Opinion 50 years later, the fight for Pike Place Market resonates Once cast as an obstacle to a more modern Seattle, the downtown destination has become the kind of multi-layered urban environment we strive for. by Knute Berger / October 21, 2021 / Updated at 10:16 a.m.
Opinion The legacy of racism built into Northwest highways and roads From the Oregon Trail to the Lake Washington Bridge, transportation infrastructure has often driven growth while promoting exclusion. by Knute Berger / April 27, 2021
Culture From art to infrastructure, the New Deal shaped Seattle’s future Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan takes inspiration from the massive public works effort that helped shape the Emerald City, and America, for generations. by Knute Berger / April 6, 2021
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The rise and fall of Seattle’s Kingdome The Seahawks and Mariners called it home for 24 years, but now much of the city doesn’t even know the stadium existed. by Knute Berger / December 18, 2020
Culture How tech helped in the fight against the 1918 flu Radios, telephones and dishwashers influenced our response to the nation's last great epidemic. by Knute Berger / October 9, 2020
Opinion Can Amazon become a responsible urban citizen? Historian Margaret O'Mara argues the company needs to become much more broadly civically engaged. by Knute Berger / November 14, 2019
Opinion Why we need history majors to understand our future Some of the jobs that artificial intelligence will eliminate are the very STEM jobs that college is training students to fill. by Knute Berger / April 22, 2019
Opinion For Seattle, Viadoom gridlock is history repeated The Period of Maximum Constraint will test our mobility creativity — and it's not unprecedented. by Knute Berger / January 3, 2019
Opinion In a time of rampant change, an enduring Mount Baker makes history The South Seattle neighborhood has been listed on the Washington Historic Register and on the National Register of Historic Places. by Knute Berger / November 23, 2018
Opinion Seattle’s midlife crisis: Been there, done that Remembering an awkward day in the '80s when Bill Gates and a Seahawk sat down together. by Knute Berger / September 21, 2018
