When voters approved the new tax on high-paying companies to fund publicly owned housing last year, its backers estimated it could raise $50 million.

Valentine's Day can be painful for people who've lost a loved one, had a bad break-up or been ghosted. Why it matters: Some of us want wind, water and an emotional release instead of candlelight and ...

Democratic state lawmakers in Washington want to make it tougher to challenge a voter’s registration as organized efforts to knock residents off the rolls are on the rise. The state House approved ...

The Boston Public Library graciously conceded defeat on social media and celebrated both library systems' participation in Books Unbanned, a program that gives young people 13 to 26 anywhere in the ...

The “checking in with the sheriff” events are scheduled monthly at libraries throughout the county through the end of the ...

Tonight is West Seattle Art Walk night! Here's this month's list/map highlighting venues all over West Seattle: Highlights include Tilden School (WSB sponsor) students' work at John L. Scott in The ...

Now & Then showcases the detective-style research by Seattle Public Library’s Special Collections staff on more than 300,000 ...

The Seattle Public Library offered a 35 booklist for Patriots fans after the New England football team lost to the Seahawks on Sunday.

KUOW and The Seattle Public Library will present a new season of the “KUOW Book Talks Live” series at the Central Library from February through May.

Teen Eagle Scout candidate Araya Trujillo recently installed a handmade Little Free Music Library for sharing CDs, vinyl, and cassettes in Lake Forest Park, Washington.

Black pioneers first arrived in Seattle in the mid-19th century. The city’s earliest known African American resident was Manuel Lopes, who arrived in 1852 from Cabo Verde. A couple of decades later, ...

The KUOW Book Club is embarking on a winter series of book talks in partnership with The Seattle Public Library this month.