Our first thought on reading that the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation had granted $1 million to Seattle and Washington to preserve affordable house was of the first movie, where Dr. Evil tries to hold the world for ransom for the same amount of money. A million dollars, huh? Talk about a drop in the pond. more ›

A new report tells us what we all already know, painfully and personally: rent in Seattle is at an all-time high and rental vacancies are sparse. more ›