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Amazon Go Opens In Downtown Seattle and it Features A Surprising Number of Local Favorites

Amazon Go Opens In Downtown Seattle and it Features A Surprising Number of Local Favorites

We went to the store and skipped checkout for Day One of Amazon's latest experiment.

Hundreds of shoppers clutching free orange tote bags crowded into the fairly snug Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle on opening day, lots of them snapping photos, shooting live vids, some even buying stuff. It was just the kind of buzzy scene PR teams dream about for the premiere of the brave new world of…

The Ups and Downs of Life in Amazonia

The Ups and Downs of Life in Amazonia

No one said empire building was easy.

Check out the rest of our 2017 Year in Review package. According to Bloomberg and Forbes, Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world for almost all of July 26, with a personal fortune of more than $90 billion. By day’s end, though, he had to settle for second banana to Seattle’s other tycoon, Bill…

How Amazon's HQ2 Will Change Your City: The Good, the Bad and the Bro-y

How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Change Your City: The Good, the Bad and the Bro-y

As the deadline passes for cities to make their pitches, consider what a winning bid could mean for your town.

Alien-looking spheres could touch down in your city.

Amazon Go Opens In Downtown Seattle and it Features A Surprising Number of Local Favorites

Amazon Go Opens In Downtown Seattle and it Features A Surprising Number of Local Favorites

We went to the store and skipped checkout for Day One of Amazon's latest experiment.

Hundreds of shoppers clutching free orange tote bags crowded into the fairly snug Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle on opening day, lots of them snapping photos, shooting live vids, some even buying stuff. It was just the kind of buzzy scene PR teams dream about for the premiere of the brave new world of…

The Ups and Downs of Life in Amazonia

The Ups and Downs of Life in Amazonia

No one said empire building was easy.

Check out the rest of our 2017 Year in Review package. According to Bloomberg and Forbes, Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world for almost all of July 26, with a personal fortune of more than $90 billion. By day’s end, though, he had to settle for second banana to Seattle’s other tycoon, Bill…

How Amazon's HQ2 Will Change Your City: The Good, the Bad and the Bro-y

How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Change Your City: The Good, the Bad and the Bro-y

As the deadline passes for cities to make their pitches, consider what a winning bid could mean for your town.

Alien-looking spheres could touch down in your city.

Coming to Terms With Our 'Amazon Guilt'

Coming to Terms With Our ‘Amazon Guilt’

Before blaming Bezos & Co. for all of Seattle's changes, we need to look in the mirror.

It’s just so convenient…

Should Amazon Cover Costs of Intern Bus Crowding?

Should Amazon Cover Costs of Intern Bus Crowding?

As the tech giant continues to expand, increased commuters could further strain King County Metro.

Amazon’s intern program contributed to overcrowded buses on Route 70.

5 New FareStart Restaurants Set For South Lake Union With Help From Amazon

5 New FareStart Restaurants Set For South Lake Union With Help From Amazon

The nonprofit will launch five different restaurants on the same block.

Obviously, Amazon is affecting Seattle in big ways. Less obvious is the impact of FareStart, an organization that has quietly and consistently been influencing our city through social services and quality meals for the past 25 years with the help of longtime supporters—like Amazon. The South Lake Union (SLU) megacorp is donating 25,000 square feet…

Truffle Salted Tater Tots and Other Signs of the Seattle Apocalypse

Truffle Salted Tater Tots and Other Signs of the Seattle Apocalypse

The End Times are nigh in Seattle. Here's proof.

Societies crumble when the sanctity of the tater tot is violated.

Hello, I'm Alexa

Hello, I’m Alexa

No, wait. I'm Alexa. As we inch further towards the singularity, a few questions on identity for 'the other woman'

Hello, I’m Alexa. No, not the Amazon Alexa—I’m Alexa Peters, a writer, Seattle native, lover of jazz. Like my digital doppelganger, I am capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarm clocks, streaming podcasts and recalling traffic and weather forecasts. I often hang out in living room corners but, when summoned under…

Seattle's Apartment Boom Offers New Living Options

Seattle’s Apartment Boom Offers New Living Options

As it transforms neighborhoods, Seattle’s apartment boom offers a surplus of options like rooftop gardens, chicken coops and more

Apartment-dwellers in South Lake Union’s six-story Amli can enjoy the 3,000 square foot rooftop garden

Amazon Studios' Reimagined Hollywood

Amazon Studios’ Reimagined Hollywood

A few years ago, no one was streaming new content from Amazon. But Roy Price is changing that, and in the process, Amazon Studios is racking up attention—and awards

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Roy Price, September 18 at the Sunset Tower Emmy party. Oscars next?

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