Environment A decade after the Oso landslide, WA works to improve preparedness The Snohomish County disaster killed 43 residents in 2014. Today, geologists can better help people get out of harm’s way due to boosts in tech and funding. by Tom Banse Washington State Standard / March 20, 2024
Environment A proposed San Juans sanctuary may offer hope for captive orcas — and risks for wild ones Nonprofit advocates think sea pens will improve the retired killer whales' quality of life. SeaWorld vets disagree. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 17, 2019
Environment Salish Sea's 'humpback comeback' is a good sign, but concerns remain More whales mean greater risk of ship strikes and fishing line entanglement. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / August 16, 2019
Environment These giant rats failed mine-sniffing school. Now they have a new career in Tacoma While their relatives are saving lives around the world, Point Defiance's adorable African giant pouched rats are ambassadors for rodents everywhere. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 24, 2019
Culture In Venice, world architecture's grand show Passing through "Cloudscapes" by stuartsilk / September 5, 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
Modernism in architecture: No exit? Seattle Central Public Library, Wikimedia Commons, user Moody75. by stuartsilk / September 16, 2012
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
Politics New incentives would spur growth in Pioneer Square Example of Pioneer Square detailing by stuartsilk / November 21, 2010