Allied Arts threw one of its highly enjoyable Beer and Culture events last week, and the topic was what to do about the expanded 520 bridge as it comes crashing through the Arboretum. There's a design...
An enthusiastic crowd welcomed former President Bill Clinton to Benaroya Hall in Seattle this afternoon. He was here to address the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
And he had them at hello. Acknowledging...
Come next week it will be very quiet in Portland's independent bookstores, coffee shops, and the free-sample lines at Trader Joe's. All the writers will be at Wordstock III.
Yesterday we launched an experimental survey to see if Crosscut readers can predict the outcome of the election. As I mentioned then, this is not an opinion survey or a survey of how you will vote –...
Al Gore just finished his keynote speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors gathering in Seattle. He addressed the nearly 120 mayors via satellite about global warming. He didn't need a Nobel Prize to...
When you turn 50, the American Association of Retired Persons sends you a nice red-plastic card to show folks who might otherwise mistake you for, say, a well-preserved 49-year-old.
Each fall there is a compelling ritual at Seattle City Hall, known as the City Council budget hearing. About 100 folks line up on each of two nights, carefully signing in hours before, to have their...
The popular restaurant promotion – beloved by diners, secretly hated by some restaurants – is back with an expanded circle of restaurants and a higher price to match. And a new name: Dine Around...
