Culture A long wait for Seattle P-patches The City of Seattle P-patch on Queen Anne Hill. (Peter Lewis) by Peter Lewis / June 19, 2008
Culture Vanity profanity! The 600 license plates banned by the state Get it? "Bite me." (Photo illustration by Chuck Taylor) by Peter Lewis / July 23, 2008
Culture The Border Patrol swoops in on a domestic ferry run The Washington State Ferries terminal at Anacortes. (Washington Department of Ecology) by Peter Lewis / February 1, 2008
Culture A critical exhibit in this time of Trump American Citizens – Roger Shimomura, 2015, lithograph, courtesy of the artist by Chetanya Robinson / March 30, 2017
Culture Festivities in Focus | The ritual baptism Timket returns to Seattle Thousands gathered on Sunday to mark the two-day Ethiopian Orthodox holiday after two years of the pandemic and the Tigray war. by Amanda Snyder / January 26, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Celebrants dance, reflect through Kwanzaa A NAAM gathering on the fourth day of the secular pan-African holiday honored the principle of Ujamaa, or cooperative economics. by Amanda Snyder / January 2, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Filipino Catholics gather for Simbang Gabi St. James's nine-day Advent Mass draws hundreds from all over Western Washington. by Amanda Snyder / December 13, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | Día de los Muertos celebrates life, death After a pandemic hiatus, the Day of the Dead event returned to Seattle's El Centro de la Raza. by Amanda Snyder / November 8, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | The return of Diwali lights up Bellevue People gathered on Monday night — some for the first time since 2019 — to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights. by Amanda Snyder / October 28, 2022