Civics and Culture

Event: Community Ownership For Resiliency

Mayor Ed Murray signed an executive order last week affirming Seattle's commitment to welcoming city policies. Folks long at the center of oppressive systems...

Reparations On The Night Bus

It's a system of peaks and valleys, life is. At this moment, somewhere last year, I was in a valley. You know the feeling,...

Renaissance

I'm parked at the terminal, standing by my bus in Rainier Beach as I work on a Richard Wright novel. Ah, literature. A cry...

Seattle Subway: Get Involved

Seattle Subway is an organization that was born out of frustration. We were frustrated with the glacial pace of transit progress and past compromises...

Tacoma Metro Parks Begins Public Meetings On Visitor Access To Point Defiance Park

Point Defiance Park in Tacoma is the city's largest municipal park and draws upwards of three million visitors per year. Along with the Point Defiance...

December 7: A Critical Moment for the Lid I-5 Movement

The future of the grassroots effort to lid Interstate 5 in Seattle depends on your support at a critical event next month. On December 7,...

Rest In Peace, Breda Monster

Is it so silly, when we really think about it, to mourn the passing of a coach type? Think back to your childhood haunts....

How To Talk To Your NIMBY Parents

Sitting around my Thanksgiving dinner table always leads to some tense moments. In growing cities across the country this year, many people will be discussing...