News For Seattle, Bartell’s has always been more than a drugstore As another location of the century-old pharmacy chain shutters, Pete Nordstrom, John Keister and others reflect on what it means for the city. by Charles R. Cross / February 26, 2024
Culture Bumbershoot is back — and returning to its weird roots After a three-year hiatus, Seattle’s music and arts festival is reborn with extreme pogo sticking, performance rituals, a cat circus and an emphasis on local bands. by Charles R. Cross / August 31, 2023
Opinion 'On the day of': a poem in reaction to Seattle's deadly downtown shooting "All I can cough up is grief." by Lola E. Peters / January 23, 2020
Culture After raising $1.75M for Austin musicians, Black Fret hopes to keep the music playing in Seattle The nonprofit operates on the radical notion that musicians should be paid to make music. by Charles R. Cross / January 22, 2020
Opinion Is bowing to business decaying our democracy? What an exchange during the House impeachment inquiry between Gordon Sondland and Rep. Denny Heck says about our values. by Lola E. Peters / December 13, 2019
Culture Will the last person to leave Northgate Mall turn out the lights? Over piroshky and pink socks, a Seattle writer ponders the death of America's first mall. by Charles R. Cross / November 27, 2019
Opinion Why I left the Democrats As Washington's presidential primary election looms, I am reminded of all the ways the Party abandoned the common person. by Lola E. Peters / March 5, 2020
Culture Bumbershoot could be smaller, cheaper and more local in 2020 Event producer One Reel is looking to the long-running Seattle festival’s past to help ensure its future. by Charles R. Cross / February 21, 2020
Opinion Juneteenth: A cautionary tale Seattleites reflect on freedom, resistance and joy to honor the day liberation from slavery finally arrived, over two years after Emancipation. by Lola E. Peters / June 19, 2020
Opinion Mayor Jenny Durkan is not the trailblazer Seattle needs Our city deserves a leader who can see beyond our current reality into uncharted territory. by Lola E. Peters / June 9, 2020