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 'A quiet crisis': The rise of acidic soil in Washington A farm in the Palouse region, which includes parts of Eastern Washington. by Sylvia Kantor / August 17, 2015
Politics Did port slowdowns bust our hay export boom? Hay languished in the fields this year while farmers waited for dockworkers to settle their contract dispute with West Coast port operators. by Sylvia Kantor / March 15, 2015
Tech Can mushrooms save the honeybee? Certain mushrooms produce anti-viral compounds that could protect threatened honeybees. by Sylvia Kantor / February 15, 2015
Culture Washington's hard cider boom The German heirloom variety, Zabergau Reinette, lends a sharp flavor to hard ciders. by Sylvia Kantor / June 21, 2015
Culture Black Arts Legacies: James W. Washington Jr. created life from stone Influenced by biblical stories and the fight for civil rights, the Seattle sculptor carved creatures ‘whose heartbeats you could almost hear.’ by Jasmine Mahmoud / August 18, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Dancer Edna Daigre believes breath is life Dance is a lifelong affair for this movement teacher beloved by generations of Seattle students. by Jasmine Mahmoud / August 3, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: The sultry blues of Ernestine Anderson With a voice like ‘honey at dusk,’ the alto singer was an integral part of Seattle's early jazz and blues scene. by Jasmine Mahmoud / July 28, 2022