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OPINION | A Bad Cycle for South Seattle: The Inequity of Expanded Closure of Lake Washington Boulevard

Just as environmental calamities hit BIPOC communities first and disproportionately, solutions — including, most certainly, a transportation mode shift away from cars — is more onerous for people of color and other marginalized groups.

PONGO POETRY | Dark Colors

Through this special monthly column in partnership with the South Seattle Emerald, Pongo invites readers to bear witness to the pain, resilience, and creative capacity of youth whose voices and perspectives are too often relegated to the periphery.

DOOM LOOP: First Perfect Day

A Seattleite grapples with the arrival of summertime.

OPINION | Make This Memorial Day Different

Are we willing to take action to change ourselves so that our personal behavior and attitudes reflect peacemaking rather than acceptance of war?

The Roundup: The Scoop on South End Eateries

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Grace Madigan about the Emerald's new food column that will feature the South End's expansive culinary cuisine.

Hundreds of Thousands Could Attend the World Cup. The C-ID Plans to Be Ready.

May PhinneyWood Housing Market Snapshot

This is a monthly contribution to the PhinneyWood Blog by Greenwood realtor Doron Weisbarth The real estate market in our PhinneyWood neighborhood continues to behave in a surprisingly normal and balanced way, […]

Massive Monkees’ Annual Breakdance Battle is a Hit. Next Year, It May Not Happen

COLUMN | In a Time of Mass Anti-Trans Legislation, Washington's Trans Community Refuses to Disappear

Over the past five years, our country has witnessed a systemic attack on the rights of trans people, writes Reagan E. J. Jackson, who asked trans folks how this is impacting their daily lives.

A Beacon Hill Photographer Focuses on the Mental Health of the BIPOC Trans Community

Summer artistic workshops at Piano Nobile

Above: cynotype printing Piano Nobile is offering a creative lineup of hands-on art workshops this summer, featuring local artists and makers teaching everything from cyanotype printing and block printing to […]

Sip and Ship: Where shipping, retail, and coffee coexist

By Dominique Sabins, Special to the Blog. Sip and Ship expands beyond a typical shipping store. Part cafe, part shipping services, part gift shop —- and so much more. Sip and […]