Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says the city is acting now on shootings and trafficking crimes on a major street, replacing resident-built steel planters with chicanes.

After testing the market over the past year, Docusign confirmed to The Seattle Times on Thursday that it will move into the JPMorganChase Center — formerly known as the Russell Investments Center — at 1301 Second Ave. The company said it signed a 115,000-square-foot lease, spanning multiple floors.

A one-year ban on new large-scale data centers appears likely to be approved by the full Seattle City Council later this month. The City Council’s Land Use and Sustainability Committee unanimously approved the moratorium on Wednesday,

Seattle was awarded an NFL franchise 52 years ago today. Look back at the origins of the Seahawks and their 1976 start.

Seattle's new social housing developer is buying its first building, a major milestone for the mixed-income public housing program. Why it matters: Seattle voters have supported social housing twice at the ballot box in the past three years.

Dorpat was known for his long-running Now & Then weekly feature in The Seattle Times and his books on local history.