Civics and Culture

Leslie Kern’s ‘Feminist City’ Offers Critical Corrective to Patriarchal City-Making

Leslie Kern teaches feminist geography, but she is under no illusion that straightforward solutions can magically cure the imbalance and violence baked into our...

Tropic Of

I couldn't quite make out what variety he specified, but I somehow knew his next word would be cancer. Him and his pet rabbit,...

Midweek Video: Can Miniature Microcars Serve A Niche In Cities?

Miniature microcars are rare in North America, but they're common in Amsterdam and The Netherlands. Jason Slaughter looks into how these cars are more...

City Hall Advances Seattle Center Arena And Lander Overpass Plans

On Monday the Seattle City Council passed a resolution signaling intent to move forward with plans to renovate the Seattle Center Coliseum (popularly dubbed...

Op-Ed: Washington’s Legal Establishment Can’t Deliver True Justice for Our Kids

Washington’s legal establishment, led by King County Superior Court Judge David Keenan, are lobbying to fund more youth jails while doing little to expand a fractured social safety net. We, the public defenders of SEIU 925, reject Judge Keenan’s vague, misguided proposal.
Green Lake Park as of Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Pedestrians Wonder Where to Go as Mayor Durkan Closes 15 Major Parks

In a move to combat coronavirus spread, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced yesterday that 15 of Seattle's largest or most popular parks would be closed...

Seattle Prepares for Women’s March 2.0 on Saturday

On Saturday, Seattle Women's March 2.0 will take action with tens of thousands of demonstrators hitting city streets. As a sort of annual uninauguration,...

Pandemic Recovery Guidance Should Emphasize Al Fresco Business Operations

The past few months have been very trying times as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the country. By mid-March, Washington Governor Jay Inslee ordered non-essential...