David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
While many NPR stations do relatively little original local news coverage, KUOW is increasing its commitment to hard news, according to its program director, Jeff Hansen.
Focusing development around rail stations makes good planning sense, but it's proving maddeningly hard to do. There are better routes by using bus stops.
Here's a new kind of misery index: the rate of foreclosures across the nation. The rate is figured as the number of foreclosed homes as a percentage of total homes in a county. Media attention has been on the worst states, such as California, Florida, and Colorado. The Northwest is clustered around
An urban prosecutor's office is a natural stepping stone. Now that the King County job is open, the escalator will fill with quality candidates.
What does it say about Seattle that high-profile races for City Council and King County prosecutor turn out to be elections by acclamation?
