Culture Hiking the long tunnel at Snoqualmie Pass West portal of the Milwaukee Road tunnel under Snoqualmie Pass. by Douglas MacDonald / June 30, 2011
Culture A meandering bicyclist weighs in on the 'road diet' debate Patching on a Seattle street. by Douglas MacDonald / August 30, 2010
Culture The ultimate Cascades hike, along the ghost railroad A hiker in one of the big abandoned snowsheds of the Iron Goat trail by Douglas MacDonald / August 18, 2010
Culture Best of 2009: How I learned to love the bag fee The first grocery plastic bag, in the late 1970s by Douglas MacDonald / December 29, 2009
Culture Latinas become a factor in Seattle politics Seattle City Council candidate Venus Velázquez (top) and Seattle School Board candidate Maria Ramirez. by William Echols / September 27, 2007
Culture A tortuous course through Seattle Center and Seattle process The popular SeaSk8 skateboard park at Seattle Center, before it was torn down for a parking garage. (City of Seattle) by William Echols / August 20, 2007
Culture Miracle: A mainstream newspaper sheds the pretense of detachment A recent installment of "A Prayer for Gloria" and <i>Seattle Times</i> columnist Jerry Brewer (inset). by William Echols / July 12, 2007
Culture For some, Seattle is evergreen; others say the Emerald City has lost its shine Update: Jonathan Raban's recent essay on Crosscut has sparked a big debate: What was Seattle, what has it become, and how did that happen? by William Echols / July 11, 2007
