Culture Mask up: In-person events are returning to Seattle’s arts scene Here are eight concerts, dance performances and theater shows you can see in person this spring. by Margo Vansynghel / May 13, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: A Northwest-made kung fu comedy premieres this weekend Plus, the backstory of Seattle’s resident dragons and earthy books for Mother’s Day. by Brangien Davis / May 6, 2021
Culture Seattle’s Asian Art Museum gets a second chance at opening After a yearslong renovation, the Volunteer Park museum had been open for just 35 days before closing for COVID. Now, it’s back. by Margo Vansynghel / April 28, 2021
Culture Five PNW memoirs to read for Independent Bookstore Day 2021 From Brandi Carlile’s ascent to stardom to an aching memoir of love in times of war, add these books to your spring reading list. by Margo Vansynghel / April 23, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: A new Seattle gallery and putting the art in Earth Day Plus, the softer side of pandemic art, Seattle Opera and Museum of Flight stage a collab, and Northwest connections to this weekend’s Academy Awards. by Brangien Davis / April 22, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle Sounders take a psychedelic Jimi Hendrix trip Plus, highlights from the Seattle Black Film Festival and our new tunnel boring machine goes grunge. by Brangien Davis / April 15, 2021
Culture How a Seattle game of ‘telephone’ became a worldwide art event What started early in the pandemic with a secret message grew into a global project with nearly 900 pieces of art — and debuts this Saturday. by Margo Vansynghel / April 9, 2021
Culture Seattle artists are making a mint with NFTs and crypto art New funding model for the arts or environmental hazard? Local artists, collectors and entrepreneurs are jumping into the fray. by Margo Vansynghel / March 29, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle’s Asian artists add perspective to the Northwest landscape What UW’s cherry blossoms remind us about local culture. by Brangien Davis / March 25, 2021
Culture As Seattle restaurants struggle, local pastry shops rise With vegan cinnamon rolls, ube silvanas and doughnuts selling like hotcakes, local pastry shops are flourishing during the pandemic. by Margo Vansynghel / March 19, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle brings the newsstand back, a year into the pandemic Plus, architectural film fest picks, Pearl Jam’s plea to save local venues, and a concert to support Asian communities. by Brangien Davis / March 18, 2021
Culture Grammy-nominated quartet with Seattle ties has the sound of angels The four women aren’t just singers, but educators and composers who came together online to create their distinctive sound. by Misha Berson / March 12, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: Mapping the Seattle arts landscape, one year into COVID Plus, paintings, dances and public art based on the Northwest environment. by Brangien Davis / March 11, 2021
Culture Shuttered and stressed, WA arts organizations are running out of cash After months of struggling under pandemic restrictions, they say going back to ‘normal’ is not an option. by Margo Vansynghel / March 10, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: A visit to Seattle’s buzziest, busiest art gallery The Free Little Art Gallery on Queen Anne applies the “take a book, leave a book” approach to handcrafted miniature art. (Daniel Spils) by Brangien Davis / March 4, 2021