Culture Beacon Hill Blues: 3 local artists ponder the "G-word" Beacon Hill's five-year-old Station coffee shop is a gathering place for locals. by Jake Uitti / May 25, 2015
Culture City Superhero: Amanda Manitach, artist, writer, live wire Artist and writer Amanda Manitach, aka Bolt, documents Emerald City culture. by Jake Uitti / May 14, 2015
Culture Evan Flory-Barnes is Crosscut's first City Superhero Credit: Rory Smith by Jake Uitti / April 3, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Moeties, closed-door caucus meetings and our open government ideal Legislative caucuses are off limits to the press and public, including anthropologists. by David Price / March 19, 2015
Culture The benefits of clowning around at the hospital The clowns of Room Circus. Photo: Room Circus by Jake Uitti / March 19, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: What if lawmakers were more like the people they serve? State Sen. Andy Hill, a prototypical Washington legislator: white, male, well-educated and well to do. Not that there's anything wrong with that. by David Price / February 26, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Legislating virtual worlds Laws about taxing or not taxing online sales are an example of a cultural invention that dictates the way we view and behave in the "real" world. by David Price / February 22, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: The power of language and the "fear grimace" Facial expressions and posture send signals about relationships and power dynamics. by David Price / February 12, 2015