Civics and Culture

Book Awards Recap, Plus Future Events

Thank you, lovelies, for coming out to these things. It moves me in ways I hope I intimate in my overly excited hugs and...

Sunday Video: How To Protect The Amazon Rainforest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF7-uFbE5Mc Quartz explains how ancient civilizations an show us how to protect the Amazon rainforest.

The Boring Truths, Part II: “Boring” Addendum

After receiving an enormous amount of responses in a variety of places regarding the subject matter of a certain recent post, I wanted to add a few...

Luxury Housing Creates Affordability Problems in Seattle, but Single Family Zoning Is More Destructive

Years ago I spent a year teaching English in Nice, France, a short train ride from Monaco, a sovereign city-state on the French Riviera...

Architects to Honor Best New Seattle Buildings November 4th

As summer turns to fall, so turns our lives from a season of sunny exuberance to one of cool reflection. Vacation is over and...

Sound Transit Ponders Public Restroom Policy, More Toilets Forthcoming

Sound Transit is taking another look at its restroom policy at the direction of boardmembers. In a briefing last month, staff provided an overview...

Sunday Video: How The Dutch Beat The Ocean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEZvSl5Cg8 Johnny Harris of Vox explains why Amsterdam has canals and how the Dutch have fought the ocean for land.

Master Builders Continue to Push for Missing Middle Zoning in 2020 Agenda

On Thursday morning in a ballroom at the Meydenbaur Convention Center in Downtown Bellevue, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS)...