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Tuesday, December 22, 2015. A combination of old and new housing along North 39th Street in Fremont.

February 19, 2019 at 6:00 am

Seattle household net worth ranks among top in nation — but wealth doesn’t reach everyone | FYI Guy

The Seattle area ranks among the richest places in the country. Yet some households are worth little, or nothing at all.

Downtown Bellevue is the city’s fastest growing residential neighborhood. The Bellevue Towers, a high rise condominium complex in downtown Bellevue, center and the new Centre 425 building which will be leased by Amazon.com is at right. Photographed on April 18th, 2017. 201605

February 11, 2019 at 6:00 am

The ‘Nextdoor effect’ in Bellevue: a familiar reaction to crime | FYI Guy

If some folks do have concern about crime rates in Bellevue, it doesn't seem to be because they're on the rise.

FILE – In this Jan. 30, 2019 file photo signs posted at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Wash., warn patients and visitors of a measles outbreak. A measles outbreak near Portland, Ore., has revived a bitter debate over so-called personal belief exemptions to childhood vaccinations. Four percent of Washington secondary school students have non-medical vaccine exemptions. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus,File)

February 6, 2019 at 6:00 am

Are measles a risk at your kid’s school? Explore vaccination-exemption data with our new tool | FYI Guy

Dozens of people are sick with measles after an outbreak in Clark County, Wash. Use our tool to look up vaccination rates in your kids'...

Drivers head northbound on the the Alaskan Way Viaduct Friday evening, shortly before it is shut down for the last time Friday, January 11, 2019. Lots of people were honking their horns and yelling as they drove by. Smith Tower is at far right. 208977

January 30, 2019 at 6:00 am

Working from home in Seattle on the rise — even before Viadoom | FYI Guy

The number of people working from home has grown at an even faster rate than that of transit ridership.

Seattle residents, when asked to rate their overall opinion of their neighborhood, were the least likely to give it top marks according to a recently released national housing survey. Shown here is the Belltown area in Seattle, photographed in June, 2018.

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January 22, 2019 at 6:00 am

Seattle-area residents least likely in nation to give their neighborhoods top marks | FYI Guy

How would you rank your neighborhood on a scale from one to ten? The HUD-sponsored American Housing Survey asked just that. It's a very subjective...

January 14, 2019 at 6:00 am

New milestone in King County: Immigrant population tops 500,000 | FYI Guy

Almost half of the county's growth since 2010 is made up of people born outside of the United States. Only two other counties have seen...

January 9, 2019 at 6:00 am

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The view of the Seattle skyline from Kerry Park in the Queen Anne neighborhood on Christmas Eve, Monday December 24, 2018. 208830

January 2, 2019 at 6:00 am

‘Seattle-ization’? American cities fear what’s happened here | FYI Guy

You're paying a premium to live here: The cost of living has risen faster in Seattle than in any other American city.

The 77-foot passenger only fast ferry Kitsap 1 arrives at Seattle’s Pier 50 after a 30-minute trip from Bremerton. Kitsap County’s 118-passenger fast ferry has a cruising speed of 37-knots, thanks to a foil assist that lifts the boat up when accelerating to top speed. It is hoped that the foil will help to minimize a strong wake which has been a problem with older foot ferries operated by Washington State Ferries. The 30-minute trip from Bremerton to Pier 50 in Seattle cuts the commute time in half compared to the one hour trip on a car ferry. Kitsap 1 is operated with assistance from King County Marine Division. Service will begin in July. Round trip fare will be $12.00, the senior price will be half, $6.00.

December 23, 2018 at 6:00 am

Kitsap County now a top destination for people moving out of Seattle | FYI Guy

Seattle expats are finding affordable housing and a reasonable commute with Kitsap's new faster ferry — but they're bringing higher costs with them.

Wed. November 4, 2015. Neighborhood of the Weekâ€”Redmond. New housing lines Cleveland St. in downtown Redmond.

December 17, 2018 at 6:00 am

Diversity surges on the Eastside, especially in Microsoft’s hometown, but stalls in Seattle | FYI Guy

Just like Bellevue, Redmond has rapidly diversified, with people of color now making up nearly half of its population, according to new U.S. Census data.

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