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Politics: Winners and losers of the week

Posted Mon, Jan 23, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Some unexpected outcomes in a stormy week in Seattle and South Carolina.

'Snow wimps'? Who is the 'LA Times' calling a wimp?

Posted Fri, Jan 20, 12:30 a.m.

By Art Thiel

A newspaper that serves a population freaked out by rain shouldn't be surprised if Seattle's steep hills and unusual climatic conditions -- including wet, icing-prone snowfalls -- combine to make for genuine difficulties.

Sh*t Kent Said

Posted Thu, Jan 12, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Nuggets of wisdom from Seattle's mossback Yoda

Naming Pioneer Square's alleys

Posted 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.

New ideas for the Intiman building: Be very afraid!

Posted Fri, Dec 9, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

Crosscut has learned of three striking proposals that would immediately draw more world attention to Seattle, enriching its brand.

Starbucks Nation

Posted Tue, Sep 6, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Howard Schultz's secret plan for making America great once again.

How to turn our weather into a tourism asset

Posted Wed, Aug 17, 11:50 a.m.

By Dick Nelson

Cool in the summer? Mild the year around? Folks, we can make this sound pretty good to most of the country. Probably without trying very hard.

'See Washington Last'

Posted Fri, Jul 22, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The death of the state's tourism office creates opportunities for a don't-come-hither campaign. Time to reverse-market our Delicious apples as "forbidden fruit."

How Seattle finally built its waterfront park

Posted Tue, Jul 5, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

It turned out much smaller than once hoped, but nobody said compromise was easy to reach in Seattle. A retrospective "history" of the star-crossed project

Summertime, and the whining is easy. Right, newcomers?

Posted Sat, Jul 2, 4:41 p.m.

By Al Sanders

Seattle's weather doesn't follow the patterns of other U.S. cities. Even in the early summer. Is this a surprise to some of you?

Mossback Mountaineering: The Happy Looker

Posted Wed, Jun 8, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Seattle is a climber's town, but some of us prefer the comforts of base camp to the rigors of the summit.

The thin 'blanking' blue line

Posted Thu, May 26, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Should Seattle cops be punished for swearing at suspects? Do we really want Nordstrom standards for policing our streets?

If Bill or Paul ran Seattle

Posted Tue, May 17, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

What would the city be like if one of Microsoft's co-founders were in charge?

Government by Tweet

Posted Thu, Apr 28, 12:59 p.m.

By Kent Kammerer

The Seattle ethics commission takes up social-media guidlines for elected officials. Just imagine a time when we could Tweet our tunnel vote, pay our toll through an embedded chip and still have time to read our neighbors' trivial FB status updates.

There goes another Seattle startup!

Posted Mon, Apr 25, 2 p.m.

By Bill Stafford

The sad tale of how Crosscut has been lured overseas, and how helpless this country was to ward off this terrible loss.

Mossback's '36 hours' in Duwumps

Posted Fri, Apr 8, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A native Seattleite offers a midweek slice-of-life as lived in this 'world-class' town.

Where'd you get that nice toga, Senator?

Posted Thu, Feb 24, 2 a.m.

By Bill Stafford

Lessons about trade for our modern budget-slashers and government-bashers, courtesy of an early emperor named Obamatus.

Cutting to the quick on Seattle's police issues

Posted Wed, Feb 23, 11:37 a.m.

By Tina Podlodowski

With one courageous vote, and a jolt to the pay envelope, Seattle's City Council could bring all the parties to the table.

An ode to two years: one just past, the other here so fast

Posted Sat, Jan 1, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A reflection on pathetic sports teams, dashed political dreams, and hoped-for urban planning themes.

Revelations more stunning than WikiLeaks'

Posted Tue, Dec 7, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

An attendee of the largest world's fair in history shares international information (recorded confidentially! And hitherto buried deep within his personal notebook!). Now, in Crosscut's largest data dump of the entire week, it is all made public.

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A local comic brew debuts online. Just don't call it 'Seattleandia'.

Posted Tue, Jan 31, 2 a.m.

by Eric Scigliano

'Local Brew' delivers real laughs and captures real Seattle moments. Best of all, it revives the shambolic, do-it-yourself spirit that made Seattle fun.

Crosscut Tout: Seattle tells its secrets . . . onstage

Posted Fri, Nov 11, 2 a.m. 2011

by Katherine Luck

The ACT's Seattle Confidential series brings the anonymous secrets of Seattleites to the stage, from lost virginities to adventures abroad. Next up and just in time for turkey day - holiday horror stories.

First D.B. Cooper. Now, the truth about Sasquatch's identity!

Posted Fri, Aug 5, 9:09 a.m. 2011

by Feliks Banel

Duty, or the prospect of a book contract, compels me to come forward now about hairy, smelly old Uncle Wally.

Water fights

Posted Thu, Jul 28, 9:26 p.m. 2011

by Pete Jackson

A proud son of Everett swings back at the latest insult, this one about how well Everett's bottled water lies on the exquisite stomachs of upmarket urban booksellers.

Some modest (if unlikely) steps to remedy M's batting woes

Posted Thu, Jul 21, 2 p.m. 2011

by Mike Henderson

If the batters are going to perform like comic characters, maybe management needs to try to grab the last laugh at their expense.

When crows become eagles

Posted Thu, Jun 30, 2 a.m. 2011

by Eric Scigliano

Mob violence in Seattle, on the wing. It's a bird-eat-bird world out there.

Today's 'tribute' to Britain

Posted Wed, May 25, noon 2011

by David Brewster

British wags sum up their has-been nation in pithy humor. How about Seattle?

Reclaim an NBA team for Seattle? Is this a fantasy in our confused political state?

Posted Wed, May 25, 2:30 p.m. 2011

by Mike Henderson

Lawmakers dream they'll see the Sonics back in Seattle, alive as you or me. But imagine the ire of Tim Eyman if it involves taxing needy athletes!

Desperately seeking your soulmate, or your former self? Apps may be on the way

Posted Wed, May 25, 2 a.m. 2011

by Judy Lightfoot

At the recent TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in New York, 500 or so techies in teams built amazing apps. One gives the homeless jobless a foot in the door.

A novel idea for hooking the reluctant soccer fan

Posted Sat, May 14, 3:28 p.m. 2011

by Mike Henderson

In advance of the Sounders' big match against the Portland Timbers on Saturday (May 14), a sports fan admits his struggle to get into the game. And he offers his own solution.