Opinion What did Amazon buy — and what couldn't they buy — in Seattle's most expensive election ever? Council districts stymied big business hopes for a sea change in local politics. by Knute Berger / November 6, 2019
Culture A walk in the woods with Seattle writer David Guterson In a new epic poem, the author of “Snow Falling on Cedars” encourages readers to enjoy the journey out and the turnaround. by Knute Berger / November 5, 2019
Opinion Seattle can prepare for climate change — if it can escape bureaucratic silos Jim Ellis helped the city with sewage, transportation, and water quality systems. His big, systemic thinking is a model we should follow. by Knute Berger / October 31, 2019
Opinion Trotsky vs. Bezos: Seattle's race for District 3 echoes throughout local history The contest between Sawant and Orion is the latest example of the city's perennial conflict between the left and big business. by Knute Berger / October 24, 2019
Culture UW seeks $13M to renovate the ‘Boys in the Boat’ shell house The first city-sanctioned historic landmark on campus is going for a gold-medal makeover. by Knute Berger / October 11, 2019
Opinion Yes, there were black slaves in the Pacific Northwest. Historians are making our region confront it An Oregon author is exploring little-known chapters of the region's ugly, racist roots. by Knute Berger / September 30, 2019 / Updated at 4:14 September 30, 2019
Culture Everything about the Pacific Northwest is on display at the new Burke Museum. Even the scientists. The museum's new home brings its researchers out of the basement, and delivers a love letter of fossils and artifacts to our region. by Knute Berger / September 27, 2019
Finding hints of our future in the epic blazes of the Northwest's past A visit to the site of the Norse Peak fire — the worst in Western Washington since the Yacolt Burn of 1902 — reveals both the promise and limits of human forest management. by Knute Berger / September 12, 2019
Wildfires are burned into Washington's history — and our headlines Historically, wildfire has been a frequent visitor west of the Cascades. by Knute Berger / September 10, 2019
How Washington's 'summer of fire' nearly destroyed Seattle, Spokane and Ellensburg On the cusp of becoming a state, the Washington territory suffered three major fires that would change the course of history. by Knute Berger / September 9, 2019
