Culture
The true costs of staying in Seattle
The city is changing, affordability is worse than ever, and longtime communities are “hollowing out.” Seattle City Council member Kshama
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Our history is not quaint: How Crosscut's coverage of the past informs the present
Northwest author Timothy Egan was the keynote speaker at Crosscut’s annual “Courage Awards” this year. He said something that
Equity
Best of 2015: The untold story of Seattle's racist mayor
This week Crosscut is running some of our best stories of the year, as selected both by our writers and
politics
Best of 2015: Racism and public lands – the case of Coon Lake
This week Crosscut is running some of our best stories of the year, as selected both by our writers and
Culture
A Mossback's look at our best and worst 2015 moments
Seattle is changing, no question. The streets are torn up, it’s tough to walk a block without having to