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 Support for this article is provided by Bedrooms and More. Mossback's Northwest: The origins of crab Louis, the NW's quintessential salad The 'King of Salads' started appearing on menus of upscale restaurants and hotels in the early 1900s but its origin remains a mystery by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / December 31, 2021
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: When times are tough, Washington bounces back From burning cities to the Boeing recession, the state’s history is a litany of tough times and meeting challenges. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 27, 2021
Culture Mossback's Northwest: The Palouse cowboy who inspired John Wayne Hollywood’s greatest Western stuntman was a rodeo champion from Washington state. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 22, 2021
Culture Mossback's Northwest: The bootleg sake of Prohibition-era Seattle Prohibition couldn’t stop every drinking habit. One particular Japanese tradition never went dry. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 15, 2021
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The ancient bison hunters of the San Juans The discovery of 14,000-year-old bones on Orcas Island means humans were BBQing a lot earlier than previously thought. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 8, 2021
Culture How Tugboat Annie pulled Seattle onto the silver screen The smash hit 1930s film was the first Hollywood movie to feature the Emerald City. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 1, 2021 / Updated Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at 2:34 p.m.
Culture Mossback's Northwest: When Japanese castaways wash up on local shores Flotsam from Asia reaches Washington's beaches all the time. But sometimes other stuff comes ashore, like people. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / December 11, 2020