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 Washington-made soaps to wash away 2020 Artisans from Shelton to Bellingham are making beautiful bars to help start the new year with a clean slate. by Brangien Davis & Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 23, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: A Northwest ‘Nutcracker’ with Filipino flair Evergreen City Ballet director Bennyroyce Royon says the snow must go on. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 18, 2020 / Updated 10:55 a.m. Dec. 18
Culture Art Pulse: A Seattle artist builds glass houses to reflect on connection Fumi Amano shares how the pandemic has shifted her art from homesickness to hope. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 15, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: A Yakima artist shows why farmworkers are essential Christie Tirado illustrates agricultural workers by using an art form popularized during the Mexican Revolution. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 8, 2020
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 Art Pulse: Alaska Native carver brings Yup'ik mask tradition to Seattle Jennifer Angaiak Wood talks about artful traditions through a contemporary lens. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 27, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: Checking in with Seattle artists on vital work in 2020 Local creatives find inspiration despite a pandemic, social upheaval and a never-ending election. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 27, 2020