Culture Art x NW: A new Pioneer Square hotel filled with local art Plus, a swarm of Seattle artists for First Thursday Art Walk, and big changes at local cultural institutions and colleges. by Brangien Davis / June 5, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Memorial Day Weekend opens Seattle’s outdoor music season Summer festivals include old favorites from Northwest Folklife to Bumbershoot, plus new waterfront concert venues Downtown and in Tacoma. by Brangien Davis / May 22, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: SIFF launches amid federal threats to the film industry The festival showcases an inspiring array of international and regional voices in cinema, including a locally made doc about Seattle’s first disco. by Brangien Davis / May 15, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: NEA tells Northwest arts orgs their funding is ‘terminated’ Plus, the Seattle writers who earned Pulitzer Prize honors, book-themed weekend events and a significant loss to the poetry scene. by Brangien Davis / May 8, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: The Pioneer Square gallery that’s gone to the dogs Plus, “Ballard Opera Man” sings his swan song in Tosca at Seattle’s McCaw Hall. by Brangien Davis & Gavin Borchert / May 1, 2025
Indigenous Affairs The Last Reefnetters: Lummi Nation researcher collaborates on final thesis Raven Borsey, of Children of the Setting Sun helps publish Reefnetters of the Salish Sea, the final thesis of world-renowned anthropologist Wayne Suttles. by Sarah Hoffman / April 21, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: The surprising Seattle connection to ‘The White Lotus’ Plus, local art shows with “opening sequence” vibes and three inventive takes on memoir. by Brangien Davis / April 17, 2025
Indigenous Affairs The Last Reefnetters: The 11 non-tribal reefnet permit holders Fishers offer their perspectives about the profession's political structure and their commonalities with their Lummi Nation colleagues. by Sarah Hoffman / April 14, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: For Earth Month, Seattle artists show us what’s at stake Plus, avant-garde performance takes local stages, from Cherdonna dancing through absurdity to Eddie Izzard doing Shakespeare. by Brangien Davis / April 10, 2025
Indigenous Affairs The Last Reefnetters: WA's only remaining Lummi reefnet fisher Today, there are just 12 reefnetting licenses in the state, and Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley carries on generations of tradition as the only tribal fisher. by Sarah Hoffman / April 7, 2025