Environment PFAS in Washington’s well water could make you sick ‘Forever chemicals’ linked to ailments from high cholesterol to cancer are in our clearest aquifers — but steep costs pose cleanup challenges. by Andrew Engelson / February 14, 2024
News Puget Sound transit and riders navigate post-pandemic commutes With more people working in-office, local agencies try to make light-rail and bus services more consistent. But they face staff shortages and delays. by Andrew Engelson / March 22, 2024
Politics 'Kennewick Man,' 13 years later The sensational scientific claim devolved into more of a legal dispute over Native claims on pre-immigrant human remains. by Roger Downey / July 27, 2009
Crosscut Tout: West Seattle Summer Fest More than two dozen local bands will swarm The Junction this weekend as part of the annual, three-day festival. Here's some help picking the must-see shows. by TravisHay / July 9, 2010
Rejuvenating one of Seattle's oldest theaters The Columbia City Theater as it stood in the 1950s. by TravisHay / June 24, 2010
Crosscut Tout: SAM leverages its new connection to grunge Sub Pop legend Mudhoney will headline a Seattle Art Museum fundraiser Friday (June 25) at the Olympic Sculpture Park. by TravisHay / June 24, 2010
Artistic, soul-nourishing ballet, from an unexpected source The PNB School: a sellout, and a standout by Roger Downey / June 21, 2010
A well-known Seattle rapper turns 'superhero' after a relative's suicide Ryan Abeo, of the hip-hop duo Common Market, is performing at Bumbershoot under the name Victor Shade. by TravisHay / September 5, 2010
Crosscut Tout: Bumbershoot beyond the music The Flatstock art exhibit, Bumbershoot 2009 by TravisHay / September 3, 2010