Politics Ballot measures: a Western anachronism and lazy democracy Conceived a century ago as a check on government power and corporate cronyism, initiatives and referenda have more often than not been co-opted by those in power. It's also an easy out for elected... by Ted Van Dyk / November 2, 2007
Politics Obama, Act I: a partisan stimulus plan Gov. Chris Gregoire and Sen. Barack Obama at KeyArena, along with Mayor Greg Nickels. (Hal O'Brien, Wikimedia Commons) by Ted Van Dyk / January 29, 2009
Culture Seattle's best new building of 2016 is a total dump Seattle Public Utility’s North Seattle Transfer Station. by Mark Hinshaw / December 27, 2016
Culture At last: Seattle architecture crushes on color A new building along Madison by Mark Hinshaw / July 4, 2017
Seattle and its suburbs: Not so different Sunset over Seattle and Lake Washington from the hills of Bellevue's Somerset neighborhood. by Mark Hinshaw / June 12, 2017
Culture Seattle: the city of never-ending change Sound Transit's Pioneer Square Station (2015) by Mark Hinshaw / August 23, 2017
Opinion What a park in the ID tells us about urban life Visitors play table tennis at Hing Hay Park in Seattle's International District. Photos by Matt Mills McKnight/Crosscut by Mark Hinshaw / August 17, 2017
Has Seattle finally figured out redevelopment? A public courtyard brings light to a redeveloped portion of the block. by Mark Hinshaw / April 24, 2017
Culture Pike Place Market gets a front porch for the future A construction worker adds donor-name hoof prints to the ground on MarketFront at Pike Place Market. by Mark Hinshaw / May 4, 2017
Memories of a former UW basketball coach, 'Tippy' Dye William "Tippy" when he was athletic director at the University of Nebraska by Ted Van Dyk / April 13, 2012