Lisa Brunette
Latest work
Politics
Branch campus bingo
Communities in Snohomish County are like rabid Dawgs vying for a University of Washington branch campus. But what will they get? Here's a look at the UW branches in Bothell and Tacoma and their local imprints.
Environment
A tree falls in Oregon
They might be dwarfed by architecture, but nothing we've built has transcended time the way big trees have. The "Klootchy Creek Giant" lived long and large. It took a record-setting windstorm to bring it down.
Culture
How the Christmas cookie crumbles
An e-mail fracas at North Seattle Community College hits on why "the most wonderful season of all" causes us so much angst.
Washington State
2007 in review: Tacoma's growing arts scene
There are signs of a nascent community, but the City of Destiny is still looking for its place in the world of artists and collectors.