A largely new Seattle City Council to take office in January ( crosscut.com )
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Danish artist Thomas Dambo installed ‘Pia the Peacemaker’ at Sakai Park on Bainbridge Island. She’s one of several new reclaimed-wood trolls moving into the Seattle area. (Brangien Davis / Crosscut)