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Civics and Culture

Lid I-5 Charrette Draws Big Crowd And Big Ideas

Last Saturday a diverse mix of Seattle residents, designers, and community leaders converged on the 12th Avenue Arts building to imagine lidding Interstate 5....

Touring Greenwood With Mike McGinn

Former Mayor Mike McGinn is an urbanist who is deeply informed by his sense of place, drawing inspiration from his home neighborhood of Greenwood....
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Attend A ‘Jane’s Walk’ This Weekend To Celebrate Jane Jacobs’ 100th Birthday

Jane Jacobs, a hero to many an urbanist, was born one hundred years ago today. This weekend, Seattle is celebrating with "Jane's Walks" throughout...

Reflections From The Inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial

On a cold October evening in Chicago, Mario Cucinella shares his thoughts as to why architecture is of vital importance to society: "Buildings don't...

Last Passenger Of The Night

His name is the same name he gives me every time: Nefarious Peripheral, No Tunnel Vision. When he first saw me, years ago, he...

Cowboys of the New Age: Status & Respect in the American Ghetto

Don't tell me these guys aren't packing. We're pulling in to the zone at Rainier and Othello northbound, where folks are still roaming about in...

Poker Face Practice

"You know, I find this job oddly relaxing," I told a man with a box of cupcakes. "I basically tool around for eight hours...

Pioneer Square Humor

She's repeating. We had this exact same exchange five minutes ago. "I'm a little tipsy," she'd said upon boarding, a woeful understatement. "Yeah you are,"...