Politics A surprisingly artful memoir of drug addiction and resilience In 'American Junkie,' Seattle's Tom Hansen tells of his descent into heroin addiction and his climb back from near-death, which meant relearning to walk. by Jeffrey Long / June 9, 2010
Politics Obama's speech captures what we have in common President Obama has appointed new military, CIA leadership. by jaywalljasper / January 22, 2011
Historic Northwest book collection up for auction A view of Mount Rainier included in George Vancouver's account of exploration. by Jeffrey Long / January 18, 2011
Mariners' home opener: Are we ready to forgive? Players come and go. Teams fall and rise. But always there is The Game. Are Seattle fans able to love The Game? by Greg Shaw / April 13, 2009
Morris Graves centennial: the show, the séance A self-portrait by Morris Graves by Jeffrey Long / August 25, 2010
Culture Bringing life to city streets: The Barcelona model 'Statues' that suddenly come to life help keep Barcelona's streets lively. by jaywalljasper / November 20, 2010
What we can learn from the Dutch about biking and cities A bike parking lot in Amsterdam: Part of the Dutch success with biking is from planning to make it easy to use a bicycle. by jaywalljasper / September 26, 2010
The Public Publisher: Writers weigh in Greg Shaw, Crosscut Publisher by Greg Shaw / September 18, 2012
The Public Publisher: Getting to know you Greg Shaw, Crosscut Publisher by Greg Shaw / September 16, 2012
Politics What makes a great public space? More blue trees at Westlake by jaywalljasper / September 2, 2012