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Was Sochi the original Crimea?

by Casey Malone

Now that the glimmer of gold medals in Sochi has faded, we take a step back and examine what we didn't—but should have—learned about Sochi and Russia during the Winter Olympics.

Metro’s last-ditch effort to save bus routes

by Anna Goren

Think your bus route is a pain? Try having no bus at all. Proposition 1 offers a last-ditch effort to save Metro bus routes, a threat to the livelihoods of low-income communities of color traveling from South Seattle.

Immigrants and refugees gather on the steps of the State Capitol in February to lobby for education and other services. (Photo by Celina Kareiva)

How state budget cuts have hurt immigrants and refugees

by Celina Kareiva

Director of the Refugee Women's Alliance weighs in on how years of belt tightening has impacted her clients.

Team Meitan from Japan training around Phu Chi Fah, Thailand. (Photo by Steve Thomas)

Northern Thailand a cyclist’s dream

by Gennie Gebhart

A UW grad’s two-wheeled trek to understand Thai culture.

Seattle freeze thawing in Rainier Beach

by Reagan Jackson

Are the waterslides and free internet access of the Rainier Beach Community Center a magical antidote to the Seattle Freeze?

Torture survivors thrive on a new kind of treatment in Seattle

by Anna Goren

A new program bridges the gap between different refugee service providers helping victims of torture in the Northwest.

Vancouver Canucks Defender Bret Hedican, on the ice in a 1997 game. (Photo by Håkan Dahlström)

Is Seattle Canuck enough to host pro hockey?

by Terrence Hill

Proximity to Canada is just one reason Seattle would make a great home for the next NHL team.

Damon Shadid, candidate for Seattle Municipal Court. (Photo by Ellen M Banner / The Seattle Times)

Shadid seeks spot for Arab Americans on court

by Sarah Stuteville

Immigration and criminal defense lawyer Damon Shadid looks to make history by running for a seat on Seattle's Municipal Court.

A container ship leaves the Port of Seattle while the Bainbridge Island ferry enters. (Photo via Wikipedia)

New trade exec sees more than just money in China

by KJ Hiramoto

The new director of the Washington State China Relations Council says our state's relationship with China is about more than just money.

(Photo courtesy Sarey Savy)

Cambodian singer Sarey Savy steps into adulthood with new EP

by Atoosa Sonia Moinzadeh

Meet the queer White Center teen determined to be the first Cambodian American to make a mark on the music biz.

Bekaa Informal Tented Settlement in Lebanon. (Photo by Karin Huster)

Syria’s lost generation: a glimpse of growing up refugee in Lebanon

by Karin Huster

A Seattle based volunteer appeals for aid to a Syrian refugees.

Kenneth Bae in China before his arrest. (Photo courtesy FreeKenNow.com)

Can media attention get Kenneth Bae out of North Korea?

With yet another North Korean political prisoner released this week, Kenneth Bae's family and supporters are left wondering if media attention is helping or hurting.

Ariana Authentic Afghan Cuisine's many offerings of beef, lamb and chicken kabob. (Courtesy of Ariana Authentic Afghan Cuisine)

Authentic Afghan cuisine spices up Kirkland

by Atia Musazay

Newly opened Ariana Authentic Afghan Cuisine aims to bring the spirit of Afghan hospitality to diners in Kirkland

10 ways to avoid looking like an idiot in Vienna

by Kierra Elfalan

10 steps to checking Seattle-ness at the gate and embracing Viennese culture. facebook: Heading to Vienna in the future? Avoid culture pitfalls with these 10 tips. Twitter: Seattleites can look foolish when traveling. Don't be one of them by reading these 10 travel tips # Vienna #CultureNavigator

A car sports the unmistakable pink mustache of Lyft’s ridesharing service. (Photo courtesy of Lyft)

Five countries doing rideshares better than Seattle

by Shirley Qiu

A Seattle City Council decision will cap the number of cars for rideshare companies, but in these five countries, the model is thriving.

Protestors throw Molotov cocktails at police in Kiev in January. (Photo by Mstyslave Chernov via Wikipedia)

To local Ukrainians, the true enemy is corruption

by Sarah Stuteville

The protests in Ukraine were originally framed as a conflict over whether or not the country should join the European Union. But Ukrainian Americans here in the Pacific Northwest say the “revolution” is really a desire to end corruption.

Still from "Bethlehem" about an Israeli secret service officer and his Palestinian informant, playing at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.

Six quick global picks from the Seattle Jewish Film Festival

by Anna Goren

One perk of living 2,000 years in the diaspora: great material for an international film festival!

(Photo by Nate Watters)

Black History Month: The same old song and dance?

by Reagan Jackson

Spectrum Dance Theatre's "Minstrel Show Revisited" puts race relations into stark relief.

Tin ore, along with tantalum and tungsten make up the "3T minerals" found in DR Congo, which are valuable for use in cell phones and computers. (Photo by of Image Journeys Sasha Lezhnev via Flickr)

Rep. Smith goes to Congo (and returns with trade on his mind)

by Cooper Inveen

Seattle Congressman Adam Smith visited Democratic Republic of Congo, and came back convinced business ties were the best way to end the decades long cycle of war.

Protestors from "Not One More" link arms to block vans from leaving the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. (Photo by Jill Mangaliman)

Showdown in Tacoma blocks deportations

by Christina Twu

50 protesters locked down in front of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma yesterday in what they promised would be the first of many direct actions to block deportations.