Crosscut Seattle - Washington: Spokane

A new report reviews the extent of human trafficking in the Spokane area

Posted Sun, May 11, 9:53 PM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

UW's scrappy scholarship king: His 20 are paying all his tuition

Posted Fri, May 9, 8:02 AM

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A plea bargain douses the scandal of the Thirtymile Fire

Posted Thu, May 8, 5:00 AM

By Bob Simmons, Crosscut

Thirtymile Fire locator map. The darkest moment in U.S. Forest Service history won't be told — not to a jury, anyway.

Violent crime in Spokane rose 9.7 percent in 2007

Posted Tue, May 6, 7:43 AM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

Greg Nickels' rebel yell

Posted Mon, May 5, 11:00 PM

By Knute Berger, Crosscut

Mayor Greg Nickels at CityClub. Seattle's mayor waves the flag of secession. In so doing, he may have waved goodbye to a future in state politics.

State Patrol: A Spokane firefighter was wrongfully accused of possessing child porn

Posted Wed, Apr 30, 6:34 AM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

A shortage of docs, nurses, and beds prompts B.C. to send 78 pregnant women to Washington

Posted Tue, Apr 29, 7:05 AM

Vancouver Sun

575 are taken ill in Spokane County by norovirus

Posted Fri, Apr 25, 7:05 AM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

Timothy Egan on towns where the jobs have dried up, including Spokane

Posted Thu, Apr 17, 10:27 AM

New York Times

State high court: An inmate doesn't have the right to starve himself to death

Posted Fri, Apr 11, 7:32 AM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

From Chewelah, near Spokane: a remarkable tale of forgiveness

Posted Mon, Apr 7, 10:01 AM

New York Times

Spokane struggles not to attract, but to support, indie rock bands

Posted Fri, Mar 28, 8:17 AM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

Bellevue ranks at top for places to live and launch a company

Posted Thu, Mar 27, 9:00 AM

By David Brewster, Crosscut

Bellevue is the top city in a new ranking of best American cities to live and launch a new business by CNN Money.com. Seattle doesn't even make the list of the top 100 such places. The survey rates Bellevue high for its low crime rate, great schools, excellent health care, and diverse population (40 percent nonwhite or foreign-born). It describes the town as having "grown with unusual grace" into a place that is sophisticated and metropolitan but not yet crowded or expensive. Apparently the survey is not aware of the traffic problems on the Eastside, though some of the comments on the site point that out, along with the high cost of housing. One Seattleite protests: "Boring!"

Wash. government agencies targeted in 'sunshine' lawsuit

Posted Mon, Mar 24, 9:01 AM

Olympian (Olympia)

Tom Foley puts his shiny red Corvette up for sale, hangs up his lobbying job

Posted Fri, Mar 21, 11:51 AM

Washington Post

Best places to do business in America? Think Boise and Olympia

Posted Fri, Mar 21, 9:33 AM

By David Brewster, Crosscut

Forbes has a new listing of the best places to build a business or a career. and the surprise local leader is Boise, which came second (after Raleigh, N.C.). Seattle finished 20th, while Portland was 35th.

Judge sees intent to kill in bipolar man's insanity defense

Posted Fri, Mar 21, 5:58 AM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

March Madness: A rational view

Posted Mon, Mar 17, 9:22 AM

By Chuck Taylor, Crosscut

Me, I don't really get March Madness. I mean, I get it as a journalist and armchair shrink, but I don't get it. But I'm happy to feed your madness. Here's a quick guide to Northwest teams and coverage.

NCAA seeds: Washington State fourth in the East; Gonzaga seventh in the Midwest

Posted Mon, Mar 17, 7:39 AM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

Over protests, officials kill a biting monkey in Spokane that was feared to have rabies

Posted Tue, Mar 11, 6:58 AM

Spokane Spokesman-Review

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The P-I's D. Parvaz will head to Harvard

Posted Fri, May 16, 8:00 PM

by Knute Berger

Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorialist, pop culture writer, and columnist D. Parvaz has been named a Nieman Fellow and will head off to Harvard University for a year of studying, it was announced Friday, May 16. The Niemans are prestigious fellowships offered by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.

Crosscut

Your chance to join the Mod Squad

CROSSCUT

Puget Sound on Prozac

CROSSCUT

Arts Beat »

What's killing small theaters? Paying the rent

Posted Fri, May 16, 9:20 AM

As urban real estate soars in value, small theaters are finding one third of their budgets going to pay escalating rents and they must spend lots of time looking for affordable venues.

Arts Journal

A dissent on Rauschenberg, darling of the avant garde

The New Republic

Jen Graves on Robert Rauschenberg's influence

Stranger (Seattle)

Business / Technology »

Bill Gates' (property) taxman cometh

Posted Fri, May 16, 4:27 PM

The Gates compound on Lake Washington is valued at $147.5 million.

Seattle Weekly

REI plans to go solar at 11 stores, though none in Washington

Daily Weekly

Carl Icahn takes the gloves off in trying to win Yahoo for Microsoft

Washington Post

Politics / Government »

Gay marriage ruling a political vindication for San Francisco's mayor

Posted Fri, May 16, 9:03 AM

When he legalized gay marriage, some thought it could cost Democrats the White House in 2004, but now the political gamble has made Gavin Newsom a hero.

San Francisco Chronicle

A proposal to make all King County elected offices nonpartisan qualifies for the ballot

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Seattle feds are in Baghdad investigating an alleged slaying by a Seattle man

Seattle Times

Recreation / Outdoors »

Bush plan may allow power plants near national parks

Posted Fri, May 16, 9:57 AM

Latest move is part of a series of efforts to weaken air pollution regulations near national parks and wilderness areas.

Los Angeles Times

The Space Needle's first cleaning since 1962?!

KIRO-TV

With polar bears endangered, tourists flock to northern Canada

Los Angeles Times

Food »

Starbucks' Pike Place Roast is just OK, says Consumer Reports

Posted Fri, May 16, 3:00 PM

by Lisa Albers

Jim Romenesko's Starbucks Gossip blog today linked to a Consumer Reports story about the new Pike Place Roast blend, which tasters say is "a smooth cup of coffee with some bitterness, but not particularly complex." Because it is so mild, they recommend drinking it black, so one may appreciate "the subtle floral notes."

Crosscut

UW and IBM are researching new rice strains using 'clustered' PCs around the world

BusinessWeek

Ah, about that Copper River salmon: not such a good 'carbon footprint'

Seattle Weekly

Sports »

After the Winter Olympics, B.C. Place will get a retractable roof

Posted Fri, May 16, 7:28 AM

The 25-year-old facility has has a fabric roof, vulnerable to collapse. With a retractable roof, the stadium could have natural grass and be home to the Whitecaps soccer team.