Culture Editor’s Notebook: Orchestral riots and new rites of spring Plus: Why we should all be keeping coronavirus journals. by Brangien Davis / April 30, 2020
Culture Seattle drive-in dance event is part scavenger hunt, part performance Amid COVID-19, choreographers offer culture at curbside so performers and audiences can be alone together. by Margo Vansynghel / April 29, 2020
Culture For a Seattle comics artist, illustrating our pandemic is essential Julia Wald chronicles the everyday upheaval of COVID-19 in stark black and white. by Brangien Davis / April 28, 2020
Culture Seattle’s indie bookstores are back in survival mode Booksellers weathered the threat of big box stores, Amazon and a major recession. Coronavirus is testing their resilience once again. by Margo Vansynghel / April 24, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: Visiting a virtual party for book nerds Seattle’s literary organizations are creating community for readers and writers amid coronavirus. by Brangien Davis / April 23, 2020
Culture Seattle’s motorcycle clubs ride free (but socially distanced) Coronavirus has scooter, moped and motorcycle enthusiasts rolling with caution. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / April 22, 2020
Culture Seattle photographers trade Zoom calls for a zoom lens During isolation, local artists find creative ways to get close to people — from a distance. by Margo Vansynghel / April 20, 2020
Culture WA students want tuition refunds after colleges go virtual Students — many in debt and newly unemployed — say a reduced college experience shouldn’t cost as much. Meanwhile, schools have their own budget fears. by Margo Vansynghel / April 17, 2020
Culture Plywood won’t save Seattle’s nightlife hotspots Property crime is the least of the worries for bar and restaurant owners hoping to return post-pandemic. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / April 15, 2020
Culture Coronavirus means Passover without people this year A writer wonders how to find community — and share matzo — over Zoom. by Misha Berson / April 8, 2020
Culture Coronavirus has ravaged the arts. Financial relief is available, but is it enough? Self-employed artists, music venues and DIY arts spaces fear they are slipping through the cracks. by Margo Vansynghel / April 6, 2020
Culture Hurting for cash more than ever, event producers wait for Brown Paper Tickets to pay up Artists say their checks have bounced. The Seattle-based ticket agency claims a massive backlog. by Margo Vansynghel / April 1, 2020
Culture As coronavirus wilts the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, a farm adapts Faced with massive financial loss, Tulip Town makes a play for virtual strolling. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / March 30, 2020
Opinion How coronavirus changed my neighborhood stroll On walks, I'm taking routes with the best odds of avoiding, well, anyone at all. by Misha Berson / March 26, 2020
Culture Meet Your Maker: Dan Hurwitz talks comedy and coronavirus The Seattle comic says quarantine is like Passover: You stay home and wash your hands a lot. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / March 25, 2020