Culture
In losing Pike Place Market’s iconic newsstand, Seattle loses a place for connection
After 40 years, the stand’s ‘father figure’ owner closes up shop.
Laura Kaufman
Laura Kaufman is a freelance writer who has covered everything from politics and business to toxic waste and labor. Early in her career, she was kidnapped by a marching kazoo band. She still enjoys di
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Seattle & King County
The end of everything: The Harvard Exit takes its final bow
The last showing at Seattle
94-year-old killed by bus with safety questions
A 94-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon after being struck by a bus turning left near the Northgate Transit Center in
politics
Metro buses: Pedestrians in a blind spot?
The day before her October wedding anniversary, Judy Sunny posted her nuptial portraits from decades earlier on Facebook. One shot
King County Metro's bathroom reform: Constipated or incompetent?
King County's new South Myrtle Street port-a-potty overflowed with human waste for more than two weeks.