Civics and Culture

https://youtu.be/P6qg0sKJJKM Berlin shows how arbitrary and definitive administrative boundaries can be through its divided history between West Germany and East Germany after World War II....

This is a big one, but bear with me: the fight described below conveniently happened to touch on so many of our city's most...

Urban Forestry Commission Chair Weston Brinkley weighs in on why Seattle needs to act and what can be done to better protect the city's...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nWZ15JeZnc An island in Hawaiʻi had long been occupied and used by the United States military. But native Hawaiians fought to restore it to the...

https://youtu.be/_8xhdL8BPvU This story in London highlights one microcosm of how far historic preservation rules can go. For a while, an artsy organization got away with...

https://youtu.be/ORzNZUeUHAM What are stroads and why are they so inefficient, dangerous, and ugly? Not Just Bikes explains.

https://vimeo.com/191659582 What is it like to live in co-housing? This video shows what life is like in a Vienna co-housing community.

Update: Since this article was initially published, Councilmember Kshama Sawant has formally submitted a resolution calling on the City to "support community demands to...