Jo Cosme knows how seductive a postcard can be.
The Seattle-based Boricua (Puerto Rican) multimedia artist works across photography, installation, video, sound, and interactive elements to examine and pull apart how Puerto Rico is seen, sold, and misunderstood from the...
There was a time not too long ago, when drag performances—now a mainstay of Seattle’s queer scene—were kept under wraps. And when brunches, complete with singing and dancing queens dressed in dazzling drag as you sipped mimosas, weren’t a...
Almost exactly 16 years ago, over Memorial Day weekend, my husband and I left work in Fremont and boarded a seaplane to Victoria, B.C., to get married.
We were both working in tech at the time, and the whole plan...
According to Sangram Majumdar, he never made the conscious decision to become an artist—it was just a natural calling.
Creative since childhood, the Kolkata-born painter—who is an associate professor in Painting + Drawing at the University of Washington School...
Pioneer Square is the Seattle neighborhood closest to the stadium where Seattle’s six World Cup matches will occur. The area’s constant reinvention makes it one of the most exciting places to hang out, soccer events or not. Whether you’re...
A vehicle crashed into the front of a Chipotle restaurant in downtown Bellevue, causing significant damage to the building and prompting a response from police and emergency personnel.
The incident occurred at the Chipotle Mexican Grill located at 10503 Northeast...
Meet Jake Taylor, owner and lead designer of the Seattle-based event planning magic-makers, Functions and Gatherings! Seeking to demystify wedding planning, Jake just launched Cake & Punch, offering Seattle “micro weddings” that bundle everything — from fabulous flowers and...
Ellie Barber (a.k.a. Ollella) started her career as a musician early, singing before she could talk.
She has since created a life as a multidisciplinary artist as an indie-folk cellist, vocalist, and songwriter. Trained as a classical cellist since the...
Dear friends,
I’ve been keeping a sweet secret from you. On a sunny day last August, my long-time partner and I got married in the Great Hall. We stood on stage surrounded by family and close friends. It’s a room I spend a lot of time in — introducing speakers, answering...
Dear friends, Over the weekend, I was sitting at Town Hall with a friend, a former journalist turned author. At one point she said, very matter-of-factly, “This isn’t unprecedented. History moves in cycles. It’s happened all over the world, over and over again. People live through moments...
