, 2018
Culture Farewell Two Bells and your Tavern Burger. You'll be missed In one of the cruelest double-whammy disappearances in Seattle history, Belltown’s Two Bells will serve its last burger on a baguette on Dec. 31, swift on the heels of Pioneer Square’s Bakeman’s... by Mike Seely / December 24, 2017
Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
