Environment Washington’s climate woes: First wildfires, then debris flow Dry soil in burn scars can lead to roaring earthen rivers that are more powerful than mudslides. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / November 16, 2023
Environment Already-endangered WA salmon may take a hit from flooding As region's rivers overflowed from historic rainfall, the next generation of the struggling fish may have been swept away, too. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / December 23, 2021
Environment Wildfire smoke disrupts flight of migrating birds The Tule geese's journey from Alaska to central Oregon took twice as long in 2020 due to megafires and smoke. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / November 18, 2021
Modernism in architecture: No exit? Seattle Central Public Library, Wikimedia Commons, user Moody75. by stuartsilk / September 16, 2012
Politics Preserving Capitol Hill's arts scene: Velocity Dance Center's sleek new home Dancers Kristin Hapke, Emma Klein and Fumi Murakami in the Kawasaki Studio at Velocity Dance Center's new Capitol Hill home. by jeanlenihan / March 25, 2010
Politics Seattle belatedly joins the harborfront parade Seattle's downtown waterfront, with angled piers and a long-blighting Viaduct. by stuartsilk / June 30, 2010
Politics The case for revivalist architecture in Pioneer Square Cadillac Hotel, sensitively restored after the Nisqually earthquake by stuartsilk / May 4, 2010
Equity We need more gathering places in our urban neighborhoods The modern Northgate Library sits next to a community center. by stuartsilk / April 13, 2010
Light-hearted 'Coppelia' a technical triumph PNB's Jonathan Porretta as Franz in 'Coppélia.' by jeanlenihan / June 4, 2010
'Sleeping Beauty': Ronald Hynd's production nails it Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Mara Vinson (center) as Princess Aurora falls into a deep slumber after pricking her finger on a cursed spindle in Ronald Hynd's <i>The Sleeping Beauty</i>. by jeanlenihan / February 9, 2010