Amid rapid change, blue-collar Astoria pauses for poetry

Take a deep dive into the living folk culture of Astoria’s Fisher Poets Gathering

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/ March 30

Not a done deal: Convention center expansion could face fight in city hall

Councilmember Mike O'Brien wants more affordable housing and transit before green-lighting the expansion of the Washington State Convention Center.

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David Kroman

/ March 30 March 30, 2018

Pulitzer winner John Luther Adams returns to Seattle Symphony

After the huge, undulating swells of his landmark “Become Ocean,” the composer transitions to stillness, silence with “Become Desert”

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Brangien Davis

/ March 29 March 29, 2018

As Puget Sound region grows, park and rides fill up

The region faces big questions about how to meet demands for parking spots near transit — and who should pay.

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Lizz Giordano

/ March 29 March 29, 2018

7 things to do in Seattle this weekend

National Clam Day, women and jazz and a Seattle artist visits the states Trump won.

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/ March 29 March 29, 2018

Opinion

The politics of protection that keep White men on top

March 29

Alisa Kessel is a professor of politics and government at the University of Puget Sound. She is an expert on cultural representations of sexual violence, including in professional arenas and on college campuses.

We must ask ourselves: Who is being protected? Who gets to do the protecting? And who actually needs protection?

Opinion

The American crisis we aren’t addressing

March 28

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, is the senior senator from Washington state.

Few in Congress are focused on the challenges parents face finding and affording high-quality child care.

Forget Bingo. Wallingford seniors now fear becoming homeless

Social worker Denise Malm's newest agenda is keeping her elderly clients out of homelessness.

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Meg Butterworth

/ March 19

Jodi Opitz, owner of Seattle Rehearsal, stands for a portrait in front of a “no parking” sign she keeps up on her building to make sure her business is accessible to herself and her customers 24/7 on Occidental Avenue South in Seattle's SODO neighborhood.

Politics

How growth ignited a $500K parking battle in SODO

Seattle’s parking apocalypse has paralyzed SODO — but the city won’t compromise

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Kristen M. Clark

/ March 8

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In their own voices: Why Seattle’s youth marched

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/ March 24

Culture

The debut of ‘Mossback’s Northwest’

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Eric Keto &
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/ March 26

Politics

From Tumwater to Seattle, students unite in gun walkout

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/ March 14

After Democratic upsets, is Washington’s 8th District next?

March 21

Ben Anderstone is a Seattle-based political consultant.

A Democratic win in Pennsylvania may spell more trouble for the GOP in trying to hold Dave Reichert’s seat.

What it’s like teaching hip-hop in a private school vs. a prison

March 21

Daudi Abe is a Seattle-based professor, writer and historian.

Daude Abe taught his History of Hip-Hop class at the same time in two very different environments.

A man outside the site of a small encampment in Seattle

A business tax can ease Seattle’s homeless crisis

March 20

Katie Wilson is General Secretary of the Transit Riders Union, a Seattle-based organization advocating for improved public transit.

To fix Seattle’s homelessness crisis, we need big solutions that will include more revenue.

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Crosscut's Florangela Davila and Knute Berger, along with KVI's John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur, unite to form the KVI Crosscut Conversation. Moderated by KOMO Newsradio's Manda Factor, the panel will focus issues facing us at the national, state, and local levels.

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