David Brewster

David Brewster, a founding member of Post Alley, has a long career in publishing, having founded Seattle Weekly, Sasquatch Books, and Crosscut.com. His civic ventures have been Town Hall Seattle and FolioSeattle.

Emerson String Quartet: Goodbye to Seattle

The Emerson exemplified the edgy, American/Juilliard/Manhattan style of playing classical music.

Lessons from St. Louis: How to Make the Arts Part of Civic Life

Making some of Seattle arts free, thus improving access for young people and those of limited income, would be a worthy imported idea to both help the arts (struggling post-pandemic) and to broaden audiences. And to help with the downtown revival.

Revenge of the Normies?

We're stuck. It's more like the revenge of the normal than the rescue by the normies.

Has Seattle City Council Devised a Strategic Retreat?

"The intriguing prospect is a reassembling of what council member Andrew Lewis calls 'the pre-head-tax, pro-growth coalition,' basically the Establishment Left and the Business Democrats as a working majority."

A Tale of Three Universities: Hot Seats and Stop-and-Start Governance

I wish I felt more confidence in the fragile governing structures of these unwieldy beasts.

Peter Bacho’s New Book: The Complex Fate of Filipinos in Seattle

It's an important evocation of Filipino life in Seattle, a city matched by Stockton, California as the twin centers of Filipino-American life.

Early Music Seattle Aims for New Audiences, New Directions, New Leadership

Early Music Seattle, a mainstay of Seattle's classical music for 45 years, is now embarking on some significant changes and multicultural broadening.

Starbucks’ Uncertain Leadership

The new chief will be taking the helm in very rough seas.

Has Seattle Lost Its Vibrant Downtown? Tips for Revival

Crime, homelessness, high rents, stymied urban politics, NIMBY opposition to building housing, lagging transit, family values from remote work, worker-liberation — all apply to Seattle.

Remembering Tom Alberg, the Man Who Made Modern Seattle

In short, the best exemplar of Seattle's deep traits.

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