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The Chinese investors are coming

Mon, May 20, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

International interest in the Eastside real-estate market may pose the potential for zombie neighborhoods, already a worry in Vancouver. But trading ideas about the shape of urban life is a rich part of our history.

Is Bellevue the new Vancouver?

Wed, May 1, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The transformation of the Eastside by foreign immigrants creates an opportunity for a new discussion about the ambitions of a booming city.

Vancouver and Seattle: a tale of two arts cities

Mon, Jan 28, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

The Vancouver Symphony plays in Seattle, including a stunning performance. Why have the cities so diverged in their development of the arts?

Heritage Turkeys of the Year

Tue, Jan 8, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Envelope, please: Politicians played heavy hands in the destruction of history across the Northwest, particularly in Seattle and Washington state, during 2012.

Seattle Weekender: Japantown, Tieton, and Matisse

Thu, Aug 9, 4:05 p.m.

By William Nachtrieb

Crosscut's guide to a culturally enriching weekend.

A boon for Downtown's urban parents

Fri, Jun 15, midnight

By Amanda Bryan

With development and population booming in downtown Seattle, it's about time Seattle's urban core got its own school.

The resurgence of Vancouver's creative class

Tue, May 1, midnight

By Peter Ladner

In the face of screen fatigue, a new generation of Vancouver creative types are converting to face-to-face meetings.

Meet the megapolitans and their need for rail, collaboration

Sun, Apr 8, 5 a.m.

By Robert Lang and Christina Nichols

A myth holds that America is a land of wide-open spaces. In fact, much of the population is densely concentrated huge urban areas. And, yes, busting another myth, the density could support high-speed rail service.

Seattle budget's Green House effect

Tue, Feb 21, 6 p.m.

By Knute Berger

Options for saving the Volunteer Park Conservatory are to be unveiled at a public meeting.

Urban agriculture in Canada: changing restaurant food, too

Sun, Feb 19, 7:45 p.m.

By Ronald Holden

A 100-acre urban farm near the Vancouver airport is making a difference in how people think about their food.

The environmental 'plot' against Canada over oil sands?

Fri, Jan 13, 2 a.m.

By Peter Ladner

Radical U.S. environmentalists are out to get Canada! And seize the energy, oil, and wood businesses for the U.S.! Or, so a hypocritical government says.

Heritage Turkeys of the year

Mon, Jan 9, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Who did most to raze, wreck, uproot, neglect, and generally trash our historic treasures in 2011? The envelopes, please...

Best of 2011: Glittering Vancouver is now the poverty capital of Canada

Fri, Dec 23, 2 a.m.

By Peter Ladner

This dubious distinction points up how severe income inequality has become in Canada and the U.S. New evidence shows the terrible toll on people and economies such widening gaps can have.

The greenest voters you've ever seen are in ... Vancouver

Tue, Nov 29, 2 a.m.

By Peter Ladner

Bike lanes downtown, backyard chickens, food trucks: voters in British Columbia gave support to the mayor's re-election.

Urban ag grows up in Vancouver, even creating some political backlash

Mon, Nov 7, 2 a.m.

By Peter Ladner

The urban agriculture movement is gaining strength across B.C., enthusiastically adapted by everyone from businesses to backyard growers to pot-growers. So why is it being used as a wedge issue in Vancouver's latest election?