Culture Why is jazz essential in Seattle schools? Ask Wynton Marsalis With a nationally acclaimed local jazz program at risk, the trumpet legend joins Washington Middle School graduates in protest. by Alexa Peters / April 14, 2023
Culture New Pike Place Market venue aims to rekindle Seattle’s arts scene With literary talks, live music and dinner theater, The Rabbit Box hopes to get audiences hopping back downtown. by Alexa Peters / November 4, 2022
Culture How Seattle indie bands are benefiting from big brand partnerships ‘No such thing as selling out,’ say young musicians buoyed by corporate support. by Alexa Peters / February 23, 2022
Culture Bartell Drugs wants to give Seattle’s music scene a shot in the arm One longtime employee is leading the in-store effort to ensure the live music scene he loves survives. by Alexa Peters / December 7, 2020
Culture Mosh pits in the era of social distancing How Seattle musicians are finding ways to make money amid the coronavirus. by Alexa Peters / March 16, 2020
Culture Can a Belltown community group save its neighborhood jazz club? Rise Up Belltown rallies to secure Tula's, a historic music venue. by Alexa Peters / May 1, 2019
Culture Seattle and the great sorting of our households The newly landmarked Bloss House in West Seattle by Dick Morrill / August 28, 2011
Culture Will the last family leaving Seattle please turn out the lights? The view of Seattle's skyline from Bellevue College. by Dick Morrill / June 13, 2011
Culture Seattle is shedding diversity; the state's minority populations grow Minority populations in the central Puget Sound area. Click on the map for a larger view. Color code in this order: a. 2 to 20% minority; b. 20 to 28%; c. 28 to 35%; d. 35 to 50%; e. 50 to 75%; 75 to... by Dick Morrill / April 28, 2011
Culture A short class about 'class' Excuse the term, but here's how the region breaks down in terms of class structure by Dick Morrill / June 2, 2009