Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Environment Oregon Democrats try to learn from British Columbia’s carbon tax B.C.’s tax was backed by conservatives and cut emissions without harming rural communities. Can it work elsewhere? by Erik Neumann / May 13, 2021
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
Culture Mountains to Sound Greenway tackles one of its toughest links: Seattle The Mountains to Sound Greenway. by Erik Neumann / September 26, 2011
Culture Food for Thought: Why we're crazy for cupcakes but behind on hipster deli food David Sax's new book "The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed with Fondue" explores how food trends impact our daily lives. by Anna Goren / June 11, 2014
Environment What the heck's a climate hub? Corvallis, Oregon is now home to the federal government's Northwest regional climate hub. Why it matters. by Anna Goren / April 3, 2014
Politics Seattle's biggest food desert needs jobs more than grocery stores Delridge is the definition of a food desert, but a solution will be more complicated than just adding a few Safeways. by Anna Goren / March 17, 2014
Environment No dirt about It: Aquaponics takes urban farming underwater During an aquaponics 101 workshop, Currier pulls out a head of swiss chard to demonstrate the exceptionally long root systems that are able to grow in water. by Anna Goren / February 12, 2014
Culture An odd-duck singing style with one foot in the grave The Sacred Harp songbook includes notes in four shapes, not typical ovals by Erik Neumann / January 26, 2010
Anonymous? Website comments are not all created equal Copies of The Stranger await a shopkeeper in Pioneer Square. by Heidi Dietrich / August 3, 2010