Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: Melbourne In Motion

Take a trip down under to the grand coastal city of Melbourne in a four-minute timelapse. Melb, as it often referred to, has one of...

Islamofriendlia

What I like What you like Why can't we both be right? -Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes -- I'm wandering around outside my bus at the Rainier and Henderson terminal....

Genial Roughneck, And A Word On Mothers

Oh my goodness, I thought. It's him, it really is him. How many years ago was that? This I wrote in 2012: "I'm gonna be a...

Recap From The First Ever YIMBY Conference

Seattle was abundantly represented this weekend at YIMBY 2016. The first ever Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) conference took place this past weekend. Many cities...

AngryNice II: Tran Chimes In

Tran's telling me an anecdote from earlier in the day. Have I told you about him? Tran's the scruffy Vietnamese guy who knows all...

Central District Community Crosswalks Coming Soon

Last year, residents in the Central District spray painted four crosswalks in Pan-African flag colors on the heels of nearly a dozen Capitol Hill crosswalks getting...

Midweek Video: Lid I-5

Late last month, our own Scott Bonjukian participated in Capitol Hill Housing's annual community forum, called Gearshift 2016, to present the concept of freeway lids...

“Sheeeeeeyyiitt”: Strategies For Day Or Night

"Hey guys," I called out. This was a trio of folks about my age, milling about the Men's Shelter a bit after ten PM. In...