Civics and Culture

I didn't understand what was going on. There were three passengers left. A silent young African-American man, possibly a UW student, or else passing...

Right before snow coated the Emerald City's streets on Thursday, more than a hundred housing advocates gathered at the Central Library to hear a panel...

"Heeegghhh," he said. "Aw yeah," I said. Just pretend you completely understand the guy, is what I told myself. Most of communication is body language anyway. When...

In Seattle’s efforts to address the housing affordability crisis, community land trusts and other forms of community ownership have been in large part overlooked....

Boosters of the International District have put a lot of work into branding the district's distinct Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese cultural identities. Over the years,...

The next phase of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) is being planned, and associated with it may be millions of dollars in discretionary...

"Redden, or Renton, or something. Northern." I know what these guys are talking about. I practically yelped out the answer: "Redding, California!" "That's it!" "The halfway point...

Written by Seattle Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and Alberta Bleck, Community Relations Liaison to District 7. One thing we share as residents of this city is...