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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.

The Weekender: Sarah Vowell, Hip-hop for the Homeless, and The Devil v. C.S. Lewis

Thu, Mar 8, 5:50 p.m.

By Alison Sargent

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

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Green Acre Radio: A partnership to save Seattle's old-growth

Fri, Feb 24, 12:41 p.m.

By Martha Baskin

In Washington, a group of non-profits and volunteers has come together to rebuild Seattle's forests and rescue native trees from invasive species.

Best of 2011: Climbing out of homelessness, to Mount Rainier

Sun, Dec 25, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

Participants in Seattle Union Gospel Mission's recovery program reached the peak of The Mountain.

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Bad goat: when should the feds have shot the killer?

Wed, Dec 7, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Long before Robert Boardman's death along a trail in the Olympic National Park, officials knew there was one bad actor. Sure, the park is a wild place, but what was gained by holding fire all those years?

Book captures soaring views of North Cascades in winter

Wed, Dec 7, 2 a.m.

By Christian Martin

A Bellingham paramedic's off-hours obsession has resulted in a new book about a region that holds a world record for snowfall.

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.

Kubota Garden: Seattle's most beautiful and least known park

Thu, Oct 27, 2 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

The location is surprising, but that's only the beginning of the unlikely history that includes repeated episodes of legally enacted discrimination, an absence of training, and the triumph of both individual and family vision and commitment.

Into thick sleet: Mount St. Helens turns sinister

Wed, Oct 5, 2 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Three brothers savor a long-awaited volcano climb - until the weather turns, disaster looms, and a fellow hiker disappears.

Review: Searching for radical pragmatism in 'This Crazy Time'

Fri, Sep 30, 2 a.m.

By Pamela Biery

A new autobiography takes readers through the life of environmental power-activist Tzeporah Berman, from the inside of a jail cell to the Hollywood red carpet, and highlights lessons learned in the world of negotiating.

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Will the Elwha's model for dam removal be validated?

Tue, Sep 27, 2 a.m.

By Kim Todd

Scientists say the Elwha is the perfect test case for dam removal and restoration science. But that takes money, and experts worry that inadequate or curtailed funds for a full study of the effects on wildlife and fisheries could throw a wrench in their plans.

Mountains to Sound Greenway tackles one of its toughest links: Seattle

Mon, Sep 26, 11:45 a.m.

By Erik Neumann

Crews have been hard at work on the edge of Beacon Hill.

Industrial poetry at the Brightwater treatment plant

Mon, Sep 26, 2 a.m.

By Lawrence W. Cheek

There's beauty in those pipes and pumps, as well as in the public art. The real triumph comes from the matching of form and function in a sewage treatment facility.

Local photographer upstages Ansel Adams at SLU gallery

Tue, Sep 20, 10:50 p.m.

By Ronald Holden

A South Lake Union photography gallery is featuring a rare showing of Ansel Adams' work, but the breathtaking nature prints by Seattle photographer Johsel Namkung are the real showstealers.

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