Culture Things to Do (to support the arts right now) After coronavirus cancellations, Seattle's creative economy needs help. by Brangien Davis & Margo Vansynghel & Agueda Pacheco Flores & Misha Berson / March 12, 2020
Culture New Northwest arts journal wants to know what’s on your walls With galleries closed due to coronavirus, this Seattle-based outlet seeks reviews from inside the house. by Margo Vansynghel / May 27, 2020
Culture Washington’s film industry prepares for a reboot Practicing safe sets and social distancing means “a whole new world” for making and seeing movies. by Margo Vansynghel / May 25, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: When checkout lines become the front lines In a pandemic, supermarkets become front lines. The workers brave risks to keep the stores running safely. by Beatriz Costa Lima / May 18, 2020
Culture Seattle artist fights anti-Asian racism in the Chinatown-International District As the pandemic emboldens bigotry, Monyee Chau tells her neighborhood: “We will survive this too.” by Margo Vansynghel / May 13, 2020
Culture Seattle theater’s next act could see masked actors, fewer seats Amid coronavirus, the show must go on differently. by Margo Vansynghel / May 7, 2020
Culture Seattle drive-in dance event is part scavenger hunt, part performance Amid COVID-19, choreographers offer culture at curbside so performers and audiences can be alone together. by Margo Vansynghel / April 29, 2020
News The future of Capitol Hill’s protest zone may lie in Seattle history Could the East Precinct follow in the footsteps of Daybreak Star, El Centro de la Raza and Northwest African American Museum? by Margo Vansynghel & David Kroman / June 17, 2020
Inside Crosscut What interviewing a death care worker taught me about life Crosscut reporter Margo Vansynghel reflects on her conversations with tattoo artist Jessica Henry, who became a death care worker during a pandemic. by Margo Vansynghel / June 16, 2020
Culture A tattoo artist learns the essential work of tending to the dead For one Seattleite, confronting mortality is hands-on during the pandemic. by Margo Vansynghel / June 9, 2020