Culture ArtSEA: How an NYC story resonates with Seattle artists Plus, Black History Month continues at Northwest Film Forum, National Nordic Museum and Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. by Brangien Davis / February 18, 2021
Culture Seattle playwrights are already writing for the post-pandemic future Local writers like Cheryl L. West are penning dramas and musicals for the inevitable return of in-person theater. by Misha Berson / February 18, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: An otherworldly woman is enthroned at the University of Washington Plus: Romeo and Juliet go virtual for Valentine’s Day. by Brangien Davis / February 11, 2021
Culture New Sub Pop store adds another note to Seattle’s record shop legacy It smells fresh and looks glossy, but I miss the musky scent and scrappy feel of indie stores like Cellophane Square. by Charles R. Cross / February 11, 2021
Culture Flowers grow from crumbling towers in Seattle’s South Lake Union At MadArt gallery, artist Casey Curran is building a new world after a destructive year. It’s literally and figuratively moving. by Margo Vansynghel / February 8, 2021
Equity Left on their own in the PNW, immigrant youth fight ICE together They may have different backgrounds, but they’re sticking with each other to form a ‘super familia’ and help others like them. by Lilly Fowler / February 8, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: Northwest museums are reopening (again!) Plus: Celebrating Black History Month with contemporary Seattle artists. by Brangien Davis / February 4, 2021
Culture The power of ‘Black Imagination’ shines in new Seattle art show Natasha Marin’s multimedia exhibit makes space for “the full range of humanity that is Blackness.” by Margo Vansynghel / February 3, 2021
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle’s Café Racer turns up the radio The beloved indie venue is streaming local music online, 24/7. by Brangien Davis / January 28, 2021
Culture Snoqualmie Tribe’s latest leap: Native blankets, made in Seattle The tribe’s design brand, Eighth Generation, wants to take on the Pendletons of the world from its SoDo headquarters. by Margo Vansynghel / January 27, 2021
Culture Editor’s Notebook: The power of Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem On the steps of the Capitol, the young poet embodied the potential of art in civic spaces. by Brangien Davis / January 21, 2021
Culture Seattle writer pens moving memoir about Korean immigrant experience E.J. Koh’s ‘The Magical Language of Others’ has won a 2021 Pacific Northwest Book Award. by Margo Vansynghel / January 21, 2021
Culture Editor’s Notebook: We’re lichen these Northwest moss movies Lean into our wet landscape with forested films like ‘The Dark Divide.’ by Brangien Davis / January 14, 2021
Culture Seattle author says ‘mutual aid’ will be crucial in 2021 and beyond In a new book, Seattle University’s Dean Spade highlights how the organizing and survival tactic could be vital for future disasters. by Margo Vansynghel / January 7, 2021
Culture Washington-made soaps to wash away 2020 Artisans from Shelton to Bellingham are making beautiful bars to help start the new year with a clean slate. by Brangien Davis & Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 23, 2020