Culture Black Arts Legacies: Nate Long's fight to change the face of TV The late director, producer, stuntman and teacher used film and video production to lift up the voices of Seattle’s Black community. by Jas Keimig / May 9, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Milt Simons’ experimental artistic life Undersung in his time, the painter, teacher and multimedia artist wasn’t afraid to color outside the lines. by Jas Keimig / June 6, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Syvilla Fort helped put Seattle dance on the map The Seattle-born dancer/choreographer worked with artists from Merce Cunningham and John Cage to Eartha Kitt and James Dean. by Jas Keimig / June 30, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, cultural connector As a direct link to the Harlem Renaissance, this often overlooked painter inspired a generation of Seattle movers and shakers. by Jas Keimig / April 23, 2024
Culture This ‘slow-fashion’ Seattle designer says there’s enough clothing In a city often blasted for its casual dress, dan mcLean upcycles pre-worn finds into inventive statement pieces. by Jas Keimig / July 24, 2023
Culture These murals will change the way you look at Tacoma Esteban Camacho Steffensen is seen painting birds high on Seven Seas Brewing's building from a cherry picker. The 19,200 sq. ft. mural is one of the largest of its kind in Tacoma. by Rosemary Ponnekanti / June 22, 2017
Culture Hard truths about class and race from those who do the work A viewer takes in ¡Cuidado! - The Help, a new show now up at the Greg Kucera Gallery in Seattle. by Rosemary Ponnekanti / June 7, 2017
Culture The Tacoma artist who is reframing how we see Black bodies Christopher Paul Jordan in his Tacoma studio. by Rosemary Ponnekanti / July 31, 2017
Politics New Euro twist: A summit with a general strike What if they gave a summit in Brussels and everybody in Belgium went on strike? Well, that's pretty much what's happening. by Matt A. Fikse / January 29, 2012
Washington state ignores Euro crisis at its own risk In Greece, there have been months of protests against austerity measures. But the Euro crisis has meaning here, too. by Matt A. Fikse / January 19, 2012