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Big shows: Tut, Tut, and more Tut

Thu, Feb 23, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The Pacific Science Center prepares for a major King Tut show this spring. It's the third time for Tut in Seattle, and it might be the last exhibit outside of Egypt for the foreseeable future.

At downtown intersection, strands of Seattle history converge

Thu, Feb 23, 2 a.m.

By Bob Royer

Where else in Seattle will you find two Irish bars in one building?

Seattle budget's Green House effect

Tue, Feb 21, 6 p.m.

By Knute Berger

Options for saving the Volunteer Park Conservatory are to be unveiled at a public meeting.

Seattle: If this is a bust, what will a boom look like?

Tue, Feb 21, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

During the economic downturn, the city and region have been setting the stage for the next boom.

The architectural pitfalls of refitting urban churches

Fri, Feb 3, 2 a.m.

By Lawrence W. Cheek

Architects had some triumphs in converting the former First Church of Christ Scientist on Capitol Hill into townhomes, but the difficulties they encountered offer lessons about preservation in the city.

Heritage Turkey Watch

Fri, Jan 27, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The Kalakala still floats, for now, plus Seattle's plywood "space shuttle," demolition fight in Spokane, and other preservation news.

A bookstore's slant on the state of the land

Thu, Jan 19, 2 a.m.

By Peter Miller

A bookseller casts his eye about for clues to our times, based on the year's taste in calendars and books and decades and Steve Jobs.

Sh*t Kent Said

Thu, Jan 12, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Nuggets of wisdom from Seattle's mossback Yoda

Heritage Turkeys of the year

Mon, Jan 9, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Who did most to raze, wreck, uproot, neglect, and generally trash our historic treasures in 2011? The envelopes, please...

Re-kindling that old house romance

Thu, Dec 29, 2 a.m.

By Douglas Gantenbein

Living in a vintage house has it rewards – and its trials. A homeowner tries to come to terms with both.

Best of 2011: Why does Seattle have so many bleak public spaces?

Thu, Dec 22, 2 a.m.

By Lawrence W. Cheek

This city has enough gray in its sky. We don't need more on the ground.

Naming Pioneer Square's alleys

Mon, Dec 12, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Cities are moving to reclaim and clean-up urban alleyways, and Pioneer Square is ground zero for Seattle's effort. One thing needed: names.

The waterfront: keep kitsch alive

Wed, Nov 30, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Here's hoping the waterfront makeover resists attempts to sanitize. Another concern: not turning it into a second Seattle Center.

Waterfront designers need a reality check

Tue, Nov 29, 2 a.m.

By Iain M Robertson

A good design requires consciousness of the city's realities, the real spatial, temporal, social, and ecological contexts. Speaking of temporal, has anyone noticed it's November, with everything that means for being outdoors along the water in Seattle?

Waterfront planning: keys for making it Seattle's plan

Wed, Nov 23, 2 a.m.

By Mark Hinshaw

Seattle residents care about their waterfront, and we bring our own quirks. Taking those factors into account are critical to making James Corner's final plan into something that will soar.