Colonial conflict shaped the modern borders of the Pacific Northwest. What if history had unfolded just a bit differently?

Seattle’s celebrated ballet company is striving to increase diversity with a new repertory, new choreographers and new BIPOC and non-binary dancers.

Educators in Seattle, Kent and elsewhere in Washington are calling for better pay and classroom support, which have stretched district budgets.

Plus: Tsutakawa sculptures on Bainbridge Island and a range of mountain art.

More than two years after the order took effect, the governor's special authority to combat the pandemic is over — even as the virus remains.

Moses Sun, Angelique Poteat, Ana María Campoy and Luther Hughes will be making a splash in the city’s arts scene this fall.

State officials have yet to start annual background checks for owners of pistols and semiautomatic rifles — and they have no concrete plans to do so.

Save the dates for these September, October and November shows, from an Alanis Morrisette-inspired Broadway hit to a brand-new literary festival.

In the ’60s, Seattle’s oldest neighborhood was facing demolition. New discoveries show the role architect Victor Steinbrueck played in stopping the wrecking ball.

Washington cities and counties claimed more than $750 million of federal relief as ‘revenue replacement’ – and they don’t have to say where it’s going.

Administrative lags keep more than 80 small organizations waiting on $2.2 million in federal funding from American Rescue Plan Act programs.

Researchers hope a new sonar technology, which triggers a nails-on-chalkboard-like reflex to seals and sea lions, could be a tool to protect the endangered fish.

Host Sara Bernard teams up with Crosscut reporters to dive deeper into the stories that shape Washington.

The LIGO Exploration Center invites science enthusiasts of all ages to dive into astrophysics.

The president celebrated Earth Day in Seattle's Seward Park by pledging to protect old growth trees. But his measures aren't enough.

Chef Kerrie Sanson takes jams and condiments to new heights with preserves sourced from local produce.

Romare Bearden on First Hill, pops of color in Pioneer Square and sculptures of hidden sentences.

The softer approach to prosecution has seen double the referrals since tough-on-crime city attorney Ann Davison took office in January.

Jazz on Jackson Street, riot grrrl power at Marymoor Park, Indigenous futurism in movement, and more.

Files discovered in the cellar of architect Victor Steinbrueck’s Eastlake home shed light on a battle over credit for the Seattle icon's distinctive look.