As COVID-19 cases increase in these communities, a writer reflects on the lives behind the statistics.

Seattle grandmother Sadie Pimpleton was hospitalized with COVID-19 and says she saw the end. She’s now back home with her grandkids, finding ways to help others.

I've been trying to answer a question all our bodies are asking: COVID or NOVID?

Recent protests against police brutality could spur new rules — and new ways to hold officers accountable.

“People are coming. They’re here. So how do we keep everybody safe? Because we don’t even have a hospital here.”

Plus: A Fourth of July concert for astrology nerds.

Vote by Tuesday, July 7, for which coronavirus question you want to see answered in next week's column.

The pandemic wrecked the economy. The protests shook the city's soul. Now Mayor Durkan is staring down a dire future.

The Department of Natural Resources has responded to 468 wildfires — nearly double the average number of fires for the same time over the past 10 years.

In the state with the most regressive tax system in the country, the Seattle City Council is weighing options for taxing large corporations.

Since 2013, 20% of entering Seattle officers have had military experience. Some wonder if that's the kind of training the city wants for its police.

The Seattle journalist doesn’t pull any punches, even when writing about herself.

Other states are allowing electronic signatures to count on election petitions during the pandemic. Should Washington do the same?

It’s not just statues. Slaveholders and Southern sympathizers can be found all over our state map.

Pride Month has been criticized for being too white and too commercial. Four activists share how they've built their own spaces for celebration.

It's time to think beyond equal protections at work and demand something better than assimilation.

Crosscut managing editor Mark Baumgarten explains what he got wrong about the future of the attorney, activist, and former Seattle mayoral candidate.

In a new history, author BJ Cummings explains how Seattle was built on the waterway at the expense of nearby communities and the river itself.

Latinx community leaders say the agriculture industry and state officials have left workers unsafe and forgotten. 

Kindergarten teacher Caitlin McNulty helps keep education accessible, safe and equitable during the coronavirus lockdown.