Culture
Hostel takeover: Adjusting to a new Seattle
The proposed redevelopment of the site of the Hahn Building at First & Pike is grinding forward through Seattle process.
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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Culture
Mossback’s Northwest: Don’t give up on Bigfoot!
From ancient legends to far-fetched theories to elaborate hoaxes, Bigfoot remains an iconic Northwest cryptid. Knute wants to know: What
politics
Seattle needs another woman mayor
Where’s Bertha? No, not that Bertha, the original Bertha. Where is Seattle’s woman mayor? Seattle has elected exactly
politics
Forget Seattle nice. We need grown-up fights
“I want our city to have a little more conflict,” says Eric Liu. One would think Seattle is a place
Equity
What Jenny Durkan and Bertha Knight Landes have in common
Seattle has now elected two women mayors — with a gap of nearly a century between their elections. It’s an