Culture How one Seattle neighborhood addressed food insecurity in a pandemic A Rainier Beach nonprofit took action when schools went remote and students suddenly didn’t have access to lunches anymore. by Sarah Hoffman / July 26, 2021
Culture A Seattle chef drops his gastropub menu for Korean comfort food During the upheaval of the pandemic, Wes Yoo found himself turning to the food he grew up with. by Sarah Hoffman / July 19, 2021
Environment How Cascadia’s climate activists fought off fossil fuels and succeeded During a decade when the region’s governments flouted their carbon emissions goals, activists who came together to stop exports surpassed their wildest expectations. by Robert McClure InvestigateWest / January 18, 2021
News In King County, pollution makes zip codes predictors of your health A recent UW study found neighborhoods with high rates of asthma and cancer see similar disparities in COVID-19 rates. by Sarah Hoffman / November 2, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: A pandemic-sized strain on Washington parks The state’s park system has been the ultimate outdoor refuge this year, but crowds, trash and social distancing have caused stress. by Sarah Hoffman / October 5, 2020
News Pandemic pushes WA foster care group homes into lose-lose dilemmas With one group home losing a state contract after turning away infected youth, operators at other homes fear state retaliation. by Rachel Nielsen & Robert McClure InvestigateWest / August 14, 2020 / Updated at 5:53 p.m. Aug. 14
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
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: When your lab becomes a center of hope in a pandemic Molecular virologist Dr. Jesse Erasmus works on a team at UW Medicine aiding the global effort to find a COVID-19 vaccine. by Sarah Hoffman / June 8, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: Separated during Ramadan, united in celebration With gatherings limited, Farhiya Mohamed and her organization brought meals, supplies and joy to people’s homes during the holiday. by Sarah Hoffman / May 25, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Preserving 600-year-old giants Ken Wu catalogs and measures British Columbia’s biggest trees in order to protect them. by Sarah Hoffman / April 27, 2020
