One of the most stunning impacts of gentrification on street life in Seattle has been the transformation of East Madison Street, formerly a neighborhood dominated by the infamous Deano's Cafe and Lounge, more recently named Chocolate City, and Deano's 24-hour grocery.
5th Avenue Theatre mounts Into the Woods, an intricate reworking of fairy tales, with many a twist. The production has marvelous moments and an excellent cast, but it steers a little too far from the dark side of Sondheim's musical imagination.
Time to stop the teeth-gnashing at City Hall. SLUT is here to stay. Without an ounce of forethought, Seattle has stumbled onto one of the hallmarks of a proper big city: a memorable mass-transit name. The Underground, Metro, Desire, BART, Sky Train, Broadway Local, The MTA. These are names that st
A young artist's exhibition in Portland examines a witness of history, her grandfather, through a moving mix of images and words.
The city that inspires Dubai and Abu Dhabi has some soul-searching to do. After the Olympics, of course.
