Culture Seattle is shedding diversity; the state's minority populations grow Minority populations in the central Puget Sound area. Click on the map for a larger view. Color code in this order: a. 2 to 20% minority; b. 20 to 28%; c. 28 to 35%; d. 35 to 50%; e. 50 to 75%; 75 to... by Dick Morrill / April 28, 2011
Culture Latinas become a factor in Seattle politics Seattle City Council candidate Venus Velázquez (top) and Seattle School Board candidate Maria Ramirez. by William Echols / September 27, 2007
Culture A short class about 'class' Excuse the term, but here's how the region breaks down in terms of class structure by Dick Morrill / June 2, 2009
Culture A tortuous course through Seattle Center and Seattle process The popular SeaSk8 skateboard park at Seattle Center, before it was torn down for a parking garage. (City of Seattle) by William Echols / August 20, 2007
Culture Miracle: A mainstream newspaper sheds the pretense of detachment A recent installment of "A Prayer for Gloria" and <i>Seattle Times</i> columnist Jerry Brewer (inset). by William Echols / July 12, 2007
Culture For some, Seattle is evergreen; others say the Emerald City has lost its shine Update: Jonathan Raban's recent essay on Crosscut has sparked a big debate: What was Seattle, what has it become, and how did that happen? by William Echols / July 11, 2007
Culture Seattle and the great sorting of our households The newly landmarked Bloss House in West Seattle by Dick Morrill / August 28, 2011
Culture Will the last family leaving Seattle please turn out the lights? The view of Seattle's skyline from Bellevue College. by Dick Morrill / June 13, 2011