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You can rent, or even own, Stranger Things home

You can rent, or even own, Stranger Things home

Seattle startup Arrived is selling shares in the home and has listed it for stays on Airbnb

You can now own part of a house made famous by the Netflix horror show Stranger Things, thanks to a Seattle-based real estate investment platform. Seattle startup Arrived is selling shares in the house occupied by the Byers family on the popular series for $100. Arrived has also listed the house on Airbnb for stays….

Holding Onto The Moments: Leah White

Holding Onto The Moments: Leah White

The challenges and heartbreak about caring for someone with Alzheimer's

(My husband and I) decided to get married in between him finishing his undergrad and starting his master’s program. That’s when I started noticing gaps in my mom’s memory…

This is one of a series of three stories profiling family caregivers.

Holding Onto The Moments Series

Holding Onto The Moments Series

The challenges and heartbreak of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s

The challenges and heartbreak of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s…

Shrinking Starbucks

Shrinking Starbucks

Customer visits are on the decline. What’s going on?

Been to Starbucks lately? For a company that helped put Seattle on the global map, the coffee giant sure receives a lot of criticism, whether it’s about product quality, founder Howard Schultz’s bungling of the Sonics during his ownership tenure or wait times…

Report: Seattle’s Vacant Offices Could Become Shared Living Spaces

Report: Seattle’s Vacant Offices Could Become Shared Living Spaces

The city has the capacity to develop affordable, co-living micro-units

A new report says Seattle could become a national leader in office-to-housing conversions to tackle homelessness and a growing affordable housing crisis…

Second Acts: Jennifer Olsen

Second Acts: Jennifer Olsen

The Coach

For many, turning 50 is a tipping point, a time to reflect on mortality, health issues, retirement concerns, and youth slipping away. For Jennifer Olsen, it meant a new career…

New Overlook Walk Draws Crowds

New Overlook Walk Draws Crowds

Downtown visits are up significantly

Foot traffic along Seattle’s Central waterfront is spiking since the new Overlook Walk opened earlier this month. From Oct. 4 to 11 — the first week Overlook Walk was open — nearly 50,000 people visited, a 142% increase over 2019 levels. The Walk connects Pike Place Market and downtown Seattle to Puget Sound and the…

Second Acts: Anne Bremner

Second Acts: Anne Bremner

The Seattle mag interview

Anne Bremner, who holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a law degree from Seattle University School of Law, began her career as a prosecuting attorney with the criminal division of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, specializing in sex crimes…

Whitman Nabs State’s Top University/College Ranking

Whitman Nabs State’s Top University/College Ranking

UW places second in WalletHub study

In a battle fought in the classroom and not on a field or court, a new study ranks Whitman College No. 1 in the state. Personal finance website WalletHub compared more than 800 higher-ed institutions across the U.S. in more than 30 categories (including post-graduate salaries) for its College & University Rankings (2025). Whitman, in…

Second Acts: Betti Fujikado

Second Acts: Betti Fujikado

The power of giving back

Long before she retired from the iconic Seattle advertising agency she co-founded with Jim Copacino 26 years ago, Fujikado had come to a simple yet powerful realization: She wanted to use her skills for the greater good…

Second Acts: Spencer Frazer

Second Acts: Spencer Frazer

Undercover operative to artist

Spencer Frazer has enjoyed one of the most colorful careers imaginable…

‘New’ Sonic Support Group Seeks to Rally City

‘New’ Sonic Support Group Seeks to Rally City

Seattle NBA Fans works to drum up support in anticipation of a potential announcement

Most Seattle Supersonics fans were upset when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver once again delayed an announcement on league expansion. Brian Robinson is not like most fans…

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