Tech
Best of 2009: Peter Donnelly and the Seattle way of arts
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.)?
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Seattle & King County
Why Bellevue's Vision Line makes some sense
It avoids prolonged neighborhood fights and may, long term, shape the new Eastside and attract more riders than the proposed Sound Transit route.
Washington State
Blue turning red: the foreclosure map
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
Politics
An opportunity for new talent to rise in Washington politics
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.
Seattle & King County
How a 'Sputnik moment' built modern Seattle
It began with the idea of a world's fair, desperately in need of a theme.