Harrell Calls Musk, Thiel ‘Smart Innovators,’ Tells Downtown Businesses He’s Fighting for Them
On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell praised conservative billionaires as "smart innovators," but pledged to push back on federal overreach and advance cybersecurity, telling business leaders: "I will fight for you."
The Crisis of Late Capitalism in Seattle
The early 1800’s were terrible times to be a British peasant. Parliament had been steadily granting landlords’ requests for enclosure since the 1500s, fencing...
Why I’m An Urbanist
When I was four years old, I wrote a letter to Mother Nature. Signed, sealed, and delivered to the boulder in our suburban front...
Baltimore’s Harborplace: Elegy to a Dead Mall
Lessons from a one-time crown jewel of urban renewal.
Recently I got to be a tourist in my hometown. The hard part about going back...
Seattle Seeks to Close Internet Access Gap
In September, the City of Seattle released the Internet for All Seattle Report. This report follows the City's July 27th resolution to establish the...
Seattle Should Count Its Ecological Assets
Seattle's green urban assets are worth billions and valuing them could protect them.
Thanks to Covid-19 and the West Seattle Bridge closure, the air is...
Midweek Video: The Global Coffee Crisis Is Coming
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Global climate change is brewing a crisis for growing coffee. As annual temperatures rise, coffee plants are being threatened with mass withering. The global...
Seattle Among U.S. Cities Where Inflation is Growing the Most
It's hard to avoid the topic of inflation these days. Price increases on basic goods are impossible to overlook at most stores, discussion of...