Chapter 1: It's been almost a decade since 38 neighborhood plans were adopted by the City Council. The process is about to begin anew. Today Crosscut begins a series of articles looking at the...
Editor's note: Liz Burlingame, a student at University of Washington and member of Seattle Politicore, is an embedded blogger on the Gregoire bus tour.
Not many people know more about babysitting...
"Do you notice how she's always drawn to the children?" Tracy Prazo of the State Association of Electrical Workers asked. Her face was inches from the bus window, as she peered down at Gov. Christine...
"Look at this place," University of Washington student Devon Hampton said as he entered the backroom bar area of Historic Victory Grill in downtown Austin, Texas. Through the diffused blue lighting...
Chapter 4: During May, Seattle City Council members listened to hours of public comment on how tax dollars should be allocated by the 2009-10 budget. Now what happens? Not much until autumn — then a...
Chapter 3: Members of the City Neighborhood Council refer to the body's role as "holding the city's feet to the fire," but that expression is more incendiary than the reality. The role is advisory...