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How Gas Works Park shapes the Northwest today

Fri, Feb 1, 1:38 p.m.

By Knute Berger

The National Register of Historic Places has just honored the repurposed park. No wonder: The Seattle project started a whole new way of preserving and building on the past for the entire region.

'Ramps to Nowhere': Erasing Seattle's pro-transit past

Thu, Jan 31, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

How the doomed "Ramps to Nowhere" led to somewhere: a better Seattle.

Book City: How Erik Larson picks his subjects

Wed, Jan 30, 2 p.m.

By Valerie Easton

When the need for inspiration hits, the Seattle-based author sometimes just heads to Suzallo Library and pulls books from the stacks. Something works: He has already had four books on the NY Times' bestseller list.

6 ways to help immigrants and the entire state

Mon, Jan 14, 5 a.m.

By Pramila Jayapal

Commentary: Washington state would be much better off if it did more to integrate immigrants into the education system, business and society. Here is an action plan for the new governor and Legislature.

From the airport to Seattle: It doesn't look like you can get there from here

Wed, Jan 9, 6 a.m.

By Matt Fikse-Verkerk

The light rail system lacks one thing: an information system that works for someone who doesn't already know how to get around here.

South Lake Union: the bulldozing of Seattle's past?

Wed, Jan 9, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Development can be a friend to preservation, as a Tom Douglas restaurant has shown. But a lot is at risk.

Kids in Rainier Beach dig into city farming

Tue, Jan 8, 12:01 a.m.

By Martha Baskin

Green Acre Radio: A unique urban farm is taking off with youthful converts to healthy foods, led by seasoned educators.

Best of 2012: Southeast Seattle's long, hot winter of violence

Sun, Dec 30, 6 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Beset by a surge in robberies and homicides, police, politicians, and undaunted Rainier Valley residents walk the walkabout together, and talk a new talk of cooperation and community renewal.

Best of 2012: How Seattle decides to let its young die in the streets

Sun, Dec 30, 6 a.m.

By Neale Frothingham

Except when confronted with a tragedy like the Cafe Racer and Town Hall murders, most of the city tends to ignore the crime and the unmet need for more police officers that South Seattle endures constantly.

The Dutch have a cure for 'Seattle Process'

Fri, Dec 28, 6 a.m.

By Matt Fikse-Verkerk

The Netherlands achieve feats of great civic organization and accomplishment. Seattle should sit up and pay attention.

The Seattle waterfront: Our new front porch

Fri, Dec 28, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

When the viaduct comes down, Seattle will have a blank slate of high-value, big view public space. Can we make it our own?

Best of 2012: Time to stop snubbing the suburbs?

Sat, Dec 22, 6 a.m.

By Mark Hinshaw

The notion of a "suburb" is history. Diversity, greater density, more shopping and transportation choices are all part of the new identities of the communities around Seattle.

Northwest cooking: The chefs' books you want

Fri, Dec 21, 12:01 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

When the holidays come, regional cooking books have uses as gifts for others. Or just for use at home. Tom Douglas, Leslie Mackey (of Macrina), and others deliver the written goods.

Art vs. transportation: Greyhound move hits an obstacle

Tue, Dec 18, 12:01 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

Facing eviction next spring from its Stewart Street terminal, Greyhound has come up against an unlikely roadblock in its search for a new Seattle home. It's a standoff the city has seen before.

Growing coal-port opposition creates tough choices for regulators

Mon, Dec 17, 5 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

Thousands of people turned out for seven regional meetings about plans to export coal for burning in China. Officials must now decide whether to tackle the concerns about train traffic and global warming.