Politics
Mayor of Montlake
At a Town Hall in a bulldozer's path, Mike McGinn finds some new friends who like to see him standing up to the region, the state, and the City Council when it comes to another viaduct project.
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Culture
The Dog House lives
A city's soul can often be found in its off-beat eateries, past and present.
Politics
Seattle's tunnel quandary: not a perfect vote, but a vote
An August ballot measure on the tunnel might be messy, but it is meaningful. It'll either be a signal to "dig, baby, dig," or a plea to go back to the drawing board.
Tech
From Seattle 'Space Gothic' to global health
The new Gates Foundation campus is a renewal of the promise of Century 21, helping to make Seattle the center of global transformation through science.
Culture
The thin 'blanking' blue line
Should Seattle cops be punished for swearing at suspects? Do we really want Nordstrom standards for policing our streets?