Seattle is one of nation's beer-snob capitals. Here are the top 10 brands | FYI Guy VIEW
Data shows Seattle-area folks are pretty discerning when it comes to their brews, FYI Guy writes. To put it another way, we're one of the...
Top WA baby names — and which ones are on the rise | FYI Guy
Boy and girl names derived from a tree were among Washington parents' most-used choices in 2022. (Hint: not madrona or magnolia.) FYI Guy Gene Balk...
Seattle reclaims title as fastest-growing big city | FYI Guy
The boom times aren't over just yet, FYI Guy writes, with a rate of growth comparable to what we saw in the 2010s. This news...
How Seattle’s downtown recovery compares with other big cities | FYI Guy
A new report shows some downtowns have fully bounced back, or even exceeded, their pre-pandemic levels of activity, FYI Guy writes. Others, like Seattle, have...
Seattle is an outlier when it comes to young adults living with their parents | FYI Guy
Despite Seattle's famously expensive housing market, the number of young adults living with parents is relatively low. FYI Guy Gene Balk has a theory about...
Slight majority of people in WA want to leave, poll finds — but they're split along political lines | FYI Guy
A new poll of Washington residents shows a slight majority would exit the state if they could — and there is a huge gap along...
Has Seattle become a hockey town? How fans have grown since Kraken arrived | FYI Guy
When a city gets a new professional sports team, it only makes sense that local interest in that sport will increase, writes FYI Guy. That's...
Where Seattle-area millennials are buying homes | FYI Guy
In King County, home-owning millennials remain very much in the minority, data columnist Gene Balk finds. But in neighboring counties, it's a different picture.
WA ranks third in U.S. for auto thefts, and Seattle is a big hot spot | FYI Guy
Roughly 19 cars and trucks were stolen every day, on average, in Seattle in 2022, writes FYI Guy. That adds up to the highest number...
Where Hawaii ranks as a vacation destination for Seattle-area residents | FYI Guy
Hawaii lawmakers may require tourists to buy passes for state parks and trails. That could affect the vacation plans of Seattle-area folks, writes FYI Guy.