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Mossback’s Northwest: The tiny oyster that made Washington
The Pacific Coast’s only indigenous oyster, the Olympia, was eaten into near-extinction. It could be making a comeback.
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Mossback's Northwest: JFK's secret visit to the Seattle World's Fair
A rare photograph shows President Kennedy's 1961 detour under an unfinished Space Needle.
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Built to last, not to please: Why you can’t ignore the Cosmic Crisp
30 years in the making, plus $10.4M in marketing, the apple still isn’t for everyone — and that’s okay.
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Mossback’s Northwest: True tales from the most interesting place on earth
Here's what we learned about Pacific Northwest history from Crosscut's Knute Berger — and our readers — in 2019.
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How the Gold Rush inspired Seattle's early aerospace innovation
Locals looked to dirigibles, blimps and airships long before Boeing landed.