David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
In our rapid descent from in-place to laughing-stock, Seattle is now the target for ridicule over its expensive, dangerous, now-up-for-fire-sale public toilets. Slate.com is the latest to yuk it up with bathroom jokes. At least the raspberries over the Sonics have been pushed off the front pages.
It avoids prolonged neighborhood fights and may, long term, shape the new Eastside and attract more riders than the proposed Sound Transit route.
We've followed the have-it-all mode for building the arts rapidly, with many gains and tradeoffs. What will it be like After Donnelly (A.D.)?
13 reasons for Seattle's slug's pace for making tough decisions.
