Environment Nick on the Rocks: Mount Baker, the volcano born from volcanoes Shifting glaciers revealed the North Cascade peak’s origins, forged from three ancient volcanoes that lived and died over the past million years. by Shannen Ortale / January 12, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The North Cascades' gneiss-est bedrock The range’s oldest bedrock sits high in the mountains near Canada. But the yellow aster gneiss originated an ocean away 400 million years ago. by Shannen Ortale / January 19, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The mystery of Waterville's basalt boulders Just north of Withrow, WA, pancake-flat fields are dotted with massive rocks that help us visualize an Ice Age glacier. by Shannen Ortale / January 26, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: Why Mount Shuksan is made of sea green stone Greenschist gets its tint from minerals compressed under the ocean long ago. Now it caps an entire mountaintop in the North Cascades. Special thanks to Central Washington University as the original... by Shannen Ortale / January 5, 2024
News The Newsfeed: Key takeaways from the 2024 WA legislative session Lawmakers addressed guns and the environment, but housing was left behind. Also, the deaths of rideshare drivers leads to requests for more aid. by Shannen Ortale / March 21, 2024
Tech Ménage à Seattle Center: Chihuly, KEXP, some other suitors? An artist's rendering of a proposed new Chihuly museum at the Seattle Center. by Michele Matassa Flores / July 8, 2010
Politics Center panel's Chihuly deliberations will be in private Seattle Center: enduring icons of 1962 by Michele Matassa Flores / July 7, 2010
Politics A relaxed, talkative, and reflective Tim Ceis Tim Ceis visits Crosscut by Michele Matassa Flores / September 16, 2010
A sweaty-palmed night with Jonathan Franzen The acclaimed author, fresh off the release of his latest novel, 'Freedom,' kicks off the new Seattle Arts & Lectures season. by Michele Matassa Flores / September 15, 2010
Politics A glitchy start to the school year Missing schedules, non-orientation orientations, and a school-bus mixup that led to an insider tip for all of us. by Michele Matassa Flores / September 12, 2010