*Delta dependent.

From Fremont to SODO, tiny to arena-sized, new art spaces are popping up across the city.

Prominent artists from the Puget Sound area tell us how they’re feeling (and what surprising hobbies they picked up during the pandemic).

From a trans retelling of the Icarus myth to a darkly funny tale about bulimia, the opera’s new mentorship program lets a new vanguard take the stage.

Shop owner Darnesha Weary intentionally gave her daughter a title of power to make her a stakeholder and a voice for youth and diversity in the coffee industry.
 

As new development proliferates in the historically Black neighborhood, artists proclaim: ‘We were here, and we are still here, and we will be here.’

Plus, the “Secret Seattle” walking guide to the best coal chutes, fire hydrants and footbridges in the city.

We should continue masking, distancing and getting our vaccines. But we need to relearn day-to-day life — again.

The Wearys say they never want a Black family to feel alone. The family business has been a target of racism in the predominantly white neighborhood.

Plus: A SeaTac earthwork gets honored, dance pops up in Seattle parks and a new labyrinth lands at National Nordic Museum.

Without these buzzy pollinators, the food on our plates could look — and taste — a lot different.