Posted Thu, Oct 27, 9:16 a.m.

Very engaging article and wonderfully written as well. I am very glad that Peter Miller Books has endured, despite the early ups and downs, and hope that it will for a long time.

Posted Mon, Feb 21, 1:21 p.m.

The recent downturn in Pioneer Square is mainly a reflection of the United States economy and not merely the fault of Pioneer Square. Many small businesses and offices- small architecture firms, graphics firms and others, housed in Pioneer Square buildings, have simply closed and not because of the location. I ...

Posted Fri, Sep 17, 1:45 p.m.

A small point, but during the 1980s, when the term "baby boomer" really gained its currency, people born in 1953 were barely considered part of the tail end of the "baby boom." Anyone born in 1963, such as Barack Obama, would have been considered Gen X. What seems to have ...

Posted Sat, Jul 31, 12:59 p.m.

I am glad to hear that the Washington Trust is involved in efforts to revitalize Pioneer Square. I also think that the idea of having more real residents and businesses that serve them, rather than tourists and Sports enthusiasts, is a really good idea, (although it is an older idea ...

Posted Sat, Jul 31, 12:47 p.m.

Twice Sold Tales can be a particularly difficult place.

Posted Mon, Mar 8, 5:47 p.m.

While I agree that perhaps there should not be such a sharp divide between "us" (the supposedly good) and "them," (those who are blamed, defamed, evil, etc..), a large number of people really do not wind up shooting 4 or 5 of their former colleagues, because they did not get ...

Posted Thu, Feb 18, 12:26 a.m.

As a longtime resident, I find that Seattle panhandlers, on the whole, are relatively benign. Constructive help should be given to the homeless, but they do not seem like much of a threat. I do not think that we need additional laws to deal with them. I am more worried ...

Posted Fri, Nov 27, 1:45 p.m.

My suspicion has always been that the bodies displayed might be those of late Chinese prisoners, who never agreed to being dissected and plastinated. Another poster on this page mentions this as fact. If this is the case with even one of these bodies, the whole exhibition is an outrage. ...

Posted Fri, Nov 27, 1:26 p.m.

Thanks for this article! A shame that my local bookstore, Bailey Coy, had to close! It makes my neighborhood that much less interesting. One of the reasons I have always liked Seattle so much is its fine, INDEPENDENT, neighborhood bookstores. I also particularly appreciate Elliott Bay Book Company, as well ...

Posted Sun, Oct 18, 4:46 p.m.

Nothing in my comments suggested that one gets "extra nativity points" for sticking it out as long as a non-native.

Posted Sun, Oct 18, 12:05 p.m.

The Luzon Building situation is really sad. I wonder if there could have been a louder clarion call to all preservationists in neighboring cities. The justifications for demolition sound fishy to me and/or typical of an often misguided understanding of historic building and structure. As a Seattle resident, I had ...

Posted Mon, Oct 5, 12:53 p.m.

It is of some interest that the population of Seattle is diversifying with people from other countries. As for the "native" born vs. non-natives in Seattle, you could also turn the clock back to 1889 and see how many people, at least those of European descent, were "native" born. The ...

Posted Fri, Sep 4, 7:21 p.m.

From my point of view, it was not the snowstorm, but the selling of the city to developers and the seeming indifference of his administration to the citizens in general, as well as to the homeless. His apparent bullying of the City Council - or at least his poor relations ...

Posted Fri, Jun 12, 4:20 p.m.

A few years ago and for about 6 years, I had a television that was seriously on the blink. It took 45 minutes to warm it up, so that I could get a picture. So, unless I really knew that there was something specific I wanted to watch and had ...

Posted Mon, Jun 8, 2:09 p.m.

I am usually a strong advocate for preserving local landmarks and making no or few alterations, but, in this case, I agree with Philip Dawdy. The number of suicides off of the Aurora Bridge have simply been too numerous and leave survivors and observers permanently shaken. There should be a ...

Posted Thu, Apr 2, 2:09 p.m.

I am extremely glad that Seattle was chosen as the site for the Green Lab and that Liz Dunn was chosen to lead it. That said, and this is a small point perhaps, but I wonder why a member of the architecture faculty at UW, who teaches a course in ...

Posted Sun, Mar 8, 2:44 p.m.

Sounds very, very fishy.

Posted Sun, Mar 8, 11:44 a.m.

There has always been a very strong Republican base and, of course, they were opposed to Obama. Why is this news? Obama has only been in office a short time, but has inherited a terrrible mess. Trying to desperately please the Republicans, who are mostly responsible for this mess in ...

Posted Sat, Mar 7, 1:24 p.m.

I moved to Seattle from the northeast three decades ago, when I was in my twenties and also lived in Oregon for several years; so, as a long-term resident of the Pacific Northwest, I may now have become “nice,” (although apparently I do not always completely succeed!) My most recent ...

Posted Mon, Feb 16, 10:12 p.m.

Seattle may seem a little restrained at times, but as someone who moved from a more typical East Coast city over 30 years ago, I actually appreciate the civility very much. At this point, though, you are right, there are plenty of transplants. I am actually finding that Seattle's vaunted ...

Posted Thu, Dec 11, 2:03 p.m.

Christopher Hitchens is not necessarily a spokesman for atheists and non-religious people.

Posted Thu, Dec 11, 11:30 a.m.

"At this season of the winter solstice, may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds." Although I personally agree that religion has at times "hardened ...

Posted Thu, May 22, 10:19 a.m.

The doomed diner and historic preservation: Your coverage of the Mannings/Denny controversy (over about 3 articles) was excellent and the clearest account of what transpired. It also gives a pretty good sense of the in and outs of historic preservation in Seattle, whatever your outlook on the role of City ...