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She’s queer, mixed race, and conservative in Seattle. One reaction? ‘It’s as if I’m betraying my own identity’

“I often experience complete shock from people when I share my political views with them,” says Mellina White Cusack, a libertarian-leaning conservative. “But as of late, the shock has shifted to something like disgust.”

/ June 23, 2017

Video: What does it mean to be a Seattleite? And what does it take to become one?

Check out the first of a series of videos that explore Seattleite’s relationship to the city and our relationships with each other.

/ May 24, 2017

Seattle really can work better for everybody. Here’s how.

Seattle is growing and changing fast. So how can we locals make sure it’s headed in a good direction? Paul Gambill, a project manager and member of The Evergrey Writing Group, has a proposal.

/ May 8, 2017

Should Seattle’s new sports arena go in SoDo or Seattle Center? Here’s how to decide, and how to speak out

There are a few ways Seattle could build a sports arena to draw a pro basketball and hockey team to the city, and city officials will be deciding which to go with pretty soon. Care about Seattle traffic or housing prices? UW prof Jeff Shulman tells you why you should be paying attention.

/ April 14, 2017

What’s your favorite spot in Seattle to do creative work? Tell us for a chance to win a copy of Scott Berkun’s ‘Dance of the Possible’

Is it a coffee shop, a park, a bar? Tell us your favorite Seattle spot to get creative work done and we’ll enter you into a drawing to get a copy of best-selling Seattle author Scott Berkun’s book, “Dance of the Possible.”

/ March 15, 2017

Seattle pros and cons: ‘I never want to buy a house again’

What would you attack about Seattle, and what would you defend about it? Evergrey Writing Group member Erica McGillivray reflects on an expensive city and its welcoming culture.

/ March 14, 2017

Seattle pros and cons: ‘I will never not be in awe’

What would you attack about Seattle, and what would you defend about it? Evergrey Writing Group member Paul Gambill muses on ‘the Seattle process’ and its irresistible views.

/ March 14, 2017

Seattle pros and cons: ‘She spent more on oxy than on rent’

What would you attack about Seattle, and what would you defend about it? Evergrey Writing Group member Claire Justice (that’s her pen name) reflects on homelessness in the city and her love of the water.

/ March 14, 2017

‘Melting Mountains’ and the art of diplomacy: A reflection on crossing political divides from Sherman County, Oregon

Jessica Richelderfer Wheeler, a former copy editor who lives on a wheat farm in rural Oregon, attended our ‘Melting Mountains’ event to bring people from liberal King County and conservative Sherman County together: ‘We want a great place to live, to be safe, for our kids to become who they want to become,’ she writes. ‘We just have different ideas of how we’re gonna get there.’

/ March 8, 2017

‘I want to stay curious’ and other takeaways from a trip across the political divide

‘It can be a powerful experience to step out of your own echo chamber.’ People from liberal King County, Washington, and conservative Sherman County, Oregon, share their thoughts after they sat down one-on-one with each other to talk about the country.

/ March 8, 2017