Feliks Banel

From the 1890s to the early 1960s, a succession of tall buildings in downtown Seattle were used as signal towers to warn mariners of coming storms.

While it may be invisible, the author of a new book says Seattle owes its very existence to the Duwamish River flowing under the West Seattle Bridge.

The CHOP has been known by a few names. Next door, Cal Anderson Park has also been known by multiple names, but over a much longer period.

Phil Massie has found all kinds of things over the years that he’s been actively treasure hunting. But until recently, he’d never found a Phoenix Button.

William Grose is a 19th century wealthy Seattleite and black community leader who isn’t as well-known as he should be in his adopted hometown.

The artist who created an installation for the lobby of the Seattle Police Department’s embattled East Precinct says she's OK if the work gets destroyed.

While everyone from President Trump on down is weighing in on the "CHAZ," this isn’t the first time that part of Seattle has been given a temporary protest name.

Seattle has a long history of segregation and racial discrimination, which the Black Heritage Society of Washington has been documenting for years.

Nicknames for Northwest companies represent a certain kind of “tough love” for businesses that some people love to buy stuff from.

Based on history and reality, I can no longer argue for preserving Confederate monuments in place, especially on public land.

The history of Seattle and the post-settlement era of the Pacific Northwest is rife with violent episodes rooted in conflicts over race, economics and often both.

Local historian Feliks Banel tells story from 1886 that should be better known, especially in a time when Seattle is struggling with growth and change, and the nation is still struggling with immigration and discrimination.

If you've ever taken I-5 through Everett, you might have noticed that the highway crosses the Snohomish River and three distinct "sloughs."

There are mysteries aplenty in a downtown Seattle building opened to the public in early 1933 during the depths of the Great Depression.

When it comes to the names of local places that don't show up on any map, Newcastle's "Marijuana Road" is about as good as it gets.