Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Posted Wed, Jul 1, 6 a.m.
The battle for candidate endorsements reveals some ideological divides between local environmentalists, developers, and independent thinkers who wonder if all urban growth is good.
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Posted Fri, Jun 26, 6 a.m.
Jim McDermott's Congressional earmark for historic renovations is hardly an outrage compared with the way taxpayers are asked to help the rich everyday. Particularly in the Northwest, we take federal largesse for granted.
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Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.
Maritime advocates are looking to have Congress declare most of Washington's coastline, including Puget Sound, a National Heritage Area. It could be a boon for tourism, preservation, and the marine industry itself.
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Posted Mon, Jun 22, 6 a.m.
Is the civic grass greener on the other side of the border? Two urban experts each make the case for the others' home town.
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Posted Thu, Jun 18, 6 a.m.
Architect Wendell Lovett designed a nuclear reactor building and the home of a space-junketing billionaire, but it's his little San Juans retreat that says the most about him.
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Posted Tue, Jun 16, 6 a.m.
The list grows longer once the public weighs in on local taboos.
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Posted Mon, Jun 15, 6 a.m.
PETA objects to the Pike Place fish tossers, but they'd do better if they focused on a real menace: fish sticks.
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Posted Thu, Jun 11, 6 a.m.
Seattle doesn’t like to say No. (Look how many times we tried to say Yes to the monorail.) But that doesn’t mean we’re a city without no-nos.
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Posted Tue, Jun 9, 6 a.m.
Why I'm not converting to digital TV. So long, Jean Enersen!
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Posted Fri, Jun 5, 6 a.m.
Puget Sound boosters are proposing to launch an annual Global Health Celebration in 2012 to re-brand Seattle for the new century.
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Posted Wed, Jun 3, 6 a.m.
A Puget Sound beachcomber and U.W. oceanographer has expanded our understanding of the oceans by studying driftwood and rubber duckies. Here's an unbeatable "beach read" for the summer.
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Posted Mon, Jun 1, 6 a.m.
The state wants to put suicide barriers on Seattle's landmark Aurora Bridge, but some preservationists object.
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Posted Wed, May 27, 6 a.m.
Urban density, a Seattle and Portland mantra, is supposed to constrain sprawl, but a new analysis suggests that vital, dense cities produce bigger suburbs too.
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Posted Sun, May 24, 10:58 a.m.
We are losing our historic brain cells, one bungalow at a time. Much of what needs to be preserved isn't architecturally special by itself, but it has earned a right to stay with us, and the civic cost of wrecking and replacing is often too high.
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Posted Wed, May 20, 6 a.m.
Washington State will officially consider altering the map by naming the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest the Salish Sea.
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Posted Mon, May 18, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Tue, May 12, 6 a.m.
High-speed rail between Seattle and Vancouver could be a catalyst for regional development, and identity.
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Posted Fri, May 8, 6 a.m.
If Rick Steves were a drunk, this might be the book he'd write. Seattle's grittiest bars and taverns are the subject of a new guide to local dives, shadowy repositories of the real, slurring-its-words Seattle.
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Posted Wed, May 6, 6 a.m.
For many, Watergate is just a word, but it's relevant now as we consider what to do with Americans who tortured. Let's hope they don't get off as lightly as Wall Street's CEOs.
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Posted Mon, May 4, 6 a.m.
County Executive candidate Ross Hunter could bring some of the smart, combative, impatient style that was cultivated in Bill Gates' corporate culture.
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An early name for Seattle was Duwumps, which reminds us of a time before civic pretension, "world-class" ambitions, and over-priced coffee. In that spirit, this news is collected as an antidote to Seattle hype. If you see stories that aid the cause of Lesser Seattle — or more positively, Greater Duwumps — send them to Mossback.
Posted Thu, Jul 2, 9:06 p.m.
Environmentalists push again to protect the elusive Northwest critter, assuming it still exists.
MOREPosted Thu, Jun 25, 6 a.m.
Rediscovering the joys of the local (and endangered) video store, and reminders of Mariners seasons past.
MOREPosted Tue, Jun 30, 6 a.m.
More thoughts from the Seattle and Vancouver urban debaters on what makes their cities livable, or not.
MOREPosted Tue, Jun 23, 8:57 a.m.
And what it tells us about local design problems
MOREPosted Thu, Jun 18, 6 a.m.
Just what is Seattle's favorite, indigenous hot dog of choice?
MOREPosted Mon, Jun 15, 4 p.m.
Seattle scores high on another list of top places to visit.
MOREPosted Mon, Jun 15, 6:31 a.m.
Central District landmark that hosted Billie Holiday, Jimi Hendrix, and Martin Luther King will find new life as an updated performance hall.
MOREPosted Sun, Jun 7, 8:03 p.m.
It's one thing to doubt the existence of God, but this?
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Despite objections, Seattle landmarks board approves new fences for historic span.
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