Culture Foodies and others mourn the Estrella Family Creamery shutdown The Estrella family, 2006 by Judy Lightfoot / November 1, 2010
A Northwest internment story that still stuns the imagination Japanese-American residents line up outside Camp Harmony in 1942. by Judy Lightfoot / April 8, 2010
A cheerful scold about how things are made and discarded Author Annie Leonard, a Seattle native by Judy Lightfoot / March 29, 2010
Marion Nestle's message on food politics: Do more than vote with your fork! Author and NYU professor Marion Nestle by Judy Lightfoot / October 24, 2010
Giving time instead of doing time, offenders save the city $65,000 Detail of Lake City mural painted by Seattle Community Court defendants by Judy Lightfoot / October 19, 2010
'We're doing experiments on poor children' The use of adult antipsychotics for U.S. children rose fivefold between 1993 and 2002, according to one study. by Judy Lightfoot / October 18, 2010
'Illegal' European immigrants targeted in Santa Monica Because, after all, white people were the original illegal immigrants. by Judy Lightfoot / May 28, 2010
Seeing Venice through the eyes of Mary McCarthy A Seattle writer in Italy finds terrific company in former Seattleite Mary McCarthy's 'Venice Observed.' by Judy Lightfoot / May 5, 2010
Crosscut Tout: Buy a birthday book at Open Books and support local libraries One of only two bookstores in the U.S. exclusively devoted to poetry is celebrating its 15th birthday. by Judy Lightfoot / April 27, 2010
Crosscut Tout: Andrew Bacevich talks Tuesday about “Washington Rules” Bacevich has a new book about the maintenance of America's armed military presence in a state of readiness to wage war anywhere, any time. by Judy Lightfoot / August 8, 2010