Politics
Leftward Ho, Seattle!
Rookie mayor Ed Murray has jumped onto the new urban progressive bandwagon. His timing is right, but is the fit?
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Seattle & King County
How Seattle can shine internationally
The mayoral campaign gives little clue, but there are new ideas on the city's future.
Seattle & King County
What happened to 'Seattle Weekly'?
A founder of the alternative weekly, now changing owners again, reflects on the paper's origins, ideals, and tribulations.
Seattle & King County
Rail transit: the slow lane to urban density
Focusing development around rail stations makes good planning sense, but it's proving maddeningly hard to do. There are better routes by using bus stops.
Seattle & King County
The more the murkier: a Seattle disease
The SoDo Arena, adding still more entertainment competition to the region, is the latest example of our harmful penchant for merrily adding too many things.