Investigations A review of 2023’s WA worker safety, COVID relief investigations Crosscut published more than 40 stories on job safety, housing instability, police and business aid. Read our top and most impactful reporting. by Jacob Jones / December 18, 2023
News 2023: Photos of the year Babies in prison, Starbucks unions, and Seattle cycling. Crosscut photographers captured a year of growth and change across Washington state. by Genna Martin & Cascade PBS Visuals Staff / December 15, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Remembering Town Hall Seattle director Wier Harman Plus, Intiman Theatre’s ‘Black Nativity’ retakes the stage and garden light shows shine from Bellevue to Bainbridge. by Brangien Davis / December 14, 2023
Investigations Q&A: WA’s broadband director on the $1.2B expansion challenge ahead As Mark Vasconi prepares to retire, he outlines how the state can invest historic federal aid in connecting rural communities left out of past efforts. by Brandon Block / December 14, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: 10 photo shows that bring light to Seattle’s dark days Plus, holiday art markets and craft fairs in Georgetown, South Lake Union, Beacon Hill and Magnuson Park. by Brangien Davis / December 7, 2023
Culture Your Last Meal | Reggie Watts’ family celebrated with snails Plus, meet the country’s only two snail farmers, who share everything from how to use them in tacos to the gastropod’s fascinating mating rituals by Rachel Belle / December 7, 2023
Investigations Tumwater mobile home tenants lobby against rent hikes As manufactured home communities in Washington become less affordable, residents have increasingly organized to galvanize support and push policy. by Farah Eltohamy / December 1, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle is brimming with holiday shows See Nutcrackers, Scrooges, hear Charlie Brown’s woes. Here’s a big list of events for the season — laid out in rhyme (for festivity reasons). by Brangien Davis / November 30, 2023
Investigations A WA worker’s death reveals the limits of safety enforcement A fatal trench collapse in 2016 set precedent for holding employers criminally liable, but officials still struggle to head off repeat violations. by Lizz Giordano / November 29, 2023
Investigations Podcast | The workplace death that changed Washington precedent Reporter Lizz Giordano talks about the legal handling of Harold Felton’s death – and why his family thinks more could have been done. by Maleeha Syed / November 29, 2023