Culture Why is jazz essential in Seattle schools? Ask Wynton Marsalis With a nationally acclaimed local jazz program at risk, the trumpet legend joins Washington Middle School graduates in protest. by Alexa Peters / April 14, 2023
Culture New Pike Place Market venue aims to rekindle Seattle’s arts scene With literary talks, live music and dinner theater, The Rabbit Box hopes to get audiences hopping back downtown. by Alexa Peters / November 4, 2022
Culture How Seattle indie bands are benefiting from big brand partnerships ‘No such thing as selling out,’ say young musicians buoyed by corporate support. by Alexa Peters / February 23, 2022
News How virtual school is straining the mental health of WA students Are the kids all right? Counselors and legislators want to know. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / March 4, 2021 / Updated at 3:25 p.m. on March 5
News With vaccine questions looming, WA schools struggle with reopening Bellevue School District and Seattle Public Schools show why reopening won’t be easy, even as vaccine rollout continues. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / February 3, 2021
News What it takes to reopen Washington schools in a pandemic From communication to flexibility, superintendents across the state discuss how their districts safely reopened. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / January 13, 2021 / Jan. 14 10:04 a.m.
Culture Remembering the Wobblies, the labor union radicals of the early 1900s In a new novel by Jess Walter, the personal and the political collide during a historic, and still relevant, labor battle in Spokane. by Alex Gallo-Brown / December 31, 2020
Culture Washington-made soaps to wash away 2020 Artisans from Shelton to Bellingham are making beautiful bars to help start the new year with a clean slate. by Brangien Davis & Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 23, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: A Northwest ‘Nutcracker’ with Filipino flair Evergreen City Ballet director Bennyroyce Royon says the snow must go on. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 18, 2020 / Updated 10:55 a.m. Dec. 18
Culture Art Pulse: A Seattle artist builds glass houses to reflect on connection Fumi Amano shares how the pandemic has shifted her art from homesickness to hope. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 15, 2020