Environment A decade after the Oso landslide, WA works to improve preparedness The Snohomish County disaster killed 43 residents in 2014. Today, geologists can better help people get out of harm’s way due to boosts in tech and funding. by Tom Banse Washington State Standard / March 20, 2024
Intiman's new Craig Lucas play: blighted lives and hidden truths Daniel Zaitchik, left, plays Billy and James McMenamin is Tad in the Intiman production of Craig Lucas' <I>Prayer for My Enemy</I> by Ben Rankin / August 13, 2007
Doing Shakespeare proud at the Seattle Rep Christine Marie Brown as Viola and Barzin Akhavan as Orsinio in Shakespeare's <i>Twelfe Night</i> at the Seattle Rep. (Chris Bennion) by Ben Rankin / September 27, 2007
Environment A proposed San Juans sanctuary may offer hope for captive orcas — and risks for wild ones Nonprofit advocates think sea pens will improve the retired killer whales' quality of life. SeaWorld vets disagree. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 17, 2019
Environment Salish Sea's 'humpback comeback' is a good sign, but concerns remain More whales mean greater risk of ship strikes and fishing line entanglement. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / August 16, 2019
Environment These giant rats failed mine-sniffing school. Now they have a new career in Tacoma While their relatives are saving lives around the world, Point Defiance's adorable African giant pouched rats are ambassadors for rodents everywhere. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 24, 2019
Tech Seattle: more than ever a poetry center Several events this month suggest the depth of Seattle's writing talent, and raise questions about why there is so much good poetry here. by KaschaSemonovitch / April 2, 2012
Dreamy Eastside exhibits upstage Seattle arts scene Margarita Cabrera's Vocho at the Bellevue Art Museum. by KaschaSemonovitch / October 5, 2011
Culture ACT's Noel Coward show: joyful and unrestrained Anna Lauris in ACT's <i>A Marvelous Party</i>. (Chris Bennion) by Ben Rankin / June 24, 2008
Culture A chamber Julius Caesar set in feudal Japan Seattle Shakespeare Company mounts a vigorous, mostly successful version of a good play for this political season. by Ben Rankin / January 18, 2008