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Black-owned coffee shops see opportunity after Starbucks closure
The Central District location was a community hub until it closed in July. But a new scene is brewing with local businesses emphasizing coffee’s African origins.
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Mossback's Northwest: The enduring legacy of Seattle's Jazz Age
Remembering trumpeter, teacher and composer Frank Waldron, a trailblazer in the 1920s Jackson Street music scene.
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James Baldwin’s ‘The Amen Corner’ gets its Seattle premiere
The Williams Project showcases the celebrated author’s 1954 play on a local stage for the first time, with live gospel music and questions of compassion.
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Jimi Hendrix at 80: Reimagining the guitarist’s Seattle legacy
In two new plays, the rock-’n’-roll icon is celebrated as a creative inspiration for Black youth.
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ArtSEA: Northwest art for Indigenous People’s Day
Plus, a cross-cultural, all-female expedition to the North Pole captured on film.