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A dodo on a bike along the industrial waterfront. (Reed Olson)

Riding into the Future

Living In Seattle, I am flooded with calls and texts from loved ones across the continent inquiring if we are OK. It is a...

Northwest Film Forum’s ByDesign Festival Is Streaming Online

For twenty years local nonprofit Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) has provoked dialogue about architecture and placemaking through its annual ByDesign Festival, curated by Design...

Electric Coffin’s New Exhibit Questions How Cities Can Spark Wonder

The name “Electric Coffin” may not immediately inspire whimsy, levity, and brightness, but those are exactly the sentiments the art collective Electric Coffin is...

Can Minimalist Painting Keep Its Privileged Position after SAM’s Figuring History Exhibit?

One of the gifts of living in a large city is the presence of well-endowed cultural institutions. Sitting next to our theater companies, the...

Community Solutions for the I-5 Scar

While we are a big proponent of lidding I-5 to cut off the sights and sounds of freeway traffic (or even removing it) and...

Making Space For Culture: 5 Takeaways From Seattle’s CAP Report

Giddy. That’s how I felt when a coworker shared the news that Seattle had released The CAP Report: 30 Ideas for the Creation, Activation, &...

Sunday Video: “Cloud” By ST Artist Laura Haddad

In her own words, artist Laura Haddad, describes the inspiration, function, and process in designing her artwork "Cloud," which is featured at Sound Tranist's...

Mountlake Terrace Station Reaches 60% Design

Sound Transit has released updated designs for Mountlake Terrace Station, the penultimate station on the Lynnwood Link extension slated to open in 2023, marking...