Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Culture

Seattle Neighborhoods Throw the Best Festivals

Image: Courtesy Porchfest A couple of years ago, I walked a few blocks north from my Wallingford home toward sounds of the annual Tangletown Porchfest. A hundred or so of my neighbors gathered in the street as bands rocked out...

SEA airport’s artful new C Concourse welcomes World Cup travelers

Art by Northwest From art walks to ORCA cards, drone scoreboards to a dim-sum smackdown, the city is swimming in soccer crossovers. Sponsorship Yesterday,...

A new ‘welcome figure’ holds Indigenous history in Pioneer Square

If you’re heading to Pioneer Square for the First Thursday art walk, keep an eye out for a towering woman wearing a green hat. Arms bent at the elbows in a gesture of receiving, she stands 21-feet tall and...

Three Poems by Ching-In Chen

Image: Stevie Shao Ching-In Chenis a genderqueer Chinese American writer, community organizer, and teacher. Their latest book, Shiny City, was published by Airlie Press in 2025. Then your headfrom lion’s cavern,all ponytail and swagger. You know your body,its capacity for velocity. My hands...

What to Do in Washington State in June

Paint and sip with inspiration drawn from Tacoma's Point Defiance Park. Image: Courtesy Parks Tacoma this year, June brings a wave of soccer events alongside the typical month of Pride fests and general outdoor merriment. As we enter another PNW summer, Washington's...

The World Cup runneth over with new artworks across Seattle

Art by Northwest From the Monorail to Lumen Field, murals, paintings and sculptures welcome both soccer fans and passersby. Plus: dance performances...

Things to Do in Seattle

HONK! Fest West brings bands to the streets. Image: Courtesy Espresso Buzz Jump to Your Genre:  Food and Drink / Visual Arts / Live Music Performance / Film / Special Events / Readings and Lectures / On Sale Now Seattleites are spoiled for choice when it...

A new exhibit showcases the highs and lows of in-flight fashion

It’s the first unofficial weekend of summer and lots of folks will be traveling, but if you’re sticking around town over Memorial Day you might consider taking a trip back in time. Destination: a place where yellow go-go boots,...

A new, monochromatic perspective on Alexander Calder at SAM

Art by Northwest Plus, new art shows around Puget Sound and more festivals for the spring season. Sponsorship Springtime in Seattle brings a bevy...

How a Dungeon Crawler Took Over the World

Image: Scott Anderson At first glance, the highway coffee shops of Gig Harbor don’t suggest fertile ground for fantasy. Too many chain stores, lots of minivans and soccer cleats. But for the past six years, this humble, strip mall–based caffeine...
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An 80+ year Harvard study suggests that the strongest predictor of how happy and healthy people are in later life often isn’t wealth, career...

The Harvard Study of Adult Development, which began in 1938 is widely acknowledged as longest in-depth study of physical...
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