News Forget banning books — a rural WA county may close its library After a fight over LGBTQ+ young-adult titles, a November ballot measure will decide the fate of the only library in Columbia County. by Meg Butterworth / August 9, 2023
Politics WA voters to decide whether to mandate sex ed in schools Parents, advocates, candidates and religious groups debate what students should be taught about sex in WA public schools. by Meg Butterworth / October 15, 2020
Culture Industrial poetry at the Brightwater treatment plant Wedding setting? A lounge at the Brightwater community center. by Lawrence Cheek / September 25, 2011
Culture Lake Union Park, trail: Seattle could have done so much more Lake Union Park: a visual airway for the city, but a bleak landscape for a park. by Lawrence Cheek / October 20, 2010
Politics Finally, a renaissance on UW's Gothic campus The "back" side of the UW's Paccar Hall, showing how the various boxes and planes fragment the large scale of the building (and make it a better neighbor). by Lawrence Cheek / October 14, 2010
Politics The architectural pitfalls of refitting urban churches The Sanctuary in winter by Lawrence Cheek / February 2, 2012
Politics The tyranny of the right, architecturally speaking NBBJ's 505 Union Station building: trying a little too hard. by Lawrence Cheek / March 28, 2011
Politics Gates Foundation campus: Can everyday function and global ambition coexist? The cantilevered ends of hallways are like compact glass nests, some with stunning views. by Lawrence Cheek / June 2, 2011
Culture Why does Seattle have so many bleak public spaces? This city has enough gray in its sky. We don't need more on the ground. by Lawrence Cheek / May 17, 2011
Culture In modern church architecture, the magic of sacredness is rare A service inside the new First United Methodist Church by Lawrence Cheek / March 2, 2010