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Civics and Culture

Tofu Spring Rolls, Comfort Stations, and Deep Breaths

  I rushed in, looking for the cheap stuff. My shift (or "piece") was about to start, and I needed food. This was unusual. I...

Reminder: The First Hill Public Realm Action Plan Open House

First Hill Public Realm Action Plan Open House When Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 5 – 7pm Where Town Hall 1119 8th Ave Seattle, WA 98101 What First Hill’s growing residential population, cultural...

Banter in the Nighttime

  The NightWatch crew has just arrived. They have their tickets and directions, and are fanning out to the various shelters they've been assigned for...

Merry Christmas, Gosh Darn It

  There's a Samoan man in sharp leather who calls me "Center of the Universe." It's because I that's how I announce Third and Pike/Pine....

Sunday Video: Djidjila’letch to Pioneer Square

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z2q2mxRnns Djidjila'letch to Pioneer Square by the Burke Museum on YouTube. Watch the changing face of Pioneer Square from tribal village to the modern district of...

Wishing You the Best of Holidays

We hope that the holidays are finding you well, especially on this Christmas Day. Wherever you are, we hope that you are enjoying time...

Christmas Eve

  He came up to me at 135th, scabrous and gristled. This was last Christmas Eve, on the 358. "You give a good ride, man." "Well, thanks,...

Happy Mother’s Day–in December!

  Walker Percy once wrote that when the same event happens twice, one at one time and the other later on, we can define everything ...