Activists monitor Seattle’s Boeing Field deportation flights by McKenzie Funk ProPublica / March 18, 2024
ArtSEA: Gifted $300 million in art, Seattle U plans a new museum Plus, a long-awaited dance at Pacific Northwest Ballet, and new books by Northwest authors. by Brangien Davis / March 14, 2024
Culture ArtSEA: The forgotten history of Northwest women painters A long legacy of local artists shines at Edmonds and Seattle museums. Plus, the new graphic memoir tracing a grandmother’s complicated gifts. by Brangien Davis / February 29, 2024
News A WA city council might give itself the power to ban library books The Liberty Lake proposal would usurp the library board of trustees’ policy-making control, including decisions about which titles to stock. by Aaron Hedge & Erin Sellers RANGE Media / December 5, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle’s Cinerama gets a new name and opening date Plus, artful ways to battle the Big Dark, local author readings and King Street Station’s new arts space. by Brangien Davis / November 2, 2023
Culture Fall Arts: A Seattle poet’s new novel on immigration, inheritance E.J. Koh turns to fiction for the first time with The Liberators, which follows a Korean family through history, trauma and forgiveness. by Brangien Davis / October 27, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: A ghosthunter’s guide to the Seattle Art Museum Plus, skulls in Westlake Center, spooky theater shows and a sensational new short story collection. by Brangien Davis / October 26, 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
Culture ArtSEA: Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month with NW art and poetry Plus, cultural histories and dark humor on stage in Seattle from Fremont to Queen Anne to Downtown. by Brangien Davis / September 28, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Back to school with new Seattle art shows and nature books Plus, workshops and classes for aspiring artists, from abstract painting to hip hop dance. by Brangien Davis / September 7, 2023
Northwest Reports Podcast | Why one WA library could be voted out of existence Season 1 , Episode 33 / August 9, 2023 Calls for censorship of LGBTQ+ young-adult books in Columbia County mirror a national political debate. Meg Butterworth shares her reporting.
News Forget banning books — a rural WA county may close its library After a fight over LGBTQ+ young-adult titles, a November ballot measure will decide the fate of the only library in Columbia County. by Meg Butterworth / August 9, 2023
News Podcast | Why one WA library could be voted out of existence Calls for censorship of LGTBQ+ young adult books in Columbia County mirror a national political debate. Meg Butterworth shares her reporting. by Sara Bernard / August 9, 2023
Culture Seattle poet Jane Wong shares the cost of gambling in new memoir Through one Asian-American family's experience, 'Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City' highlights the unspoken struggles of addiction. by Leland Cheuk High Country News / June 5, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: In Seattle, Memorial Day brings Folklife and folklore Plus, mysterious symbols in Georgetown and new memoirs from local artists. by Brangien Davis / May 25, 2023
Equity From the culture-war crossfire, Ibram X. Kendi sees history repeat The author and Crosscut Ideas Festival speaker says backlash to America’s ‘awokening’ is the latest iteration of past generations’ talking points. by Martina Pansze / May 9, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Remembering singular Seattle artist Alfredo Arreguín Plus, new books by Northwest authors for Independent Bookstore Day. by Brangien Davis / April 27, 2023