In the past four decades, the Pacific Northwest has been a hotbed of musical creativity. Most of us know the trajectory of Nirvana and Seattle grunge in the 1990s, which produced memorable, noisy music from Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, and Screaming Trees. And a lot of us can point
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Anti-LGBTQ rally in the heart of Seattle's queer community Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's administration approved a permit for a controversial rally by the far-right Christian group Mayday USA over the Memorial Day weekend, resulting in SPD arresting 23 counter-protesters, The Stranger reports. In other municipal news,
The Trump administration loves to create a phony crisis. No, the Tren de Aragua gang isn't taking over the US. There's no "energy emergency" that demands more oil drilling. And peaceful protesters challenging the genocide in Gaza aren't an existential threat to
Sign me up for the free Cascadia Journal newsletter WA governor signs budget with $9 billion in new taxes Yesterday, according to Washington State Standard, Washington governor Bob Ferguson signed a $78 billion, two-year state budget that includes $9 billion in new revenue, mostly in higher business taxes and a
Sign me up for the free Cascadia Journal e-newsletter Removing roadblocks to affordable housing We all know that housing is expensive all over Cascadia. And that's especially true in suburbs like the east side of King county. In my latest article for the Urbanist, I look at how
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May 18 is Cascadia Day 💙🤍💚 May 18, the date that Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, has become the unofficial Cascadia Day – a time to celebrate the bioregion that stretches from northern California to southeast Alaska. In Seattle, on Saturday May 17 at 6 pm at the Georgetown Steam Plant,
Oregon revenue $500 million below estimates OPB reports on some very bad news for Oregon – the state's chief economist says the state will have $500 million less in projected tax revenue during the 2025-2027 budget cycle, thanks to trade wars and economic instability. Also, Seattle Times notes that
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Sign up for the free Cascadia Journal e-newsletter by Andrew Engelson, Drew Alcosser, and Brandon Letsinger Earlier this month, there was a pivotal moment in Donald Trump’s four-month attack on democracy and the rule of law in the United States. When asked by Meet The Press interviewer Kristen Welker