As the clock to 2008 strikes down, walking down the streets of Seattle, you can feel a sense of no magic in the air. Kanye West's new album sounds like him whining the whole time, but that's not even ...

Looking back at 2008, I’m struck first by the stunning abundance of productions, companies and venues in Seattle theater — many more, it seems to me, than in 2007. Yes, some venues closed shop ...

Erik Schmidt, 24, grew up in Maple Valley and attended Western Washington University and has been a Seattle sports fan since he was a kid. Over the last five years the sports landscape has ...

There were 28 homicides in Seattle in 2008 -- a number slightly higher than the previous year, but 21 people fewer than a decade ago. Of the cases, authorities say at least nine were linked to gang ...