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
Environment Skagit dams in crosshairs of renewed push to save salmon, orcas With Seattle’s power supply in the balance, tribes and activists are demanding changes to how Seattle City Light’s dams are run. by Lester Black High Country News / July 26, 2021
Culture Bartell Drugs wants to give Seattle’s music scene a shot in the arm One longtime employee is leading the in-store effort to ensure the live music scene he loves survives. by Alexa Peters / December 7, 2020
Culture Mosh pits in the era of social distancing How Seattle musicians are finding ways to make money amid the coronavirus. by Alexa Peters / March 16, 2020
Culture Can a Belltown community group save its neighborhood jazz club? Rise Up Belltown rallies to secure Tula's, a historic music venue. by Alexa Peters / May 1, 2019
Politics Will campaign cash corrupt the state Supreme Court? The Temple of Justice, home to Washington's State Supreme Court. by Lester Black / October 31, 2016
Politics Map: Where you can survive on WA’s minimum wage Can people in Washington really make it on minimum wage? According to an analysis of cost-of-living data compiled by a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the answer is almost always... by Lester Black / October 25, 2016