Culture With social distancing, Seattle ballroom dancers have to go it alone Local dance teachers and studios search for ways to keep the movement flowing. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / July 24, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: ‘Eagle’ gets a makeover at Olympic Sculpture Park Plus: A field trip to see art in Myrtle Edwards Park. by Brangien Davis / July 23, 2020
Culture Seattle designers are making masks fashionable The pivot from apparel to protection has been a lifeline for some local creators. by Margo Vansynghel / July 22, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: Ballard Opera Man’s socially distanced serenades Opera singer Stephen Wall went from teaching on Zoom to performing on his east Ballard lawn. by Sarah Hoffman / July 20, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: Whales that swim underground Plus: Native American takes on face masks. by Brangien Davis / July 16, 2020
Culture The political power of graffiti: Erased from CHOP, on display in Everett A new exhibit wants to validate the importance of graffiti, while graffiti 30 minutes away is destroyed by city officials. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / July 10, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: Black cinematic brilliance online Plus: A popcorn pro-tip. by Brangien Davis / July 9, 2020
Culture Saving Seattle’s pandemic and protest murals With CHOP dismantled and businesses reopening, where will all the street art end up? by Margo Vansynghel / July 8, 2020 / Updated at 10:15 a.m. on July 11, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: ‘It ain’t just a river in Egypt’ Plus: A Fourth of July concert for astrology nerds. by Brangien Davis / July 2, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: Lesson planning for a pandemic Kindergarten teacher Caitlin McNulty helps keep education accessible, safe and equitable during the coronavirus lockdown. by Aileen Imperial / June 29, 2020
Culture Meet the citizen journalists inside Seattle’s CHOP An iPhone correspondent, comics illustrator and photographer talk about documenting history in the making. by Margo Vansynghel & Agueda Pacheco Flores / June 26, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: On punching 8-bit Nazis Plus: The power of paper cuts. by Brangien Davis / June 25, 2020
News Dear white Seattle: Young Black leaders want to talk about racism Beyond the Capitol Hill protests, young activists are finding creative ways to engage more people in the fight for change. by Lilly Fowler / June 25, 2020
Culture Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica, the historian now leading BlackPast.org, talks about this pivotal moment and the women who helped get us here. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / June 18, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: A bus driver steers Seattle through crisis As an operator for King County Metro, Clay McClure risks his own health and safety to keep the community moving during the pandemic. by Matt M. McKnight / June 15, 2020
