A mis-matched message on the arts
Standing O's at the ArtsFund annual luncheon, and then some sobering up.
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Welcome to Manhattan, Nordie's!
By the time Nordstrom's reached New York City it had lost a lot of the old Seattle brand.
Politics
Updated: Why did McGinn reopen the waterfront tunnel war?
Time is running out for the mayor's effort to block the project. His opponents decline the offer for a public duel, though the governor does release a condescending letter.
Politics
The 'motherhood' ploy for Seattle's budget crunch
The effort to move some funding into a special taxing district for very popular services has so far failed for parks. Next comes an effort to do the same with libraries. Will it work?
Culture
Head of Seattle Parks Foundation is resigning
Karen Daubert, founding executive director of the powerful group, is stepping down, after completing the campaign to build Lake Union Park and other projects. Meanwhile, the interim parks superintendent has a recurrence of an earlier cancer.