A rendering of the planned 14-story hotel and apartment building at 8th and Lane. (Courtesy Studio19 Architects) A rendering of the planned 14-story hotel and apartment building at 8th and Lane. (Courtesy Studio19 Architects) Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.