News COVID-19 spurs reckoning in crowded homeless shelters As one of King County's largest shelter providers moves clients into a hotel, advocates seek to avoid a return to the status quo. by David Kroman / April 13, 2020
News Housing, food, cash: Requests for help double in WA amid pandemic Compared with the first week of March, applications are now 170% higher for cash assistance, double for food stamps and 60% higher for housing assistance. by David Kroman / April 9, 2020
News After a labor strike and a pandemic, Swedish Hospital nurses have a contract Union members secured raises with the agreement, but some say they just wanted to put the fight behind them. by David Kroman / April 7, 2020
Politics Gov. Inslee's budget seeks to expand voting access in WA county jails The budget asks for more than half a million to go to helping remove barriers for people in jail who are otherwise eligible to vote. by Mari Kanagy / January 21, 2022
Equity Podcast | Teaching kids of color to love the outdoors As a child, Chelsea Murphy felt she didn’t belong outside. Now the Leavenworth-based founder of She Colors Nature is making sure her daughters do. by Alison Mariella Désir / February 7, 2023
Equity Out & Back: Chelsea Murphy encourages women of color to get outside The founder of She Colors Nature fell for the outdoors after moving to Leavenworth. Now she’s instilling that love in her daughters' generation. by Alison Mariella Désir / February 3, 2023
Equity Podcast | Creating BIPOC leaders of outdoor adventuring Bronze Chapter founder Denice Rochelle has thrived in the outdoors all her life. She wants other people of color in the PNW to feel the same way. by Alison Mariella Désir / January 31, 2023
Equity Out & Back: How Denice Rochelle encourages outdoor skill-building Through her group The Bronze Chapter, Rochelle helps BIPOC rewrite their narrative — and explore the PNW. by Alison Mariella Désir / January 27, 2023
Equity Podcast | Giancarlo Lawrence on the freedom of fly fishing The angler known as The Black Stonefly was raised in the city. But now he's on a mission to get more Black people into the outdoors. by Alison Mariella Désir / January 24, 2023
Equity Out & Back: Hooked on fishing with The Black Stonefly Tacoma angler, chef and outdoorsman Giancarlo Lawrence found solace in the icy waters of the PNW. by Alison Mariella Désir / January 20, 2023