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Restaurant raises prices and pay, and ends tipping

by Dan Weissmann
Apr 1, 2015
As Seattle's minimum wage starts a gradual rise, Ivar's takes a radical path.
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Businesses in Seattle advocate for higher minimum wage

by Jeff Tyler
Jun 2, 2014
Seattle expected to approve $15 minimum wage, the highest for any large U.S. city
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Meet Big Bertha, Seattle's ginormous tunnel boring machine

by Molly Wood
Jul 19, 2013
Big Bertha, named for former city mayor Bertha Knight Landes, will dig up to 100 feet a day and build a massive tunnel under the city for a new freeway.
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It's a seller's market

by Deborah Wang
Mar 30, 2012
Home sales in popular neighborhoods are up sharply as the economy continues its slow-but-steady recovery.
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The Comeback Chronicles

Shooting for the stars, learning to manage debt

by Tess Vigeland
Mar 21, 2012
A Seattle family learns the hard way how to manage its finances.
Karawynn Long and Jak Koke had a moment of clarity, when a mountain of credit card debt nearly tipped them over the edge. The Seattle couple is flanked here by daughters Claire and Michaela.
Matthew Ryan Williams for The New York Times
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Easy Sustainability Answers

If your community picked up your trash less often, would you create less trash?

by Adriene Hill
Aug 11, 2010
Easy Answer: The city of Seattle might try to find out....
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