The Kent Library, 212 Second Ave. N., will close Aug. 30 for major renovations and is expected to reopen in the spring.

When it comes to telling the American story in the 2020s, the field of play is crowded, contentious and brimming with spin, ...

While the convention center-style art fair has come to dominate the art world calendar—showcasing a hundred or more galleries at a time and even more artists—the format has routinely drawn criticism ...

SEATTLE — Reports of a strong odor and dead rodents have forced the Chinatown-International District branch of The Seattle Public Library to close until further notice, leaving the ...

As Seattle prepares for a barrage of soccer fans and a month-long downtown party, a new study confirmed the city is the perfect place to hold the World Cup. Seattle was ranked the best city in the U.S ...

Seattle Public Library says it had a record number of active library users in 2025, according to its newly published impact report for the year. That record number? 430,000. That’s how many people ...

The ruling puts a spotlight on Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz, who is one of just two state court judges in South Florida who has to face voters this year. A Miami-Dade state court judge is ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has signed off on a proposed library levy that would more than double the amount sought from taxpayers, sending the measure to voters in August. The proposal would ...

Over 28,000 young people across the U.S. have gotten a Seattle Public Library card as part of a campaign that combats book censorship. The Seattle Public Library joined Books Unbanned in 2023. The ...

The Ayatollah Itch is a disease that manifests in an urge to use government power to coerce conformity to quasi-religious agendas. The disease is not confined to clerics in foreign theocracies.