Environment No room for trees in Seattle's new parks Ellen Sollod's "Cloud Veil" at 12th Avenue Square Park. Credit: Seattle Parks & Recreation by Mark Hinshaw / April 26, 2016
A park over Interstate 5? Not a new idea Freeway Park over I-5 in Seattle by Mark Hinshaw / January 18, 2016
Best of 2015: Why the city's new buildings often look the same The generic design of many "5 over 1" buildings presents blank walls at street level and seem divorced from their surroundings - like this one on Queen Anne near Thomas. by Mark Hinshaw / December 20, 2015
Fed up with Seattle? Here are 9 other cities you'll love The dream of the '90s is alive in Tacoma. by Mark Hinshaw / September 10, 2015
In Austria's treatment of immigrants, a lesson for Seattle Police in Hamburg, Germany block an entrance to a building that activists wanted to make a center to welcome refugees in 2014. by Mark Hinshaw / July 26, 2015
Politics Getting to no on growth. To get to yes. Older buildings on Jackson Street in Pioneer Square. A proposed 11-story building at the far end of Jackson was rejected. by Mark Hinshaw / July 22, 2015
Equity Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage in all states In a 5-4 decision, the court legalized gay marriage nationwide. by Mary Bruno / June 26, 2015
Debating tricky transpo questions at Community Idea Lab The usual traffic clog in downtown Seattle. Credit: Oran Viriyincy/Flickr by Mary Bruno / June 19, 2015
Editor in chief Mary Bruno leaving Crosscut Awaiting Crosscut's next Editor in chief . . . by Mary Bruno / May 21, 2015