Culture Little boxes, crammed together Townhouses in a Seattle neighborhood. by Peter Steinbrueck / July 10, 2008
Politics Downtown condo developers, beware of too many towers too close Seattle Post-Intelligencer architecture critic Lawrence Cheek makes some excellent observations about the new urban renaissance of residential high-rises in downtown Seattle, praising design qualities... by Peter Steinbrueck / January 30, 2008
Politics An unjustified delay in restoring the King County Courthouse The King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle, ca. 1944. In the foreground is City Hall Park. (University of Washington) by Peter Steinbrueck / January 24, 2008
Politics Creating 'people places' Townhouses in a Seattle neighborhood. by Peter Steinbrueck / September 10, 2008
Equity A division on foster care in Olympia Whose voice should count most in legal decisions about the future of kids removed from their homes because of suspected abuse or neglect? by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / January 23, 2018
Equity How programs for homeless youth pivoted in the pandemic Upended by COVID-19, some service providers went online, took to the road or otherwise found new ways to aid homeless youth and young adults. by Allegra Abramo & Sam Leeds Youth Today / February 7, 2022
Environment Urbanism needs to move beyond city boundaries How are we going to keep the state's ferries afloat? by Peter Steinbrueck / September 3, 2011
Equity Head trauma, painful restraints: WA foster kids face abuse out of state The state removed foster kids from an Iowa facility following reports of abuse, but red flags abound at other group homes. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / February 5, 2019
Politics Foster kids trapped as WA system collapses Washington kids are being warehoused in hotels and shipped out of state. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / September 21, 2018
Equity As kinship caregivers struggle, Washington’s foster care system benefits A crisis festers while family members who care for neglected kids receive little support from the state. by Allegra Abramo Investigate West / August 10, 2018