Culture The new Seattle, where everything looks the same The generic design of many "5 over 1" buildings presents blank walls at street level and seem divorced from their surroundings - like this one on Queen Anne near Thomas. by Mark Hinshaw / April 19, 2015
Culture A welcome break from Seattle's architectural horror show Glass at the main entrance of the new Weyerhaeuser headquarters reflects trees in the adjacent Occidental Square Park. by Mark Hinshaw / November 17, 2016
Environment No room for trees in Seattle's new parks Ellen Sollod's "Cloud Veil" at 12th Avenue Square Park. Credit: Seattle Parks & Recreation by Mark Hinshaw / April 26, 2016
A park over Interstate 5? Not a new idea Freeway Park over I-5 in Seattle by Mark Hinshaw / January 18, 2016
'Spring Awakening': A boldly passionate bourgeois critique at Balagan Melchior (Brian Earp) and Wendla (Diana Huey) discover each other in the regional premiere of Spring Awakening at Balagan Theatre. by katherineluck / January 12, 2012
Politics Best of 2011: Sick suburbs, expiring exurbs Suburban tract housing outside Cincinnati, near Union, Kentucky by Mark Hinshaw / December 26, 2011
Seattle's Watershed Opera presents modernized, family-friendly arias Watershed Opera's “Femmes Fatale” presented an evening of murder, mystery and mermaids at Town Hall Seattle on Dec. 3. by katherineluck / December 5, 2011
Seattle's 5 best bets for the holiday season Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers in the Nutcracker. by katherineluck / December 1, 2011
Equity A drama of aging offers insight, pain Mark Cherniack's one-man show, "Jalopies," is at Annex Theatre through Dec 10. by katherineluck / November 30, 2011
Kinetic new play puts a less-than-wholesome spin on Christmas Rachel (Alyssa Keene) discovers new, dark holiday traditions in Reckless. by katherineluck / November 24, 2011