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2016 Crosscut Courage Award Winners
The 2016 Crosscut Courage Award winners don't walk away from difficult conversations and challenges
Back row: Honorees Richard Romero, Courage in Business, and Stephen Tan and Joey Cohn, Courage in Culture. Front row: Colleen Echohawk, Courage in Public Service, and Martha Choe, The David Brewster Lifetime Achievement Award
The Apple Cup: An Ongoing Rivalry
Our staff breakdown the big game (and bleed their team colors)
Friday, November 25 will mark the 116th matchup between historic Pac-12 rivals, the University of Washington vs. Washington State. Our in-house sports fans offer their perspective on this year’s quest for the cup. GO DAWGS Statistically, rooting for the Dawgs is a smart call. The Huskies have won 70 to WSU’s 32 Apple Cups (including…
The Apple Cup: A State of Rivalry
The Washington State University Cougars and the University of Washington Huskies take to the field again on Black Friday, November 25, in Pullman to battle for the Apple Cup. Whichever team wins, the game will be one for the history books, like these noteworthy details of games past. Series Score: Huskies, 70 wins; Cougars, 32 wins….
Are High-Rise Wood Buildings in Seattle’s Future?
Is Seattle ready for high-rises built of wood after 80 years of concrete-and-steel buildings?
When architect Joe Mayo walks into his office, he’s steeped in Seattle history. Mahlum Architects is located in Pioneer Square’s 1910 Polson Building, which served as a warehouse for gold mining equipment during the Klondike Gold Rush. Over the past 100 years, the building has also housed offices and artists’ lofts, and survived two arson…
Op-Ed: Congress Must Act on Childhood Hunger
When a child goes hungry, it puts them at higher risk of experiencing long-term diseases
Another summer has come and gone, and Congress still hasn’t passed legislation that would help end summer hunger for America’s kids. Children across our state were counting on Congress to update legislation that would make it easier to access food during the summer months, the hungriest time of year for many kids in need. Earlier…
More Washington State Politicians Have Joined the NeverTrump Ranks
A new poll suggests grassroots enthusiasm for Trump isn't happening
I was highly skeptical of state GOP chair Susan Hutchison’s national convention declaration that Washington is a “swing” state in the presidential election. No one other than Hutchison predicts Donald Trump will carry Washington, and even some of his supporters here, like Seattle developer Martin Selig, have dropped the candidate, partly because of negative pushback…
Local Chefs Offer Cooking Classes for Families in Need
Quarterly classes teach families the basics of cooking and eating healthy
Cooking healthy meals can be difficult, especially when you’re pinching pennies. In an effort to give back to the community and promote healthy eating, Eat Seattle founder and chef Liz McCune and fellow chef Bella Sangar (Holy Cow founder, teacher at Hot Stove Society and Pike Place’s Market Atrium) have teamed up, offering free classes that…
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