Culture It’s the last dance for ‘Buttcracker,’ Seattle’s heavy metal spoof of ‘The Nutcracker’ Creators of the irreverent holiday favorite are packing up the spandex and devil horns. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 9, 2019
Culture Things to do in Seattle: Dec. 5 - 11 Dina Martina’s Christmas Show, psychedelic cumbia from Terror/Cactus, local writers pay tribute to James Baldwin and more must-sees. by Brangien Davis & Margo Vansynghel & Misha Berson & Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 5, 2019
Culture Snoqualmie Tribe kicks off Washington’s first Native Arts Week by buying a Native design brand Eighth Generation, which is anchored in Pike Place, is the tribe’s latest cultural acquisition. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 25, 2019
Culture Things to do in Seattle: Native arts edition This Thanksgiving season, look to contemporary Native art for authentic Native American stories. by Brangien Davis & Margo Vansynghel & Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 25, 2019
Culture With social distancing, Seattle ballroom dancers have to go it alone Local dance teachers and studios search for ways to keep the movement flowing. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / July 24, 2020
Culture The political power of graffiti: Erased from CHOP, on display in Everett A new exhibit wants to validate the importance of graffiti, while graffiti 30 minutes away is destroyed by city officials. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / July 10, 2020
Culture Meet the citizen journalists inside Seattle’s CHOP An iPhone correspondent, comics illustrator and photographer talk about documenting history in the making. by Margo Vansynghel & Agueda Pacheco Flores / June 26, 2020
Culture Meet Your Maker: Daniel Costa wants to dance in Seattle, not New York The choreographer brings an East Coast intensity to the Northwest. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / March 10, 2020
Culture Meet Your Maker: Leah Nguyen puts her soul — and yours — into her paintings The Seattle artist uses spiritual guides to create kaleidoscopic portraits. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / March 4, 2020
Culture Meet Your Maker: Leo Bañuelos infuses queer identity into his skateboard films The underground Seattle artist is teaching kids that creativity doesn’t require a big budget. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / February 26, 2020