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Utopia: Are we there yet?

Posted Wed, Sep 9, 9:24 p.m.

By Knute Berger

An art exhibit in Port Angeles displays creative responses to the Cascadia dream.

Islam in Cascadia

Posted Tue, Aug 25, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A report from British Columbia on Pacific Northwest Muslims and how they view life in the West.

Future Shack or Future Schlock?

Posted Tue, Jul 14, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Two panels wrestle with the future of Washington's residential architecture, and especially the fabric of a growing Seattle. An overriding question: How much can good design solve the problems of density?

Jim Lynch: the next hot Northwest novelist

Posted Fri, Jul 10, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

The former reporter and Olympia resident sets his books in small towns in Western Washington, creating indelible characters with rare abilities to see hidden things

Local tourism: hanging on til the Olympics

Posted Tue, Jun 23, 6 a.m.

By Sue Frause

In British Columbia and Washington, 2009 is going to be a tough year for the tourist business. Here's what some experts are doing to get through the recession.

The Great Vancouver vs. Seattle Debate

Posted Mon, Jun 22, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Is the civic grass greener on the other side of the border? Two urban experts each make the case for the others' home town.

And for Seattle's next 'world's fair,'...

Posted Fri, Jun 5, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Puget Sound boosters are proposing to launch an annual Global Health Celebration in 2012 to re-brand Seattle for the new century.

Sea change

Posted Wed, May 20, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Washington State will officially consider altering the map by naming the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest the Salish Sea.

Isolation for sale

Posted Mon, May 18, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Mining towns like Metaline Falls are struggling as auto sales slump, but across the border in British Columbia there is evidence that other places have found a future with another valuable resource.

Is Cascadia's train coming in?

Posted Tue, May 12, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

High-speed rail between Seattle and Vancouver could be a catalyst for regional development, and identity.

Green building: some new winners

Posted Mon, Apr 20, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

Two Northwest buildings, both commercial properties, win top environmental awards, marking a trend to for-profit projects

The Cascadian Dream

Posted Thu, Apr 9, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Can a Pacific Northwest utopia be shaped on the shared belief that nature is sacred? This latest installment in a series on regional identity looks at the patron saint of the environmental movement, John Muir, and how his thinking informs the desire for a new, greener, and elusive entity some call Cascadia.

Muddy waters of the Salish Sea

Posted Fri, Mar 27, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A new name for the Northwest waters could be a setback for those charged with cleaning up Puget Sound. On the other hand, maybe a fresh start is what's needed.

Can Locke save the world's fair?

Posted Thu, Mar 26, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Eyes turn to new Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as U.S. expo boosters look for someone to prevent China's "humiliation" over America's possible no-show at Shanghai's Expo 2010.

Is Seattle's growth unstoppable?

Posted Mon, Feb 23, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Walling off migration is not possible. But there are ways to downsize our ambitions to a Lesser Seattle, which might be good for America and the environment.

Does Mt. Rainier need a better name?

Posted Tue, Jan 27, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

And while we're cleansing ourselves of British imperialism, how about taking the British out of Columbia?

Setting sail for the Salish Sea

Posted Fri, Jan 23, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Forget cleaning up Puget Sound: we have bigger waters to take care of. A new name for the Pacific Northwest's inland sea challenges us to rethink the region and its identity.

Are the Vancouver Olympics turning into a stimulus plan?

Posted Fri, Dec 26, 6 a.m.

By Jonathan Hiskes

Smart thinking, Canadians. The Winter Games are shovel-ready for the recession.

Can Seattle be a Slow City?

Posted Wed, Dec 24, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

An international movement to change the ethic of growing cities seems right for the Northwest. But we'd have to check the boom-town impulses embedded both in our growth economy and our frontier DNA.

Cross-border commerce and the 2010 Olympics

Posted Tue, Nov 25, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

Money isn't flowing as freely as once thought, and the challenges of the border and exchange rates determine whether and how Northwest contractors and service providers will benefit from the Vancouver Games.

Other media

Hints for B.C. residents vacationing in exotic Washington State The Vancouver Sun lists some must-see attractions for Canadian tourists: Always popular Lynnwood, aka "Gateway to Puget Sound"; historic Mukilteo lighthouse, and the "Everett Everglades."

VANCOUVER SUN

CPAs are furnishing major B.C. Olympic competition so far Consultants and accountants are at odds over the amount of economic activity that will flow from the upcoming winter games.

THE TYEE (VANCOUVER, B.C.)

Ticket monopoly brings lots of Olympics gold to one company All the ticket paths lead through a New Jersey multimillionaire who has used his connections to gain a lucrative toll booth.

SEATTLE TIMES

Vancouver Olympics: Far from fan-friendly Most of the tickets have gone to expensive tours and other insiders. Hotel prices are astronomical. And the games are mostly made-for-TV events.

SEATTLE TIMES

B.C. native tribe wants to give up its official "Indian" status It's a bold idea. The 13,000 Gitxsan people would abandon their First Nation status - and with it their tax exemptions, housing, reservation lands and tribal government - and become regular Canadian citizens. In return, they want a share of the resources to be extracted from their traditional tribal land.

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Settling the 'which Vancouver?' question

Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 p.m.

by Knute Berger

Washington state's Vancouver is considering a slight but significant name change

Can a neo-Nazi be an environmentalist?

Posted Mon, Nov 2, 2:51 p.m.

by Knute Berger

A shooting in BC answers the question

Salish Sea it is!

Posted Fri, Oct 30, 3:34 p.m.

by Knute Berger

Get set for a new name on Northwest maps.

B.C. approves "Salish Sea" proposal

Posted Fri, Oct 23, 10:10 a.m.

by Knute Berger

That is, if Washington and the U.S. follow suit. The name would enhance but not supplant existing names for inland waters on either side of the border.

Smooth sailing for the Salish Sea?

Posted Thu, Aug 20, 3 p.m.

by Knute Berger

In an unusual act of international cooperation, the proposal to name the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest is being handled by both countries at once.