Wildfire smoke’s health impacts have only just begun A growing body of evidence shows smoke sickens and can even kill. Is the government doing enough to protect residents? by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 21, 2020
During wildfires, West Coast farmworkers forced to put harvest over health Little is done to protect the workers’ health, and many feel powerless to hold employers accountable. by Mara Kardas-Nelson & Jess Alvarenga & Rosa Amanda Tuirán InvestigateWest / October 6, 2020
News Labor shortages, heat bring tough tides for WA shellfish farm At Taylor Shellfish Farms, hiring is increasingly a challenge as skyrocketing housing costs and difficult working conditions make it hard to recruit. by Mara Kardas-Nelson High Country News / October 17, 2022
Oklahoma: A daring new read on an old classic Jud Fry (Kyle Scatliffe) in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at The 5th Avenue Theatre. by Spider Kedelsky / February 14, 2012
Oscar nominee 'Pina,' like its muse, breaks all the rules Pina Bausch poses with her dancers at Wiesenland. by Spider Kedelsky / February 9, 2012
New dance proves that even MacArthur 'Geniuses' need some editing Shen Wei's "Limited States." by Spider Kedelsky / February 6, 2012
The boys at the pool: Greenlake's water aerobics set (L to R) The Other Mike, Bob, Mike by Spider Kedelsky / March 12, 2013
After 40 years, Pilobolus Dance may be wearing out Pilobolus Dance Theatre: coming to Meany since 1982. by Spider Kedelsky / October 10, 2011
A critic's favorite: the raven rattle at SAM Raven rattle, circa 1850. Tlingit, possibly Wrangell, Alaska. Gift of John H. Hauberg to the Seattle Art Museum. by Spider Kedelsky / September 22, 2011
Best of 2010: Trying to understand the acclaim for Mark Morris Lauren Grant and the Mark Morris company in "Gloria." by Spider Kedelsky / December 27, 2010