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
Environment A very bad night on the Iditarod trail The temperature dropped. The wind blew hard. The dogs died. Things looked bad. by Eugene Carlson / March 18, 2009
A side of transparent pork, please Obama may not like earmarks, but Congressman Jim McDermott loves 'em by Eugene Carlson / March 11, 2009
Tech Garden Show is talking to buyers Lavender. (Wikimedia Commons, Contributor Fir0002) by Eugene Carlson / March 2, 2009
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
Crosscut Tout: Bumbershoot's local standouts The Thermals performing at The Gorge. by TravisHay / September 3, 2010
Politics We're electing Obama today. ZZZZZZ It's Electoral College day, in case you somehow missed it. by Eugene Carlson / December 15, 2008