Seattle Culture
The Five Biggest Lies in Seattle Sports
Some famous and obscure whoppers
Fibbing is a part of American sports. Athletes habitually fudge their height by an inch or two. Coaches are less than forthcoming about the extent of a player’s injury. Contract negotiations are always shrouded in secrecy. There is a difference between being less than completely honest and telling a lie of the bald-faced variety, though….
It Costs What? High-End Seattle-Area Homes Skyrocket in Price
The rise in pricey homes throughout Seattle is nothing short of astonishing
It’s no secret that housing prices are skyrocketing. Some new numbers, however, may send you into a fit of apoplexy. A study by home buying and selling service Orchard finds that the Seattle region has experienced a whopping 180% increase in the sale of million-dollar homes in just three years. So far in 2022, almost…
Back Page: Seattle’s Turbulent Times in 1966
1966 school boycott called attention to segregation, inequality
As President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty raged across the country in 1966, Seattle was fighting its own battles. In 1966, civil rights groups organized a two-day boycott of Seattle Public Schools to protest racial segregation, according to The Seattle Civil Rights Labor History Project at the University of Washington. Students instead attended one of…
Best Companies To Work For: Large
The top company prioritizes community service. And movies.
This is a list of large companies. For midsize companies, click here. For small companies, click here. LARGE COMPANIES: 150-plus full-time Washington employees 1.Icertis Technology, Bellevue CEO: Samir Bodas The company, which refers to its workers as “Icertians,” prioritizes community service. Icertis employees last year volunteered to clean up a local park for Earth Day, and…
Best Companies To Work For: Medium
Snacks, swag and a focus on employee engagement
This is a list of midsize companies. For large companies, click here. For small companies, click here. MIDSIZE COMPANIES: 50-149 full-time Washington employees 1.Omnidian Solar energy, Seattle CEO: Mark Liffmann Monthlong wellness initiatives and online hosted games and activities keep the team humming at Omnidian. The company says 40% of its employees received promotions last…
Best Companies To Work For: Small
Surprise days off. No overtime. These companies focus on employee engagement.
This is a list of small companies. For large companies, click here. For midsize companies, click here. SMALL COMPANIES: 15-49 full-time Washington employees 1. CloudMoyo, Inc. Technology, Bellevue CEO: Manish Kedia Themed social lunches and monthly events provide “brain breaks” and help build positive relationships among workers. For example, during “Pride Month,” employees learned how…
Best Companies To Work For
These high-performing companies practice the culture that they preach
The Great Resignation. Quiet quitting. Loud quitting. The labor market is in the midst of a massive transformation. Workplace culture has rarely, if ever, been more volatile or uncertain. A study by HR technology provider Quantum Workplace reveals that two-thirds of executives believe culture is more important than business strategy. At the same time, 65%…
Seattle Passive House Respects The Environment
Passive House in Ballard treats the environment with respect
Rade and Eli Trimceski didn’t set out to save the planet when they commissioned their new home in Ballard, but the planet sent its regards anyway. Designed and built by First Lamp Architects of Seattle, the project was named the Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS) National Home of the Year in 2020. Billed as “the…
Young Seattle Philanthropists Speak Out
At United Way of King County's Emerging Leaders 365 program, philanthropy is about more than just writing checks
At the young age of 34, Tiffany Go already considers herself a philanthropist — though her broad definition of the word may surprise those in the “I gave at the office” generation. For Go, a health equity program manager at Seattle’s world-renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, philanthropy is much more than blindly giving money. It’s…
Publisher’s Note: The Power of Giving Back
Philanthropy doesn’t have to be complicated
The world is on fire right now. Now is the time to give back. So said a good friend managing philanthropic funds at one of the largest nonprofits in the world headquartered right here in Seattle. At the new “Seattle” magazine, we’re on a mission to demonstrate that Seattle is already a world-class city where…
Trading Urgency For Impact: Donor-Advised Funds
Why donor-advised funds appeal to investors and nonprofits
In these heady days of affluence in metropolitan Seattle (thank you, technology companies!), people inclined to give back are looking for tax-efficient ways to support their favorite charities. Many have used donor-advised funds (DAFs) to have their cake and eat it, too. A gift of appreciated stock to a DAF, which can be made through…
Seattle Philanthropists Have a Message: Just Give
Six ‘quiet giant’ philanthropists speak candidly about what they’ve learned and why charity isn’t nearly as difficult as it’s sometimes made out to be
Often, folks tell me a simple confession: “I want to start giving back but I don’t know how.” While I am no expert on the topic and consider myself recently influenced by several inspiring folks in the region, I can appreciate the lack of candid and direct info on how it all works. My immigrant…
Why This Tiny Cottage in Shoreline Works For a Family of Four
Why our tiny house makes sense
We live in a world full of hacks, loopholes and workarounds that often lead to more work and dead ends. When my wife, Kristy, and I discovered a way to live mortgage free, it seemed too good to be true. There had to be a catch. Six years later, we are still living out that…
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