Seattle redesigned its transit maps to help riders find out about bus and train frequency. Speaking last month at an Ignite Seattle talk, mayor Mike McGinn stressed that the city needed to find ways ...

Seen something strange in Seattle? Felt something you can’t explain, like a mysterious presence on a Georgetown porch, a canoe that seems to be paddling itself, a haunting hum on Vashon Island — or a ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by John Cook on Sep 16, 2011 at 2:55 pm ...

This time last year, Seattle's craziest intersections were getting their day in the sun. Peter Gorman first started drawing minimalist maps of cities when he was biking around the country. In each ...

City of Seattle leaders know of roughly 380 chronic homeless encampments across the city, but they don’t plan to immediately publicize their list — or tell the public which camps they think are most ...

We all know Seattle is packing in lots more people. With more construction cranes operating here than in any other city, dozens of new high-rises are filling up with people where vacant lots once ...

South Park and Georgetown would be united and Magnolia would be somewhat split by new Seattle City Council district lines in a proposal created this week. Much of Eastlake would move into the same ...

Jack Block Park seems like an unlikely leisure spot, tucked among railroad tracks and Port of Seattle cranes. But it also provides a panoramic view of West Seattle, downtown and Harbor Island. In maps ...

Researcher and reporter Chris Rufo has become known as a local voice on Seattle’s hot button topics. On Monday, he unveiled a side project he has also been working on — trash. More specifically, a ...