OPINIONS AND MUSINGS FROM CONTRIBUTORS

MyNorthwest Opinion

parking...
Dyer Oxley

For the last time: Stop standing in parking spots to save them

Can you stand in a parking space to reserve it? The answer is quite nuanced, but there is Washington state law that speaks to the issue.
7 years ago
Sawant Orion District 3...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle City Council Voter Guide: District 3

We're breaking down candidates in each council race, including District 3 where incumbent Kshama Sawant faces Egan Orion.
7 years ago
Tammy Morales and Mark Solomon...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle City Council Voter Guide: District 2

We're breaking down candidates in each council race, including District 2, spanning Beacon Hill, Columbia City, Georgetown, Mount Baker, and Rainier Valley.
7 years ago
Andrew Lewis, Jim Pugel, District 7...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle City Council Voter Guide: District 7

We're breaking down candidates in each council race, including District 7, spanning Belltown, the ID, Queen Anne, downtown, and South Lake Union.
7 years ago
Strauss Wills District 6...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle City Council Voter Guide: District 6

We're breaking down candidates in each council race, including District 6, spanning Ballard, Fremont, Green Lake, Phinney Ridge, and more.
7 years ago
Alex Pedersen and Shaun Scott...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle City Council Voter Guide: District 4

The race for District 4 heats up in Seattle, as former legislative aid Alex Pedersen takes on activist and former Congressional field staffer, Shaun Scott.
7 years ago
Tyler lockett...
Dyer Oxley

Seahawk Tyler Lockett publishes book of poetry and more

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett has released his first book, containing poetry, inspirational quotes, and more.
7 years ago
Seattle Council Race District 1...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle City Council Voter Guide: District 1

Lisa Herbold and Phil Tavel are running for city council in Seattle's District 1 -- here's a full breakdown of each candidate.
7 years ago
flying cars...
Dyer Oxley

Boeing partners with Porsche to develop market for flying cars

Boeing may have a hand in the coming market for flying cars. And its take on the concept aims to transport people in style with help from Porsche.
7 years ago
mobile home, manufactured homes...
Dyer Oxley

Not so fast: Washington’s manufactured home industry is not dying

After CommercialCafe released its study -- and we ran a blog post on its assessment -- Washington officials from the mobile home industry and the state's Labor and Industry department began calling foul.
7 years ago
vegan...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle ranks fourth best city to be vegan, vegetarian

Seattle ranks as the fourth best city to be vegan or vegetarian in. Though there is one factor that the city ranks rather low in this regard.
7 years ago
Montana...
Dyer Oxley

Poll: Should Montana be considered a part of the Pacific Northwest?

Is Montana a part of the Pacific Northwest? A random news report had KIRO Radio reporters debating this one point. What do you think?
7 years ago
Washington candy - salt water taffy...
Nick Bowman

Washington continues to have terrible taste in candy

Washington -- we need to talk. For some unknown reason, this state still has a truly horrifying taste in sweets.
7 years ago
seattle tourism, space needle, keyarena, November Seattle...
Dyer Oxley

Report: Almost half of Seattle households make six-figure salary

The median income in Seattle surged even higher in 2018, which is great news ... for about half of the city.
7 years ago
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, protests...
Nick Bowman

Why Sawant is right (and wrong) to go after Amazon

While concerns from Kshama Sawant regarding corporate campaign money are valid, they also bring to mind a phrase about stones and glass houses. 
7 years ago
mobile home, manufactured homes...
Dyer Oxley

This job has declined the most in Washington state in the past decade

There is one job in Washington state that has declined more than any other in recent years. It perhaps speaks to part of the affordable housing crisis.
7 years ago
start times...
Chason Gordon

Washington schools need later start times, since they keep waking me up

Numerous studies have shown that later school start times has numerous benefits for students and kids. Plus, I will get to sleep in later.
7 years ago
Seattle freeze, dating...
Nick Bowman

Can a new dating app break the Seattle freeze?

Seattle consistently ranks as one of the hardest cities for dating, something a new app is looking to tackle.
7 years ago
Impossible Burger...
MyNorthwest Staff

UW nutritionist: Non-meat Impossible burgers don’t deserve a health halo

According to UW Medicine dietitian Judy Simon, the Impossible and Beyond burgers are not nearly as healthy as advertised and probably won't grant you eternal life.
7 years ago
seattle taxis...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle taxis upgrade in effort to compete with rideshares

Hop into a Yellow Cab these days and you will see some changes that include new smart readers that use GPS to dispatch, track, and toll rides.
7 years ago
Seattle bus, public transportation...
Dyer Oxley

Opinion: Sorry, but Seattle does not have the best public transportation

Seattle has the best public transportation system in the United States. Really? Seriously?! I beg to differ. And this is why.
7 years ago
Homelessness, homeless, Dow Constantine, Jenny Durkan, homeless response, King County homeless auth...
Nick Bowman

Seattle, County homeless response paralyzed by bureaucracy

While Seattle and King County face a homelessness crisis, the homeless response and any solutions seem to be few and far between in the face of bureaucracy.
7 years ago
rain April, seattle...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle is one of the worst cities to drive in

Seattle ranks as the seventh worst city to drive in, according to seven experts crunching some numbers. This puts the city in the company of LA and New York.
7 years ago
start times...
Stephanie Klein

How Washington schools are stealing your children’s dreams

Insufficient sleep in adolescents is a public health issue, among other problems. The solution: later school start times. It's time for districts to change.
7 years ago