Investigations Washington’s new youth homelessness ‘Lifeline’ service lags The $750,000 pilot program has struggled to meet promises after state officials chose a lobbying firm to build the hotline service from scratch. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / October 25, 2023
Investigations ‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care Now 30, Janell Braxton says she continues to reckon with the separations and instability stemming from her time in the foster system. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / November 21, 2023
Investigations Researchers team up with court staff to help WA homeless youth H-SYNC — Housing Stability for Youth in Courts — has piloted using evidence-based surveys to identify teenagers in need of support services. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / November 14, 2023
Culture Famed ballerina Patricia Barker returns to Seattle A scene from Olivier Wevers' "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with the Nick Bottom character in the center. by Leslie Holleran / October 1, 2015
PNB starts to show a little of its 'Nutcracker' changes Ian Falconer at work by Leslie Holleran / September 20, 2015
Equity How programs for homeless youth pivoted in the pandemic Upended by COVID-19, some service providers went online, took to the road or otherwise found new ways to aid homeless youth and young adults. by Allegra Abramo & Sam Leeds Youth Today / February 7, 2022
Politics How useful is Bell Street Park, actually? Aerial view of Bell Street Park by tim gaydos / July 15, 2014
Culture A Grammy and big donation from Taylor Swift mark a banner year for Seattle Symphony Bill Frisell and Shaprece perform with the Seattle Symphony at a Sonic Evolution show at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA by Leslie Holleran / January 2, 2016
Getting to The Nutcracker's Land of Sweets, together Pacific Northwest Ballet corps de ballet dancer Angeli Mamon (center) and company dancers in the snow scene from George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, choreography by George Balanchine © The George... by Leslie Holleran / November 25, 2015
Culture Dance, drumming and lessons on life It’s the middle of a late-July afternoon at the Tukwila Community Center. Though she’s already been in class for hours, Faith Capers, 13, appears full of energy during an hour-long ballet class. ... by Leslie Holleran / August 9, 2016