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Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: Why So Many Suburbs Look The Same

https://youtu.be/vWhYlu7ZfYM In this Vox episode of Almanac, Phil Edwards explains why so many suburbs look the same. Principally, the advent of federal financing, the cul-de-sac,...

Sunday Video: EPCOT–Yesterday’s City of Tomorrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hqLo4J6mrQ Dave Amos looks at Walt Disney's unrealized tomorrow city plans (known as "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" or "EPCOT"), which were largely Modernist delusions...

Nathan’s TED Talk

https://youtu.be/bxw2P7WbRKE What does it mean to be urbanized? What does living in a city require of us in terms of social engagement, and to what...

What Could Rapidly Growing Seattle Do to Reduce Small Businesses Displacement?

Workie Wubushet, owner of Saba Ethiopian Cuisine, knew her campaign to save the restaurant she'd owned for nearly 20 years was over when the...

Nathan Vass, 2019 Washington State Book Award Finalist

Never in a million years. That's what I thought when we applied for this thing a year ago. A pipe dream. You apply for...

Sunday Video: These Photos Ended Child Labor in the US

https://youtu.be/ddiOJLuu2mo Photos captured by the during the Progressive Era of children working and their dire conditions, particularly in cities, led to strong limits on child...

Nathan’s Bus: Couch Intuition

It was the most elegant piece of furniture I'd ever seen dumped at a bus stop. How exciting!  "Hang on a second, I just need...

Councilmember Mosqueda Proposes New Tenant Protections for Buildings Up for Sale

The Seattle City Council's housing committee will take up further discussion and possibly vote on a new tenant protection measure sponsored by Councilmember Teresa...