Culture Black Arts Legacies: The Negro Repertory Company’s lasting legacy Bursting with Black talent and fueled by WPA funding, this Depression-era theater troupe lit up Seattle stages with ambitious productions and huge casts. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 27, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies | Tina Bell: Forgotten forerunner of Seattle grunge A pivotal figure in Seattle’s proto-grunge scene, the Bam Bam singer has been long-overlooked. Now, rock history is being rewritten. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022
Culture Lake Union Park: a first look at its design The new Lake Union Park by Mark Hinshaw / September 27, 2010
Culture Waterfront planning: keys for making it Seattle's plan The original grand scheme, with conceptual "folds" at the Ferry terminal and south. by Mark Hinshaw / November 22, 2011
Culture The Pioneer Square renaissance is through with fits & starts There are new bars and restaurants, yes, but also the new housing, retail and amenities that drive real city living. by Mark Hinshaw / August 5, 2014
Culture Pioneer Square's takeoff: Be there or be left out Smith Tower by Mark Hinshaw / December 16, 2012
Culture America's foolish detour into shopping malls Country Club Plaza in Kansas City: a neglected prototype. by Mark Hinshaw / April 8, 2012
Opinion Will Seattle save WA's only Black-owned bookstore? If we really believed in racial and social justice in this city, we'd try to save the Life Enrichment Bookstore, or LEMS. by Nikkita Oliver / March 11, 2019
Culture Amazon’s spheres are out of a dystopian nightmare They may not open until early 2018 but Amazon's Spheres are drawing attention while they are under construction (July). by Mark Hinshaw / August 23, 2016
Culture 5 creative works that offered hope in 2016 A scene from "Moonlight" by Nikkita Oliver / December 25, 2016