Culture
Seattle’s business community has a new face — and she’s from Tacoma
The new leader of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has few ties to Seattle itself. It’s the “metropolitan”
Kristen M. Clark
Kristen M. Clark is a former staff reporter at Crosscut, who covered the changing region of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Previously, she covered the Florida Legislature and state government in t
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Politics
How growth ignited a $500K parking battle in SODO
Seattle’s parking apocalypse has paralyzed some SODO businesses — but the city won’t compromise.
Politics
Can anything truly fix SODO’s parking mess?
Dismissed by the city for years, some neighborhood business owners are skeptical there will be change
Politics
Seattle area has land to build on — but at what risk?
As the Puget Sound region booms, landslide hazards pose serious complications.
Politics
Just ‘take the bus’ doesn’t work in some Seattle neighborhoods
Amid Seattle leaders’ passionate quest to combat climate change by deterring car usage, some residents and business owners in the