Habtamu Abdi, civilian liaison between the Seattle Police Department and the East African community at the Ethiopian Community Center in Rainier Valley. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
Timberline High School has three students in the August Wilson competition, Symphony Canady, Xavier Evans, and Aubrey Taylor, who happen to be the only African-American students in the Seattle finals.
Nine years later, an orca skeleton takes shape at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. The work-in-progress is on display this weekend in Port Townsend.