Culture Festivities in Focus | The ritual baptism Timket returns to Seattle Thousands gathered on Sunday to mark the two-day Ethiopian Orthodox holiday after two years of the pandemic and the Tigray war. by Amanda Snyder / January 26, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Celebrants dance, reflect through Kwanzaa A NAAM gathering on the fourth day of the secular pan-African holiday honored the principle of Ujamaa, or cooperative economics. by Amanda Snyder / January 2, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Filipino Catholics gather for Simbang Gabi St. James's nine-day Advent Mass draws hundreds from all over Western Washington. by Amanda Snyder / December 13, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | Día de los Muertos celebrates life, death After a pandemic hiatus, the Day of the Dead event returned to Seattle's El Centro de la Raza. by Amanda Snyder / November 8, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | The return of Diwali lights up Bellevue People gathered on Monday night — some for the first time since 2019 — to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights. by Amanda Snyder / October 28, 2022
Culture Some modest (if unlikely) steps to remedy M's batting woes If the batters are going to perform like comic characters, maybe management needs to try to grab the last laugh at their expense. by Mike Henderson / July 21, 2011
Culture Reclaim an NBA team for Seattle? Is this a fantasy in our confused political state? Lawmakers dream they'll see the Sonics back in Seattle, alive as you or me. But imagine the ire of Tim Eyman if it involves taxing needy athletes! by Mike Henderson / May 25, 2011
Culture A novel idea for hooking the reluctant soccer fan In advance of the Sounders' big match against the Portland Timbers on Saturday (May 14), a sports fan admits his struggle to get into the game. And he offers his own solution. by Mike Henderson / May 14, 2011
Culture How Seattle can be part of this year's World Series Members of Seattle's first professional baseball team in 1890 by Mike Henderson / October 27, 2009
Culture Oklahoma City fans adjust to Thunder's losing ways (1-15) Turns out the answer to how bad could the Sonics get is spelled O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A! by Mike Henderson / November 27, 2008