Politics Grocery workers accuse QFC of closing stores as union retaliation The company blames increased labor costs from Seattle’s hazard pay ordinance for forcing the closure of two stores. by Peter Johnson / April 12, 2021
Culture Seattle music clubs say reopening is still months away Vaccination rates are rising and some restrictions have been eased in Phase 3, but club operators say they’re not ready to rock again just yet. by Peter Johnson / May 26, 2021
Culture Saving the birthplace of Seattle karaoke Bush Garden, one of the International District's most beloved institutions. by Peter Johnson / December 15, 2016
Environment The Northwest braces for its own Standing Rock First Nations leaders have been protesting the Kinder Morgan plan since at least 2014. by Nick Turner / December 1, 2016
Culture U-District bar closes doors and salutes the future: microhousing Photos shared on Knarr Shipwreck Lounge's Facebook page during the day after the bar closed. by Peter Johnson / March 19, 2017
Culture Sausage Links, Caddyshack edition The Oregonian reports that a popular driving range in Oregon is asking golfers to cast their "swing votes" by aiming practice shots at 8-feet-tall metal likenesses of John McCain and Barack Obama... by Clark Fredricksen / September 10, 2008
Politics Dino Rossi, ladies' man Dino Rossi. (Crosscut Flickr pool contributor <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcwestbrook/' target='_blank'>J.C. Westerbrook</a>). by Clark Fredricksen / September 9, 2008
Politics Sausage Links, assisted suicide edition Geov at Horse's Ass is making his case for Initiative 1000, or the "death with dignity" measure. It is powerful stuff. He was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 1991, and through various surgeries... by Clark Fredricksen / September 9, 2008