Culture Resurrecting churches for new uses Town Hall: A 1916 Seattle church converted into a performance center by David Brewster / February 1, 2011
Culture Vancouver has Starbucks withdrawal pains A 1976 drawing of the first Starbucks store at the corner of Pike Place and Virginia Street in Seattle. (Copyright © by Celia Bowker) by David Brewster / April 20, 2009
Culture A gift guide for the greens on your list From <i>Nature's Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir's Botanical Legacy</i></a>, Bonnie J. Gisel, with images by Stephen J. Joseph, Heyday Books. by Christian Martin / December 18, 2008
Culture Lessons from the Canadian election Running on global warming issues proved "hard to sell and easy to hammer," but leave it to our neighbors to figure out this urgent new politics. Plus, why arts funding matters (at least in Canada). by David Brewster / October 17, 2008
Culture For Gregoire, all the highway news is bad news Two big unresolved transportation issues are back in the public's eye, reminding voters of the governor's biggest failure. by David Brewster / September 26, 2008
Culture Music festival alert: Vancouver, B.C., is the place for jazz Herbie Hancock. (TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival) by Christian Martin / June 24, 2008
Culture A Tadao Ando chapel may soon find a home in Bellevue An incarnation of the Church of Light in Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, Japan. (Wikimedia Commons) by David Brewster / June 22, 2008
Culture A Northwest photographer who captured the untamed A Washington boltcutter poses with his two daughters and their dog. (Whatcom Museum of History and Art) by Christian Martin / June 16, 2008
Culture Seattle's two political parties switch strongholds Greg Nickels and Jan Drago, lookalike political allies by David Brewster / March 2, 2010
Culture Welcome to Manhattan, Nordie's! By the time Nordstrom's reached New York City it had lost a lot of the old Seattle brand. by David Brewster / May 11, 2010