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Author: Ray Dubicki

Dubicki: Hazbin Hotel, Good Omens, and Fixing Divine Error

We are all fighting Heaven now. Ray Dubicki reviews the show Hazbin Hotel and bids farewell in his final column.

I Applied for Seattle City Council and All You Got Was This Lousy Article

Ray Dubicki reviews the City Council vacancy "process" as an unselected applicant.

The Numbers That Make Your City

Misunderstanding the size of an acre, floor area ratio, and the area of a circle ruins many conversations about the basic shape of where you live.
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The NHL Winter Classic Can Accelerate Seattle’s Sonics Boom

Seattle’s big hockey Winter Classic success at the ballpark offers lessons to nightly sports on the other side of town.
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The Urbanist 2023: Articles You May Have Missed

We've all had a busy year. Really, there were four elections. Sure, that's a regular occurrence in Seattle, but it's still a lot. So,...

The Urbanist 2023 Year In Pictures

Some of the best images, illustrations and photo essays of 2023 in The Urbanist.
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Urbanist G.O.R.E. 2024!

The annual visit of the Krampus, bringing G.O.R.E. for the coming year. That is Goals to do, Obstacles to avoid, Resolutions to try better, and places to Explore.

The Urbanist’s Corrections and Regrets of 2023

Journalistic integrity demands we review the tapes for the last year, and own up to our failings. Here are the corrections and regrets for 2023.