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 In losing Pike Place Market’s iconic newsstand, Seattle loses a place for connection After 40 years, the stand’s ‘father figure’ owner closes up shop. by Laura Kaufman / December 23, 2019
94-year-old killed by bus with safety questions A graphic representing pedestrians in a sizable blind spot on an Orion bus was created by an Amalgamated Transit Union safety official using a photo from a New York City bus. by Laura Kaufman / December 4, 2015
Politics Metro buses: Pedestrians in a blind spot? A Metro driver goes through an intersection where the light has changed. by Laura Kaufman / September 20, 2015
