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Civics and Culture

Into the Slop: A New Type of Music and Art Space Opens in Ballard

Some of the infrastructure in Ballard is so large that it’s virtually invisible. From rusting ship hulls in the canal to the marina complexes...

Art and Performances Will Illuminate Seattle’s Distinctive Freeway Park

The opening event for The Clouds Are Lifting: Illuminated Art in Freeway Park will take place April 7th, 7:30-10pm. In recent weeks, spring's arrival has...

The Urbanist Spring Events Calendar

Now that the Vernal Equinox has passed, thoughts here at The Urbanist turn to thinner socks with our Birkenstocks and other rites of spring....

The View From Nathan’s Bus: The Old-Timers

Nathan Vass will be joining The Urbanist Book Club on Tuesday, April 4 at 6pm. Sign up is available here. And you can pick...

Let’s Try to be Optimistic for Once, Seattle

Any frequent reader of The Urbanist knows that we have a long and painstakingly catalogued list of gripes with Seattle. From the completely avoidable...

Exploring Destinations on the New RapidRide H

The latest addition to King County's RapidRide network brings speedier transit travel between Downtown, Delridge, White Center, and Burien. King County Metro officially launched service...
Cherry blossoms outside Ballard High.

The Urbanist Podcast: Choosing Among Seattle’s Public Schools

It is spring of 8th Grade in the Dubicki household, so we have been investigating options on where to attend high schools. Seattle Public...

Sunday Video: Irish Pub in a Box

With St. Patrick's Day upon us, it is time to roll out the festivities, including the wearin' of the green, the drinkin' of the...