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Seattle

Sneak peek inside Facebook’s new Seattle digs: Plywood walls, rooftop deck, hints of Frank Gehry

Facebook is preparing to move its Seattle engineering office into a spacious new office building near Lake Union, giving the social network room… Read More

Seattle’s GiveBIG charitable campaign raises $21M, despite tech troubles

The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG campaign for Seattle-area charities recovered from technical setbacks and surpassed its $20 million goal, with the help… Read More

Death Star Viaduct

‘Death Star Viaduct’ shows Luke Skywalker delivering fatal blast to Seattle’s waterfront roadway

A new drone video wowed us a couple days ago because it was shot inside Seattle’s under-construction SR 99 tunnel. But an… Read More

Bash pong

Does drop in ping-pong table sales signal trouble? Report links popular workplace game to tech bubble

If you want to track the ups and downs of the technology industry, follow the bouncing ball back to ping-pong… Read More

Seattle SR 99

As Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct closes, local tech companies want to keep drivers moving with apps and more

Shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday, Seattle radio station KEXP played Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traffic” in a knowing nod to listeners… Read More

Seattle home

Seattle is a challenge for first-time home buyers, Zillow finds, while Indianapolis tops cities that are looking good

Seattle is an attractive city for job seekers flocking to a variety of tech companies, but those looking to put down… Read More

How Bertha will tunnel beneath Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct — 15 feet below roadway’s foundations

Bertha, the giant tunneling machine making its way along Seattle’s waterfront, will start a delicate phase of its 9,270-foot journey on… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Former RealNetworks execs launch rental home repairs marketplace Keepe

When something breaks in a rental home, it can be frustrating for both the renter and property manager. Long turn-around… Read More

EMP going extra purple with free screenings of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ in Sky Church

The “Purple Haze” of Jimi Hendrix will give way to the “Purple Rain” of Prince on Friday as Seattle’s colorful… Read More

Varsity Tutors taps former Amazon and Sears exec Ian Clarkson to lead new Seattle product office

Varsity Tutors, a St. Louis-based company that connects instructors with students for online and in-person tutoring sessions, is setting up… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Validated lets retailers reimburse parking and transportation costs for customers

Entrepreneurs Tov Arneson and Ian Lyman spent two years developing an on-demand parking app before deciding to pivot. They wanted… Read More

Seattle

This is how much money you need to make to live ‘comfortably’ in Seattle

Your ability to “comfortably” afford housing, transportation, health care, groceries, utilities, transportation and more cost-of-living expenses now has a yearly… Read More

How Washington state became the ‘Wild West’ for drone use by law enforcement

Last year, the FBI flew a fleet of small airplanes over Seattle and other cities. They were equipped with cameras… Read More

Inside the new KEXP: Expanded studios open up a new world for beloved Seattle radio station

Musicians who visit radio station KEXP’s new home at Seattle Center will get to play in a state-of-the-art live performance studio,… Read More

Microsoft Kinect powers KEXP’s trippy new ‘Inside the Music’ experimental tech installation

KEXP will host a grand opening celebration this weekend for its new home at Seattle Center, which features everything you’d expect in a 21st… Read More

Amazon partners with Seattle non-profit to create homeless refuge on company site near downtown

Amazon’s rapid expansion north of downtown Seattle has sparked a debate over the tech giant’s impact on the city that still rages on… Read More

Remitly CEO: Donald Trump’s plan to block remittances from U.S. to Mexico is ‘ridiculous’

The promise to build a massive border wall and send Mexico the bill is a key tenet of Donald Trump’s campaign.… Read More

Almost science fiction: How Emerald City Comicon uses technology to create an epic show

Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) once again invaded downtown Seattle for the weekend. To the dismay of many attendees, the… Read More

Image: Allan Jones and Paul Allen

NYT burnishes Seattle’s reputation for world-changing nonprofits, fueled by tech money

It goes without saying that Paul Allen and Bill Gates had an enormous impact on Seattle. But their influence on… Read More

Seattle girls who sent a balloon to the edge of space are heading to the White House

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and now the White House are taking notice of two Seattle… Read More

More than half of South Lake Union tech workers live outside of Seattle, Zillow finds

Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood has become a microcosm of the changes and challenges the city faces. Many see it… Read More

HERE Seattle looks to provide a diverse social outlet for local techies

Let’s be clear about a few things up front. If you’re going to one of the HERE Seattle meetups, don’t… Read More

Download delays: Why mobile service at Sea-Tac isn’t as strong as other busy airports

If you’ve traveled through the Seattle-Tacoma International airport recently, you’ve likely experienced long lines and delays. Fortunately, mobile devices allow travelers… Read More

On-demand massage startup Zeel launches in Seattle region

“Seattle is a hotbed of innovation and tech, and Seattleites are health, tech and wellness-conscious.” Zeel CEO Samer Hamadeh thinks… Read More

It pays to work in STEM: Seattle had the highest annual wage growth in the country

Seattle’s thriving tech industry is driving a population boom, attracting large numbers of transplants to its fast-growing job market. A… Read More

SR 520 floating bridge

Inside the world’s longest floating bridge: How engineers made Seattle’s new Lake Washington span bigger, better and safer

One of the more important aspects of a floating bridge is that it stays afloat. That seems like a simple… Read More

We Make Seattle

‘We Make Seattle’ gets made: Short film showcases city as a hub for creative workers and entrepreneurs

Plenty of films have focused on Seattle or used the city as a backdrop in an attempt to showcase what’s cool. If you’re still… Read More

20 years in tech, through the eyes of 8 women: How these computer scientists made their own way in an industry dominated by men

When Elizabeth Walkup was a graduate student at the University of Washington in the early 1990s, she sometimes attended women’s… Read More

Profiles: These 8 women earned computer science degrees two decades ago — and here’s what happened next

Despite the increasing role that technology plays in our lives, a shrinking percentage of women have been seeking tech-related university degrees and… Read More

Nordstrom

Nordstrom hires former Amazon exec as CTO in bid to turn around its tech fortunes

Nordstrom is turning to longtime Seattle-based executive Kumar Srinivasan to help plot a new course for the company’s technology division,… Read More

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