Where do I have to wear a mask in WA? We explain

With COVID-19 surging, state, local and federal health officials have issued new masking recommendations for vaccinated people.

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What new WA police accountability laws do and don’t do

Plus, a closer look at some of the concerned statements made by police chiefs and sheriffs.

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Melissa Santos

/ July 28 July 28, 2021

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Poll: WA isn’t as optimistic as it was six months ago

Pessimism rose despite more residents saying they’re likely to get vaccinated, a new Crosscut/Elway Poll finds.

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Melissa Santos

/ July 27 July 27, 2021

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How you helped shape our Seattle and King County voter guide

We’re sending your questions directly to candidates.

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Donna Gordon Blankinship

/ July 27 July 27, 2021

Despite law, 20 WA counties don’t offer public-option health plans

Now, legislators think they have a fix to bring the public-option law they passed two years ago to every county.

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Melissa Santos

/ July 26 July 26, 2021

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How one Seattle neighborhood addressed food insecurity in a pandemic

A Rainier Beach nonprofit took action when schools went remote and students suddenly didn’t have access to lunches anymore.

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Sarah Hoffman

/ July 26 July 26, 2021

Opinion

Seattle mayoral candidates weigh in on public housing

July 28

Katie Wilson, a contributing columnist, is the General Secretary of the Transit Riders Union.

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Opinion

In Seattle mayoral race, top contenders must make a case for change

July 27

Joni Balter is a multimedia journalist and lecturer at Seattle University and the University of Washington.

Both Lorena González and Bruce Harrell come with City Hall baggage.

Opinion

Seattle is facing an indoor air quality crisis

July 27

Dr. Samantha Allen is a contributing opinion columnist.

Air conditioning is rare in Seattle, but if we want to breathe indoors amid hotter, smokier summers, we’ll have to take action — soon.

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ArtSEA: The story of the Samish maiden at Deception Pass

Plus, the return of outdoor concerts — including a free show by Digable Planets — and Pilchuck Glass School turns 50.

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/ July 22

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ArtSEA: New animated film celebrates a beloved Seattle “outsider artist”

Plus, a new show of contemporary Native art at Washington State History Museum, and free outdoor concerts at Hing Hay Park.

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Culture

A Seattle chef drops his gastropub menu for Korean comfort food

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Sarah Hoffman

/ July 19

Culture

Seattle’s Asian Art Museum gets a second chance at opening

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Margo Vansynghel

/ April 28

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Five art shows to see as Seattle-area museums reopen

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/ February 17

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We’re sending your questions directly to candidates.

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Politics

Despite law, 20 WA counties don’t offer public-option health plans

Now, legislators think they have a fix to bring the public-option law they passed two years ago to every county.

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Melissa Santos

/ July 26, 2021

Culture

How one Seattle neighborhood addressed food insecurity in a pandemic

A Rainier Beach nonprofit took action when schools went remote and students suddenly didn’t have access to lunches anymore.

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Sarah Hoffman

/ July 26, 2021

Environment

Skagit dams in crosshairs of renewed push to save salmon, orcas

With Seattle’s power supply in the balance, tribes and activists are demanding changes to how Seattle City Light’s dams are run.

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/ July 26, 2021

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What it means to change the name of Mount Rainier

Some of our most beloved outdoor places serve as reminders of injustices committed against indigenous communities. Does changing the name make a difference?

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Beatriz Costa Lima

/ July 23, 2021

Environment

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El significado de cambiar el nombre del monte Rainier

Algunos de nuestros espacios naturales más apreciados recuerdan las injusticias cometidas contra las comunidades indígenas. ¿Haría una diferencia cambiar esos nombres?

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Beatriz Costa Lima

/ July 23, 2021

Culture

ArtSEA: The story of the Samish maiden at Deception Pass

Plus, the return of outdoor concerts — including a free show by Digable Planets — and Pilchuck Glass School turns 50.

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Brangien Davis

/ July 22, 2021

For homeless solutions, Seattle can look to New York and Vancouver

Housing vouchers and guaranteed income could transform our city and help suffering citizens get housed.

July 22

Ron Davis is a tech entrepreneur, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a Seattle activist focused on making the city more inclusive and more urban.

How Seattle’s next mayor can solve the housing crisis

Allow the market to build way more housing — and build way more outside the market.

July 21

Katie Wilson, a contributing columnist, is the General Secretary of the Transit Riders Union.

In the PNW, Confederate flag controversies are not new

Recent incidents in the region and a secession movement in Oregon show the Civil War era and its divisions still echo in the Northwest.

July 19

Knute “Mossback” Berger is Crosscut's Editor-at-Large.

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