Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: Breaking The Loud Barrier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8dj7tYr1lA For all those Seahawks fans out there, best of luck at the NFC Championship!

Let Us Not Judge, That We Might Not be Judged Ourselves

  "How you doin' tonight?" "Typically!" he says. "And yourself? "Oh, I'm well!" "That's excellent!" he smiles. "And syntactically correct!" "I do my best!" That was the first guy. With...

Seattle Planning Commission Seeking New Members

If you're a wonk about all things planning, then the City of Seattle may have just the opportunity for you. The Seattle Planning Commission...

Tofu Spring Rolls, Comfort Stations, and Deep Breaths

  I rushed in, looking for the cheap stuff. My shift (or "piece") was about to start, and I needed food. This was unusual. I...

Reminder: The First Hill Public Realm Action Plan Open House

First Hill Public Realm Action Plan Open House When Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 5 – 7pm Where Town Hall 1119 8th Ave Seattle, WA 98101 What First Hill’s growing residential population, cultural...

Banter in the Nighttime

  The NightWatch crew has just arrived. They have their tickets and directions, and are fanning out to the various shelters they've been assigned for...

Merry Christmas, Gosh Darn It

  There's a Samoan man in sharp leather who calls me "Center of the Universe." It's because I that's how I announce Third and Pike/Pine....

Sunday Video: Djidjila’letch to Pioneer Square

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z2q2mxRnns Djidjila'letch to Pioneer Square by the Burke Museum on YouTube. Watch the changing face of Pioneer Square from tribal village to the modern district of...