Opinion A Seattle tenant’s struggle to pay rent Crosscut is collecting stories from the pandemic about eviction, rental debt and homelessness. Share yours. by Colton Kenyon / March 17, 2021
Culture Five art shows to see as Seattle-area museums reopen Phase 2 brings cautious optimism and tons of great stuff to experience at Puget Sound cultural venues. by Margo Vansynghel / February 17, 2021
Culture Seattle author depicts isolation and gentrification in new book In ‘The Freezer Door,’ Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore searches for glimmers of connection in a changed city. by Margo Vansynghel / December 9, 2020
Culture The Crocodile was always more than a Seattle music venue A new location four blocks north won’t change the club’s iconic place in a legendary scene. by Charles R. Cross / November 20, 2020
Seattle could become the next 15-minute city By making sure essential services are just a short walk or ride away, the city could recover from the pandemic and fight climate change at the same time. by Margo Vansynghel / November 17, 2020
Culture City launches real estate company to save and create Seattle art spaces The new agency plans to combat gentrification by securing venues for arts and cultural groups. by Margo Vansynghel / November 9, 2020
Culture Meet the artists making comics in Seattle’s historic drawbridges From studios in the University and Fremont bridge towers, two local illustrators draw attention to the region's history. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / September 28, 2020
Culture Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica, the historian now leading BlackPast.org, talks about this pivotal moment and the women who helped get us here. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / June 18, 2020
Culture Seattle artist fights anti-Asian racism in the Chinatown-International District As the pandemic emboldens bigotry, Monyee Chau tells her neighborhood: “We will survive this too.” by Margo Vansynghel / May 13, 2020
Opinion Coronavirus recovery can’t lead to a more gentrified Seattle Disasters deepen inequality, but we can stop further displacement in the South End before it’s too late. by Marcus Harrison Green / April 8, 2020
News The last of Yesler Terrace's iconic rowhouses will be rubble by May As the historic public housing development takes a new form, some residents return while others stay away. by David Kroman / March 12, 2020
Culture Seattle is looking for ways to save beloved local establishments A new program will give "legacy businesses" assistance (but not cash). by Margo Vansynghel / February 27, 2020
Equity Black pot entrepreneurs fight for piece of Washington's very white marijuana industry “They were prosecuting us the most for cannabis...now, they’re on the street corners in our neighborhoods, selling that stuff to us." by Melissa Santos / February 13, 2020
News 74 spots, 850 applications: Demand for affordable housing remains high in Seattle A first for Seattle, new Central District apartment building reserves units for residents who've been pushed out. by David Kroman / January 22, 2020
Culture ‘Vanishing Seattle’ film series captures the soul of the city's beloved spaces Community members share stories of rampant change and resilience. by Margo Vansynghel / January 10, 2020