Culture Waking up with the Pike Place Market (1) The lottery for day stalls. (2) Donuts! (3) The seafood is ready. (4) A broken tile. (5) The market empty, but not for long. (6) Fruit ready for sale. (All: Steve Scher) by Steve Scher / June 26, 2007
Culture A walk through Ravenna, now and then In Seattle's Ravenna neighborhod, from top: new urban housing, the Varsity Restaurant, and National Barricade's wares. (Steve Scher) by Steve Scher / August 10, 2007
Opinion How to end gerrymandering in Washington state To improve our democracy, we need to take the politics out of our redistricting system. by Hugh Spitzer / October 21, 2020
Opinion A view of Seattle from the outside looking in Amazon, homelessness, progressive politics: What really defines this city? by Chuck Wolfe / August 6, 2018
Opinion What London and Stockholm can teach Seattle about congestion pricing The Emerald City wants to implement a transportation solution that is equitable. Without viable alternatives to driving, that might be impossible. by Chuck Wolfe / June 21, 2019
Tech Cities ought to embrace street life, including sandwich boards If signs on the sidewalk help businesses and don't create any danger, what is the need for the city to worry? by Chuck Wolfe / March 25, 2012
Politics Lessons in adaptive reuse from a Croatian palace Split, Croatia (then) by Chuck Wolfe / March 14, 2012
Politics Seven ways to break D.C. gridlock Junius Brutus Stearns' "Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787," signing of U.S. Constitution. by Hugh Spitzer / November 18, 2012
Politics Urban Ruins: Does Seattle need a High Line? The monorail is a working relic of the city's past. Maybe it's time to remake the ruin. by Chuck Wolfe / May 23, 2013
Politics Understanding cities through urban diaries My "urban diary" walk in Seattle's Madrona neighborhood by Chuck Wolfe / May 16, 2013