Politics Washington Legislature aims to regulate AI — but treads cautiously ‘You don’t want to stop innovation. You don’t want to stop commerce. But you don’t want to stop people’s civil rights.’ by John Stang / January 12, 2024 / Updated 12:30 p.m.
News Facing shortages, WA expands police trainings and fronts the bill While the Legislature will fund law enforcement instruction, in recent sessions it failed to allow cities to reroute tax revenue to hire new cops. by John Stang / April 17, 2024
Culture Miracle: A mainstream newspaper sheds the pretense of detachment A recent installment of "A Prayer for Gloria" and <i>Seattle Times</i> columnist Jerry Brewer (inset). by William Echols / July 12, 2007
Culture For some, Seattle is evergreen; others say the Emerald City has lost its shine Update: Jonathan Raban's recent essay on Crosscut has sparked a big debate: What was Seattle, what has it become, and how did that happen? by William Echols / July 11, 2007
Politics In search of passenger-only ferry service that pencils out The passenger steamer <i>Daily</i>, launched in 1912, served on the Seattle-Tacoma route. by William Echols / July 4, 2007
Wrapping up the Central Europe Music Festival The Seattle Symphony Orchestra should take more such risks. by Thomas May / June 14, 2007
Seattle Symphony opens the doors on Bartok's elusive opera The rarely staged Bluebeard's Castle is given a compelling performance as part of the symphony's Central Europe Music Festival. A work of fascinating symbolic power, Bartok's sole opera was enriched... by Thomas May / June 5, 2007
Eschenbach's unhappy Philly Orchestra: blazing and brilliant Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Christoph Eschenbach. (Chris Lee) by Thomas May / May 30, 2007
Renee Fleming and the Seattle Symphony: Viva la Diva Soprano Renee Fleming. (Decca Classics) by Thomas May / May 18, 2007
Seattle Opera's deft Bohemian rhapsody Rodolfo (Rosario La Spina) takes Mimì (Nuccia Focile) to the Latin Quarter in Seattle Opera's production of <i>La Bohème</i>. (Rozarii Lynch) by Thomas May / May 6, 2007