Those new Black Diamond houses could be built atop mine shafts
A mega housing development is going up in Black Diamond outside Seattle, and some of those houses could be built on top of old mine shafts.
View ArticleSearching for the mysterious 'weir master' of Black Diamond
Our region’s rapid growth is straining our lakes, especially little lakes on the fringes of urban areas. When growth approaches, the communities around them aren’t always prepared to protect them from...
View ArticleDoes Seattle have more cranes than Dubai?
Yellow and orange cranes loom over Seattle’s landscape like an army of gentle dinosaurs.
View ArticleA Seattle painter is trying to re-write the story of artist vs. development
Bill Radke talks to Seattle artist Jane Richlovsky about why she wants people to rethink how artist keep their business alive as the city of Seattle grows. Her talk "When Artist Get Together They Talk...
View ArticleThis story begins with a cougar eating a tiny dog in Snoqualmie
A woman, a new resident of the huge Snoqualmie Ridge development, had called in for pizza. It was the first pie order for one of those new shiny houses, and Harold Nesland III, owner of Sahara Pizza,...
View ArticleReporter's notebook: Black Diamond, big developments, and sticking out your...
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporters Joshua McNichols and Carolyn Adolph about what they learned from their time reporting in Black Diamond for KUOW's Region of Boom team.
View ArticlePayment slip-up slowed down affordable housing in Seattle
Seattle officials are calling for improvements in how the city holds developers accountable. That’s because of a problem the Office of City Auditor found in how the city tracks new construction.
View ArticleWhat will be left of Seattle's International District?
Once again, residents are being forced out of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. More than a century ago, a wave of anti-Chinese violence hit the West Coast. Hundreds of Chinese workers were...
View ArticleThe biggest public works project Seattle won't vote on
Is Seattle's convention center really running out of space?
View ArticleDevelopment project aims to bring displaced African Americans back to Central...
A coalition of black community groups chose Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a new affordable housing real estate project in Seattle's Central District. June 19 is the...
View ArticleDowntown Bremerton has no groceries. Yes it's a problem
Bremerton’s downtown was a bustling place decades ago. Now it only bustles for a few minutes around 4 p.m. when the Navy shipyard lets out. The rest of the time, it can be a little too quiet.
View ArticleWhy is Bremerton passing up this plate of sausage?
Bremerton grew up next to a Navy base. The town used to be the economic center of the Kitsap Peninsula. But then, in the 1970s and 80s, development shifted to the suburbs around Bremerton. Now the city...
View ArticleUrban renewal comes to Bremerton. So do higher rents
It's a lot less expensive to live in Bremerton than on the Seattle side of Puget Sound. That's allowed many people to pursue their way of life. But housing costs have started to tick upward, and...
View ArticleSeattle: Expect more condos and apartments under this plan
The City of Seattle is planning a sweeping rezone of urban villages across the city to create more affordable housing. The public can weigh in now on a draft environmental study of the zoning changes .
View ArticleWould you pay $360,000 for this Seattle house?
Sonny Kwan, a real estate agent in Seattle, was shocked recently by a listing he saw just off Rainier Avenue South.
View ArticleCourt settles dispute over UW building that has already been torn down
The Washington State Supreme Court has put an end to a decades-old debate between the University of Washington and the city of Seattle. The court ruled Thursday that the UW has to abide by the city's...
View ArticleWashington State Convention Center expansion still needs money and land
Groundbreaking for a new mega-project in Downtown Seattle is slipping further back. The expansion of the Washington State Convention Center is now months behind schedule. Developers still need two big...
View ArticleWallingford fought developers decades before it was hip
Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood is known for its restored bungalows and for Gasworks Park. But some people worry it could lose its soul if the city’s affordable housing plan goes through.
View ArticleConvention center developers and community groups reach agreement
Seattle will get an additional $60 million in public benefits, including affordable housing and bike lanes, as part of the proposed expansion of the Washington State Convention Center. That’s more than...
View ArticleWhat do you do when a major polluter is holding Seattle together?
Yet another building with 400 offices, first-floor retail space, and underground parking is going up in Seattle’s South Lake Union. One of the primary ingredients for the building is concrete. As each...
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