Politics
The Texas model vs. the Seattle model
Texas did far better in the recession than its big rival, California. Which one should we emulate?
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Seattle & King County
Updated: A new baton at the SSO, a marriage in early music
The Symphony taps a rising French star, Ludovic Morlot, to succeed Gerard Schwarz. Early Music Guild and Seattle Baroque get hitched. Good stuff!
Politics
Can Seattle make a great waterfront park?
Other cities show it's a lot harder than it looks. Two key decisions in the next few months, if they go well, are enough to make one "nervously optimistic."
Seattle & King County
Crosscut throws a new-member coffee this week
Meet some members and meet the editor at Crosscut's neighborhood coffee shop, Street Bean. Coffee and pastry are on us.
Seattle & King County
More ideas for a downtown arts district
Baltimore provides an example, as well as a warning.