News Meet the CARE Team, Seattle’s new mental health crisis responders As part of a pilot program that avoids using force, the group is dispatched alongside police officers on 911 calls that might involve emotional distress. by Nimra Ahmad / December 28, 2023
Culture Native youth theater finds home at Seattle’s King Street Station For the first time in its 32 years, Red Eagle Soaring has its own performance space in a new arts hub at the historic train station. by Nimra Ahmad / November 20, 2023
Culture All-ages music venue to open at the Angle Lake light-rail station Inspired by local dance-hall history, The Roadhouse is part of Sound Transit’s public-art initiative. by Nimra Ahmad / October 24, 2023
Culture WA authors are teaching AI how to write — without their consent Companies like Meta and Bloomberg draw upon a database of 191,000 books to train the tools. Local writers aren’t happy, and lawsuits are in the works. by Nimra Ahmad / October 5, 2023
News Washington’s trend of treatment courts continues in Tacoma For 30 years, the state has increasingly adopted alternative forms of justice. But are these systems working? by Nimra Ahmad / September 26, 2023
Culture Seattle fashion designer Katrina Hess’s future-noir outerwear Inspired by Pacific Northwest weather, her latest line pairs spy-wear with high fashion, and each garment has a story sewn into the seams. by Nimra Ahmad / September 19, 2023
Culture Seattle playwright Aimee Chou shares Deaf culture through humor A spooky house, a Ouija board and the suspected ghost of Alexander Graham Bell appear in Chou’s horror-comedy, premiering tonight with Sound Theatre. by Nimra Ahmad / September 7, 2023
News Cyclists have a love/fear relationship with biking around Seattle Last month, Crosscut reported on Danny Roberts’ trek to ride every road in Seattle. Readers responded with stories of their own. by Nimra Ahmad / August 17, 2023 / Updated at 11:30 am on Aug. 17
Culture Seattle dancer Price Suddarth shares the art of ballet onscreen The pandemic pushed the PNB soloist to embrace the camera and explore the immersive power of film. by Nimra Ahmad / August 4, 2023
Culture Seattle poet Troy Osaki writes for a Filipino homecoming The activist’s work often focuses on his family history, his Seattle upbringing and creating ‘a country to come home to.’ by Nimra Ahmad / July 21, 2023