Opinion For decades, Paul Dorpat chronicled — and lived out — Seattle's weirdness The prolific local historian talks art, counterculture, and the importance of knowing the history of where you live. by Katie Wilson / January 22, 2020
Opinion Odd jobs in The Emerald City Looking back on my first year in Seattle, it's the work that comes back. by Katie Wilson / December 17, 2019
Opinion Sheltering in place with King Lear, the perfect play for a pandemic Shakespeare understood the fragility of human institutions — something we can all suddenly relate to. by Katie Wilson / April 14, 2020
Opinion 2020 was the year of empathy fatigue We were too ready to abandon our older selves. by Katie Wilson / December 22, 2020
Culture Raising a glass to a beloved Ballard dive bar The People's Pub in Ballard closes its doors on Saturday after 17 years in business. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut) by Katy Sewall / August 10, 2017
Culture Fame, media and mass shootings: Culture plays a role in creating these tragedies The crime scene inside Seattle Pacific University's Otto Miller Hall. by Jacqueline B. Helfgott / June 8, 2014
Culture Best of 2015: Seattle Interagency Academy rocked by 6 student deaths in 6 months (podcast) by Katy Sewall / December 21, 2015
Culture An eviction in Ballard “I would never sell this place,” my landlord assured me last summer. “Even though I get calls from developers every week.” by Katy Sewall / January 19, 2016
Culture Christmas for Muslims: A family shares their annual celebration of Eid al-Fitr Amina Al-Sadi and her family. by Katy Sewall / July 7, 2015
Culture Growing up Muslim in the Northwest Amina Al-Sadi (left) with her sisters Aliya (middle) and Batoul (right) at Aliya's high school graduation. by Katy Sewall / June 30, 2015