Natalie Bicknell Argerious
Natalie Bicknell Argerious (she/her) is a reporter and podcast host at The Urbanist. She previously served as managing editor. A passionate urban explorer since childhood, she loves learning how to make cities more inclusive, vibrant, and environmentally resilient. You can often find her wandering around Seattle's Central District and Capitol Hill with her dogs and cat. Email her at natalie [at] theurbanist [dot] org.
Tired of "wishy-washy" Seattle politics not getting things done, Mitnick's youth-led campaign seeks to take on the political establishment.
When asked why he is running for a seat on the Seattle City Council, Matthew Mitnick, candidate in District 4, master's student at the University of Washington Evans School of...
House Our Neighbors' coalition members reflect on how the campaign achieved social housing victory.
Ballots are still being counted, but with a 14-point lead established as of Friday, it appears that Social Housing Initiative 135 in Seattle is headed for a win. This may come as a surprise to some,...
On Wednesday, February 22nd, 5:30-6:30pm, a coalition of organizations, including partners of The Urbanist, is offering an event that tells the story of the Eastside through a racial equity, transportation, and affordable housing lens.
Speakers Guillermo Rivera (Eastside for All) and Chris Randels (Complete Streets Bellevue) will also connect the past to the...
Have you ever dreamt of owning a business in a walkable urban neighborhood? You might find that opportunity awaits you in Renton, where the Downtown Renton Partnership is hosting the Main Street Entrepreneur Workshop and Pitch Competition, which kicks off next Tuesday, February 21st from 6-8pm.
Over six sessions, participants...
In this installment of Housing Notes, we focus on Seattle where there's a bevy of housing news to report on, and then make a visit north to Ferndale where the City is banking on residents' love of heavy metal music to promote ADUs (accessory dwelling units).
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Critics say the tract of detached houses would increase sprawl, harm critical wildlife habitat.
This Saturday, February 11th, Save Coal Creek and the Issaquah Alps Trails Club are calling people to come out and protest against a 35 single-family home development planned on 12 acres adjacent to Coal Creek Natural...
When Ray pitched the idea to me of doing an episode on automation, the first thing I thought was, of course. Automation, in no small part because of the meteoric rise of the chatbot Chat GPT by OpenAI, is being discussed in every news outlet I follow these days....
In Chinese zodiac tradition, 2023 will be the year of the Water Rabbit. The sign for the Rabbit is associated with longevity, peace, and prosperity, making many followers look out to 2023 as a year of hope. This includes members of the small business community in Seattle's historic Chinatown-International...