Civics and Culture

We knew each other once, intimately. The trim figure, the vivacious brown eyes and half-smile that just about screams vitality, even when silent. Many...

The "quiet side" of Capitol Hill will undergo big changes in the near future. Come out tonight to see design concepts aimed at putting...

https://youtu.be/mBQE5rrWDfA KCTS9 has a very short video on the history of redlining in Seattle and the long-lasting impacts of the practise.

It's the urban fashion du jour for how to hold a phone, and it confounds me. You hold your phone, which is not on speakerphone,...

If you’ve read this, you won’t be surprised at my reaction to Seattle Magazine choosing me as one of their 35 Most Influential People...

As American families abandon traditional trick-or-treating for "safer" alternatives like Trunk-or-Treat, a rare opportunity for neighborhood community engagement is lost. Halloween collects its more than its...

https://youtu.be/BoRx_zIwiXM In this video, RetroReport looks at slums and why fixing them is the key to cities in the future. To illustrate their point, they...

"Congratulations," a friend once told me, after I'd finally gotten a New York literary agent. "Let yourself feel it today, and breathe. You deserve this." The thing...