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 This Seattle mission is 'elevating the dignity' of the world's seafarers, one ship at a time A cooperative effort among Catholics, Episcopalians and Evangelical Lutherans, Seattle's Seafarers Mission is an attempt to make a hazardous, often lonely life a little more comfortable. by Lilly Fowler / September 18, 2019
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 Best of 2018: In Yakima Valley, America’s best tamales and a family tale Union Gap’s Los Hernández Tamales scored a prestigious James Beard Award. by Lilly Fowler / January 2, 2019
Culture Seattle Jewish community looks ahead in first post-Pittsburgh Shabbat service At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, rabbi talks faith and politics. by Lilly Fowler / November 4, 2018
Culture In Seattle, an 'unprecedented' moment for Latino theater A whole host of Latinx productions helmed by Latinx actors, take the stage. by Lilly Fowler / September 28, 2018