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Rally shows Seattle fans' eagerness to retrieve basketball

Fri, Jun 15, midnight

By Quin Benzel

While Oklahoma City cheered its team, thousands gathered in Pioneer Square to support an effort to bring NBA basketball back to Seattle.

An NBA franchise is a field of dreams for hedging investments

Mon, May 14, midnight

By Matt Fikse-Verkerk

City partners, beware! Such pro-sports deals are full of arcane opportunities for making money, including the art of hedging income.

The Burke Museum's mystery vessel

Mon, Mar 26, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A mysterious jug washed up on a Washington beach, now it's the subject of a research experiment: using crowdsourcing to fund and extend looking into its origins.

Updated: A little oil and a ton of trouble

Sun, Jan 29, 2 a.m.

By Pete Knutson

A fisherman with a leaky hydraulic line discovers what a serious business an oil sheen on Puget Sound can be — especially if you're one of the unlucky few to get tagged for it, and you get on the wrong side of the pollution detectives. New: The Department of Ecology has now reached a decision.

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.

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...

Best of 2011: The fragile state of Washington's ferries

Sat, Dec 31, 2 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

A recent disruption in ferry service to the San Juan Islands illuminated just how close Washington's ferry system is to the edge. Can a new government task force resuscitate the struggling system?

Seattle Weekender: Possums, stand-up, and festive wooden boats

Thu, Dec 8, 2:14 p.m.

By Zachariah Bryan

Crosscut's guide to a culturally enriching weekend in the city. Or at least some fun.

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.

The fragile state of Washington's ferries

Wed, Oct 26, 2 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

A recent disruption in ferry service to the San Juan Islands illuminated just how close Washington's ferry system is to the edge. Can a new government task force resuscitate the struggling system?

Jonathan Raban's lonely journeys

Wed, Oct 26, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The eccentric West through the eyes of Seattle's British expat author is a landscape of strange customs, forlorn towns, and back roads. His mantra: "To be alone is to be safe."

An ancient way to fish, and a better one

Fri, Sep 9, 2 a.m.

By Bob Simmons

Lummi Island fishers use the ancient craft of reefnetting to spare protected species and deliver tastier salmon.

'Far From Perfect': Authenticity at the Wooden Boat Festival

Thu, Sep 8, 2 a.m.

By Lawrence W. Cheek

Step onto the docks at Port Townsend's Wooden Boat Festival this weekend, and you'll find yourself surrounded by authenticity. Or so it seems. Our architecture critic, a serious boatbuilder himself, looks at what that elusive concept really means.