Vancouver and Seattle: a tale of two arts cities
The Vancouver Symphony plays in Seattle, including a stunning performance. Why have the cities so diverged in their development of the arts?
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Local media is now a cut-and-run game
Commentary: The sale of the Seattle Weekly confirms a disturbing trend: Washington's titans are too busy creating global juggernauts to worry about the state of local media.
Best of 2012: The Speight Age (and after) at Seattle Opera
Speight Jenkins, who has creatively shaped Seattle Opera for 29 years, will retire in 2014. What might his successor look like?
Politics
Predictions for a jittery 2013
The age of anxiety continues in local politics and our economy. Here are some guesses on how elections and key institutions will play out in the new year.
Politics
Best of 2012: Norm Dicks and 'The Great Consensus'
Our amazingly stable politics, built on figures like Congressman Dicks, the Cold War economy, and the Democratic coalition of interests in Olympia, is busting apart, like an ice-bound river. Watch out below!