Culture Black Arts Legacies | Ishmael Butler pushes hip-hop to its outer limits With Digable Planets and Shabazz Palaces, the Seattle-based artist has created decades of multidimensional music. by Kemi Adeyemi / June 1, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies | The reach of Seattle ballet dancer Kabby Mitchell The Pacific Northwest Ballet’s first Black dancer went on to co-found a treasured performing arts school in Tacoma. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies | Marita Dingus and the radiance of recycling The longtime Seattle artist salvages old cloth, scrap metal and assorted cast-offs to make dolls and sculptures that hum with humanity. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies | Tina Bell: Forgotten forerunner of Seattle grunge A pivotal figure in Seattle’s proto-grunge scene, the Bam Bam singer has been long-overlooked. Now, rock history is being rewritten. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022
Culture ArtSEA: Pottery Northwest reopens in Pioneer Square Plus, sublime slime and a trip to space. by Margo Vansynghel / May 26, 2022
News Big-time Spokane events return after pandemic pause Hoopfest and Bloomsday put Spokane on the map. After two years of cancellations and virtual events, the city is again the place to be for hoopsters and runners statewide. by Mai Hoang / May 25, 2022
Culture ‘Soft paintings’ take over the Bellevue Arts Museum Seattle artist Joey Veltkamp didn’t start making quilts until his 40s. Now, he’s getting a major solo show. by Margo Vansynghel / May 23, 2022
Culture ArtSEA: A new chapter for Seattle’s historic Columbia City Theater Plus, Northwest outdoor music festivals are back in full swing. by Margo Vansynghel / May 19, 2022
Culture Seattle’s iconic grunge venue OK Hotel goes vegan The Pioneer Square music club where Nirvana first performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is now home to apartments and a new specialty grocery. by Charles R. Cross / May 19, 2022
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle writers take up data mining Plus, new art spaces in Ballard and Beacon Hill. by Margo Vansynghel / May 12, 2022