Author Profile David Brewster David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
Politics How political polarization tied this country in knots President Obama campaigned for change by David Brewster / September 5, 2012
Rail transit: the slow lane to urban density A light rail train gets ready to pull out of the Rainier Beach station. by David Brewster / August 27, 2012
The Speight Age (and after) at Seattle Opera Speight Jenkins, general director of Seattle Opera. (Seattle Opera) by David Brewster / August 22, 2012
Reinventing the Seattle Symphony, presto Simon Woods of the SSO: seeking the "alt-classical" audience. by David Brewster / August 14, 2012
Politics Arena politics: getting toxic fast Site of the proposed new arena in SoDo. First Avenue South is the western boundary; the Safeco Field garage is to the north. by David Brewster / August 8, 2012
Politics The police-DOJ pact: Way less than meets the eye Mayor Mike McGinn, seen in mid-2011 with police discussing increased nighttime patrols, is now dealing with a federal report on police practices. by David Brewster / August 6, 2012
The more the murkier: a Seattle disease This Seattle Center map shows planned new construction. by David Brewster / July 26, 2012
Politics Seattle and the DOJ: political train wreck ahead Mike McGinn addressing a Town Hall meeting at Nathan Hale High School in 2011 by David Brewster / July 18, 2012