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
Crosscut Tout: West Seattle Summer Fest More than two dozen local bands will swarm The Junction this weekend as part of the annual, three-day festival. Here's some help picking the must-see shows. by TravisHay / July 9, 2010
Rejuvenating one of Seattle's oldest theaters The Columbia City Theater as it stood in the 1950s. by TravisHay / June 24, 2010
Crosscut Tout: SAM leverages its new connection to grunge Sub Pop legend Mudhoney will headline a Seattle Art Museum fundraiser Friday (June 25) at the Olympic Sculpture Park. by TravisHay / June 24, 2010
A well-known Seattle rapper turns 'superhero' after a relative's suicide Ryan Abeo, of the hip-hop duo Common Market, is performing at Bumbershoot under the name Victor Shade. by TravisHay / September 5, 2010
Crosscut Tout: Bumbershoot beyond the music The Flatstock art exhibit, Bumbershoot 2009 by TravisHay / September 3, 2010