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
Photo Essay | Seattle, through the eyes of a tourist Over the past two months, photographer Amanda Snyder documented Seattle's most sacred visitor hotspots. by Amanda Snyder / June 30, 2022
Culture Ash Wednesday: It's a counter-cultural thing On Ash Wednesday, many people wear the ashes all day long. (Click to enlarge: yes, it's a Starbucks mug.) by Anthony B. Robinson / February 20, 2012
Politics When there's no cost to them, Olympia's liberals stand strong Gov. Chris Gregoire at a Langley rally during the 2008 campaign, when political winds were blowing in favor of Democrats. by Anthony B. Robinson / February 6, 2012
Culture 'Bible' playwright's goal: Less afraid, more joyous Rev. Bill Cain, S.J., wrote "How to Write a New Book for the Bible." He has twice won the American Theater Critics’ Association/Steinberg Award for the best original play in regional theater. by Anthony B. Robinson / January 30, 2012
Environment Provisions for the soul on a winter's day Washington was the only Northwest state to vote for third-party candidate Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. (Social Security Administration) by Anthony B. Robinson / January 17, 2012