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.
SeaPort flies small planes from Boeing Field to Portland, saving lots of time and security hassles. But a recession hasn't been the best time to get off the runway with a new approach.
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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 Tue, May 26, 6 a.m.
So far, Portland and Seattle are still magnets to young, educated, restless people. But couch-surfing and microbrews will only last so long. Here's a look at the demographic realities in the two cities.
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Posted Thu, Apr 9, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Fri, Apr 3, 6 a.m.
We've followed the have-it-all mode for building the arts rapidly, with many gains and tradeoffs. What will it be like After Donnelly (A.D.)?
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Posted Thu, Mar 19, 6 a.m.
As the state celebrates its 150th birthday, an institution full of its historic documents goes on life-support.
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Posted Sat, Mar 14, 6 a.m.
A new poll suggests Western states report a better sense of well-being, but neither prosperity not recession seem to be making most Americans happier.
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Posted Fri, Mar 6, 6 a.m.
Get used to it: Dilapidated infrastructure now requires tolls. For I-5, tolling will probably start with the new Columbia River bridge.
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Posted Tue, Dec 30, 10:02 a.m.
A Portland architect concocts a Godzilladuct for the new bridge over the Columbia.
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Posted Wed, Dec 24, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Thu, Nov 6, midnight
Our Zen gardener gets a nudge to visit the Portland Japanese Garden and finds five gardens in one.
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Posted Fri, Sep 26, 1 p.m.
Two big unresolved transportation issues are back in the public's eye, reminding voters of the governor's biggest failure.
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Posted Wed, Aug 13, 5 a.m.
The Northwest's mainstream newspapers are reporting political news on the Web first. Part 3 of 3
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Posted Wed, Aug 13, 5 a.m.
Our Whidbey Island correspondent shares her favorite way to explore the food and atmosphere of Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle.
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Posted Tue, Aug 12, 5 a.m.
These are the partisan voices you might not know or have been afraid to try. Part 2 of 3
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What's to blame for all the anger as cyclists, drivers, and citizens fight over their rights on the streets? Is it $4 gas? Young punks? Class warfare? Poor urban design? It's time to theorize.
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Posted Wed, Jul 23, 2 p.m.
This annual gathering of students and teachers is unique in America, and another example of Portland's distinctive musical culture.
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Posted Wed, Jul 16, 5 a.m.
Seattle journalist Douglas McLennan is a leading national figure in Web journalism. Here he talks about his venture, the imperiled state of newspaper arts coverage, and why Seattle and Portland orchestras are not much noticed across the nation.
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Posted Fri, Jul 11, 5 a.m.
A report lays out a road map, backed by polling that revealed surprising attitudes of Seattleites and Portlanders about their hometown architecture.
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Posted Mon, Jul 7, 5 a.m.
Portland and Seattle are among the top 10 "best-designed" urban areas, but Seattle ranks lower in part because of its record on historic preservation.
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Posted Tue, Jun 23, 8:57 a.m.
And what it tells us about local design problems
MOREPosted Wed, Apr 29, 5 p.m.
A story about old growth on a young man. Portland claims to be the beardiest city in the Northwest, so how come the World Beard Champion is from Olympia?
MOREPosted Fri, Mar 20, 12:35 p.m.
With 200-plus species flapping around, it's birdwatcher paradise
MOREPosted Sat, Mar 14, 6 a.m.
That $88 million would buy a lot of beer, 'Blazer's tickets and police hours
MOREPosted Fri, Mar 6, 6 a.m.
Raban reviews the unsparing realism of Portland writer Jon Raymond, whose story inspires the film Wendy and Lucy
MOREPosted Thu, Feb 19, 6 a.m.
A snappy Atlantic piece brands us, again, as the pale place
MOREPosted Mon, Feb 16, 9:01 a.m.
A Portland blogger seizes a chance to nag about urban transportation priorities
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