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AKA Community Cash Mob Boosts Black Woman-Owned Business During Black Dollar Days

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.'s Delta Upsilon Omega Chapter and its Dynamic Urban Opportunities Foundation (DUOF) organized a Community Cash Mob to support Black woman-owned business KeenEye & Co. during Black Dollar Days, encouraging community members to make intentional purchases and promoting economic empowerment.

The armor we choose: A short story based on the series The Lost Years

Harsh fluorescent tubes buzzed an unrelenting 60-hertz hum against the drop-ceiling of Cloud Medical Center. Midnight in the emergency room offered no reprieve. Scrubbing her raw hands with antibacterial foam, 27-year-old surgical resident Iris Min stared at the stainless-steel basin. The water ran hot enough to scald. Bracing her forearms against the sink’s edge, she ignored the leaden ache anchoring her lumbar spine. Her father’s timeline demanded absolute perfection. Promotion to attending physician by a

Supreme Court Upholds Washington’s Vote-by-Mail System In 5-4 Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Washington's vote-by-mail system, allowing states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day if they are postmarked on or before Election Day.

D.W. Hamilton delivers a delightful mystery novel complete with poetry and spells

The subtitle of D.W. Hamilton’s compelling, surrealist debut novel tells us that it is a supernatural murder mystery, and the cover notes that it contains 23 poems and 6 spells. Those few hints, along with the cover art. might be enough to draw you in, but the author’s foreword, explaining how he deliberately mixes surrealism into a mystery genre novel, should give you a pretty good idea of what’s to come. And Hamilton delivers. The (frankly terrific) poems serve as introductions to each chapter, and the sp

Seattle’s ‘Buying With Purpose’ Initiative Invests $1.3 Million In Local Farms And BIPOC Food Producers

Seattle's 'Buying With Purpose' initiative is investing $1.3 million in annual food purchases from local farms and BIPOC-owned food producers to strengthen the regional food system and expand opportunities for historically underrepresented growers.

Seattle Announces $8 Million for Homelessness Prevention Services

The City of Seattle will invest $8 million in homelessness prevention services in 2027 to provide rental assistance, eviction prevention, legal services, case management and a centralized application process to help residents avoid eviction and remain housed.

Queer zines making a comeback in Seattle; A history of counterculture, connection, and liberation

Before social media and the internet dominated nearly every facet of modern life, Queer people had very few outlets to express themselves authentically. In the realm of print media, there weren’t many public forums in which to discuss queerness besides the SGN and other LGBTQIA+ publications (that had op-ed and classified sections). Today, in line with Gen Z’s emerging neo-luddite movement, many younger Queer and Trans people are turning away from algorithmically curated and monitored digital spaces (that a

A dreamy season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Dreams are central to four outstanding productions of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) 2026 season, out of the seven I attended. For Shakespeare’s joyful comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, no explanation is needed. The epigraph chosen by Lorraine Hansberry for her stunning drama A Raisin in the Sun is Langston Hughes’ poem “What happens to a dream deferred?” The dreams and fantasies of a man dying of cancer — and trying to make an impact on climate change in the short time remaining to him — bring life

Microsoft set to cut thousands of jobs next week, spanning Xbox, sales and consulting

Microsoft is preparing another round of layoffs, spanning Xbox, sales and consulting, as it holds down operating costs while pouring more than $100 billion into AI infrastructure. Read More

NASA considers sending a spare Mars rover to the moon to rev up preparations for lunar base

Space agency provides updates on lunar lander missions — and teases a World Cup soccer-ball moonshot. Read More

Blue Origin decides not to recreate ruined pad but will move on to a different launch concept

Jeff Bezos' space venture still plans to return to flight this year, with a hybrid launch processing system that can be used for two Florida pads. Read More