Chapter 4: During May, Seattle City Council members listened to hours of public comment on how tax dollars should be allocated by the 2009-10 budget. Now what happens? Not much until autumn — then a...
Chapter 3: Members of the City Neighborhood Council refer to the body's role as "holding the city's feet to the fire," but that expression is more incendiary than the reality. The role is advisory...
Chapter 2: Neighborhood district councils are the starting point for citizen involvement in Seattle. At the bottom of the hierarchy, it is a world of long meetings and grinding process. You can have...
Chapter 1: It's been almost a decade since 38 neighborhood plans were adopted by the City Council. The process is about to begin anew. Today Crosscut begins a series of articles looking at the...
For once, the horse race handicapping of the primary season is a metaphor with great legs. We're watching a field of fierce runners and the move from the mindset post-Iowa to now post-New Hampshire...
I'd like to think it could turn out otherwise, but the large -- and dare I say it, tasteful -- Lost Our Lease sign says M. Coy Books near the Market in downtown Seattle is going away at the end of...
This appeared Thursday, December 20th in the email in-box at KING-FM (Seattle-based classical music station, and a leader in streaming audio online). The sender's name has been changed. The message...
Local history, a female serial killer, Eastern Washington tales and losing money in your sleep -- Crosscut authors help you find presents for that special someone.
