Posted Wed, Apr 13, 8:01 a.m.

The Museum of Flight didn't even make the top 5 museums according to this article. http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/middletown-news/dayton-wont-get-space-shuttle-1134181.html Here's where all the shuttle artifacts will go. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/shuttle_station/features/shuttle_homes.html I don't understand the New York bid. Especially considering what happened a couple years ago to a rare plane and how it was damaged. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-07-14/local/17901243_1_british-airways-retired-concorde-plane ...

Posted Mon, Mar 28, 8:52 a.m.

Nice article Knute. Just wanted to help clarify something. The term "Silicon Forest" has usually always meant the high tech region around Portland Oregon, not Seattle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Forest Seattle has never really had a proper nickname for it's high tech cluster of companies that's stuck over time.

Posted Mon, Feb 14, 10:14 a.m.

Knute, is there any other state that has something like this set up to use as an example?

Posted Wed, Dec 30, 1:58 p.m.

Thank you for writing this detailed recap. I hope there's a lively discussion about this topic. Here's a few notes to add. 1. Sports teams. We've actually lost more then 1. A. Besides the Sonics, we had the women's professional basketball team Seattle Reign go into bankruptcy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Reign B. The ...

Posted Tue, Nov 11, 11:39 a.m.

I hope that when the convention center plans, it plans BIG for the expansion. The property inside the trapazoid of 9th Ave., Boren Ave., Pine St., & Howell St. It'd be great if besides the above area, the whole block inside 8th Ave., 9th Ave., Pine St., and Olive St ...

Posted Thu, Oct 30, 9:30 a.m.

I'm arm chairing here a bit, but I just wish that we could return Key Arena to it's roots. Turn it into another mini convention center that would "compliment" the WSCTC. I just don't see why we have to keep using the Key Arena if we wish to pursue professional ...

Posted Wed, Aug 27, 11:05 a.m.

Past Bid & Event: Mr. Brewster. Was there really any infrastructure that was built for the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle? The only one that comes to mind is the Federal Way Aquatics Center. As for Vancouver & Seattle jointly bidding for either an Olympics, World Cup, or Worlds Fair ...

Posted Thu, Jul 31, 9:05 a.m.

Why the label of Drew Carey?: Knute, I don't understand the point of this line in your piece. "Our civic sports hopes are pinned to a changing of the guard with the Seahawks and a new professional soccer franchise partly owned by right-wing gameshow host Drew Carey." What has Drew ...

Posted Sun, Apr 27, 11:34 a.m.

Nuclear Museums: I love the idea of preserving the structure as a museum. It's interesting to note that there's two proposals in Washington State to turn former nuclear facilities into museums/monuments(UW & Hanford). Here's some other nuclear museums/organizations to look at as examples. American Museum of Science & Energy American ...

Posted Sun, Mar 2, 7:21 a.m.

RE: Unfortunately Outdated: I just don't understand why people are choosing not to see the difference between the Zeum and the Pacific Science Center. Sigh... Oh well I cannot disagree more about Naval Armory Building at S.L.U.P. being the future home of MOHAI. The maritime community as a whole needs ...

Posted Sat, Mar 1, 8:36 p.m.

RE: Zeum: The missions of Zeum and the Pacific Science Center are quite different. About Zeum Pacific Science Center(page won't load for me at the moment). You also have the Seattle Children's Museum which is different than either of the above.

Posted Sat, Mar 1, 2:53 p.m.

Parks: Knute, why didn't you mention either of the two theme parks in the region in your article? Wild Waves(formerly Enchanted Village) in Federal Way and The Puyallup Fair Grounds. I have many wonderful memories of visiting the fun forest and riding the numerous rides they've had over the years. ...

Posted Fri, Jun 29, 6:21 p.m.

Funding for the Aquarium: I very much enjoy reading the news about the aquarium expansion. This is very good news for the city. However, I was dismayed to see that over 50% of the funds used for the expansion came from the government, instead of the private sector. Where are ...

Posted Fri, May 11, 9:40 a.m.

Regular Contributer?: Is Michael Parks going to be a regular contributer to Crosscut? That would be fantastic news if it's so. The only thing I'd like to expand more on his northwest report is including information about British Columbia, Yukon, and Alberta as they're very much woven into the Cascadia(Pacific ...

Posted Fri, May 4, 1:28 a.m.

RE: soops and ST: Here's a pie in the sky dream. Clay Bennett and Paul Allen swap teams. Then, Paul Allen chooses to build a new arena along a transit line and build the arena with 70% private financing. I for one would like to see downtown Bellevue house the ...

Posted Sat, Apr 7, 2:18 p.m.

RE: Keep up the good work: I'd like to see the focus of the "News of the Great Nearby" to expand a bit to include the greater Pacific Northwest(Cascadia). I would like to use this map as an example of the area to focus on. http://www.sightline.org/maps/maps/cascadia_cs05m I don't think people ...

Posted Sat, Apr 7, 1:56 p.m.

RE: Private Financing is Possible: Art Thiel's column in February was probably the best piece written so far about private financing of arena's in the Pacific Northwest. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/305418_thiel28.html If the Sonic's ownership would put up over 70% of the funding, I do believe there would not be a problem with ...