Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The tiny oyster that made Washington The Pacific Coast’s only indigenous oyster, the Olympia, was eaten into near-extinction. It could be making a comeback. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / April 3, 2020
Culture Art Seen: The language behind the baton How conductors convey musical ideas through movement. by Aileen Imperial & Stephen Hegg & Matt M. McKnight / March 13, 2020
Culture Bumbershoot could be smaller, cheaper and more local in 2020 Event producer One Reel is looking to the long-running Seattle festival’s past to help ensure its future. by Charles R. Cross / February 21, 2020
Culture Seattle Symphony’s new conductor feels the music in his hair Meet the maestro whose moves make him stand out from the rest. by Stephen Hegg / January 29, 2020
Culture After raising $1.75M for Austin musicians, Black Fret hopes to keep the music playing in Seattle The nonprofit operates on the radical notion that musicians should be paid to make music. by Charles R. Cross / January 22, 2020
Culture Will the last person to leave Northgate Mall turn out the lights? Over piroshky and pink socks, a Seattle writer ponders the death of America's first mall. by Charles R. Cross / November 27, 2019
Culture Bumbershoot’s producer declines to renew contract, putting the festival’s future in doubt With the iconic summer music event in flux, the city of Seattle and One Reel seek a viable new model. by Charles R. Cross / November 1, 2019 / Updated Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.
Culture Sasquatch is dead. On to the next big Thing Thing founder Adam Zacks says his new boutique music festival is for the underdogs. by Charles R. Cross / August 15, 2019
Culture Kurt Cobain still belongs to Seattle — 25 years later How the city is forever connected to Nirvana's frontman's legacy. by Charles R. Cross / April 5, 2019
Culture 10 things to do in Seattle Poet Morgan Parker, meteorite-influenced visual art, a celebration of Prince and more cultural happenings. by Brangien Davis & Jonathan Zwickel & Agueda Pacheco Flores & Stephen Hegg / April 4, 2019
