In today’s socially distant times, many of us find ourselves craving human connection. Whether putting your infant daughter on FaceTime with grandpa, hopping on a ZOOM happy hour with old friends or simply calling your mom, this slower - albeit…
With FullConTech approaching, we’re exploring organizations that focus on civic collaboration and innovation. One group that’s supporting and inspiring new approaches is Bloomberg Philanthropies, established by businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg Philanthropies provides grants to…
When Norman Rice become Seattle’s mayor in 1989, he stepped into a heated controversy. The city’s voters, by a narrow margin, had approved Initiative 34, which prevented the city government from spending money on public schools until the school board…
“We face deep divisions across the country. Now more than ever we the people have to step up: to reckon with injustice across ideological divides and to repair our frayed social fabric.” This is written on the Citizen University National…
Every Seattleite has an opinion about the city’s growing traffic problems and how we can solve them. Unfortunately, astute observations alone are not enough to make these problems go away, but now that we have access to a growing body…
Welcome to Seattle, and congrats on your new tech job! You’re going to love it here. We have some of the nation’s best companies, a vibrant culture, and beautiful mountains and bodies of water. With Seattle boasting 2.6 times the national…
21 In Region Are Finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year Seattle Times | Rachel Lerman | May 5 http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/21-in-region-are-finalists-for-entrepreneur-of-the-year/ “Ernst & Young has narrowed down a large pool of entrepreneurs in the Pacific Northwest region and announced 21 finalist companies…
Seattle Area Ranks among Top in Nation for Volunteerism Seattle Times | Ron Judd | April 21 http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-area-volunteers-give-the-precious-gift-of-time-a-lot-of-it/ “The Seattle region (in a study area that includes Bellevue, Tacoma and environs) has long ranked in the top five metro areas…
A couple of days ago, our friends at GeekWire posted a video to YouTube, in which they interviewed passersby in Central Park to see if anyone out there had anything to say about Seattle’s tech scene. “No one really associates…