News 2024: Photos of the year Yakima Valley hop farms, Ukrainian refugees and fishermen stranded on ships — Cascade PBS’s photo editor reflects on the year through images. by Genna Martin & Cascade PBS Visuals Staff / December 18, 2024
News 2023: Photos of the year Babies in prison, Starbucks unions, and Seattle cycling. Crosscut photographers captured a year of growth and change across Washington state. by Genna Martin & Cascade PBS Visuals Staff / December 15, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: The Negro Repertory Company’s lasting legacy Bursting with Black talent and fueled by WPA funding, this Depression-era theater troupe lit up Seattle stages with ambitious productions and huge casts. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 27, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Takiyah Ward’s art is aimed at social change The public artist, footwear designer, television host, entrepreneur, curator and connector believes you can “speak truth to power through art.” by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 13, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Cheryl L. West stages the Black experience Seattle Rep’s most-produced playwright showcases intergenerational stories with empathy and poetry. by Jasmine Mahmoud / May 16, 2023
News 2022: The year in photos Pickleball mania, vaccinated tigers, Ukrainian art and the fall of 'Roe.' These images taken across Washington state made us think, feel and laugh. by Genna Martin & Cascade PBS Visuals Staff / December 16, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: James W. Washington Jr. created life from stone Influenced by biblical stories and the fight for civil rights, the Seattle sculptor carved creatures ‘whose heartbeats you could almost hear.’ by Jasmine Mahmoud / August 18, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Dancer Edna Daigre believes breath is life Dance is a lifelong affair for this movement teacher beloved by generations of Seattle students. by Jasmine Mahmoud / August 3, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: The sultry blues of Ernestine Anderson With a voice like ‘honey at dusk,’ the alto singer was an integral part of Seattle's early jazz and blues scene. by Jasmine Mahmoud / July 28, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Untold histories forged in clay and metal Through ceramics, sculpture, jewelry and public art, Esther Ervin makes history tactile. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 30, 2022